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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Status > Log > Log Settings
Not only does the Broadband Router display the logs of activities and events, it can setup
to send these logs to another location.
SMTP Server/
IP Address -
Email Address -
The address of the SMTP server that will be used to send the logs
The email address to which the logs will be sent.
Click on Send Mail Now to send the email.
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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Status > Stats
The screen above displays theTraffic S tatistics. Here you can view the amount of p ackets that pass through the DI-624 on both the WAN and the LAN ports. The traffic counter
will reset if the device is rebooted.
Status > Wireless
The wireless client table displays a list of current connected wireless clients. This
table also displays the connection time and MAC address of the connected wireless
client.
Click on Help at any time, for more information.
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Networking Basics
Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using
Microsoft Windows XP.
Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking
and
computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98.
Go to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections
Select Set up a home or small office network
When this screen appears, Click Next.
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Please follow all the instructions in this window:
Click Next
In the following window, select the best description of your computer . If your computer
connects to the internet through a gateway/router , select the second option as shown.
Click Next
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Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.)
Click Next
Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same
Workgroup name.
Click Next
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Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes.
When the changes are complete, click Next.
Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer.
This may take a few minutes.
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In the window below, select the option that fit s your needs. In this example, Create a
Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the
computers on your network. Click Next.
Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A.
Click Next.
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Please read the information under Here’s how in the screen below . After you complete
the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network
Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. T o continue click Next.
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Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the
Network Setup Wizard.
The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer . Click Yes to restart
the computer.
Y ou have completed configuring this computer . Next, you will need to run the Network
Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network. After running the Network
Setup Disk on all your computers, your new wireless network will be ready to use.
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Naming your Computer
T o name your computer , please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen)
!
Right-click on My Computer
!
Select Properties and click
!
Select the Computer
!
Name Tab in the System
Properties window.
!
Y ou may enter a
Computer Description if
you wish; this field is
optional.
T o rename the computer
!
and join a domain, Click
Change.
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Naming your Computer
!
In this window, enter the
Computer name
Select Workgroup and enter
!
the name of the Workgroup
All computers on your network
!
must have the same
Workgroup name.
Click OK
!
Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range.) T o
check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following:
Right-click on the
!
Local Area
Connection icon
in the task bar
Click on Status
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Checking the IP Address in
This window will appear.
Click the
!
Support tab
Click Close
!
Windows XP
Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Addresses
to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
technology . If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router you will not need to assign
Static IP Addresses.
If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router , or you need to assign a S tatic IP
Address, please follow these instructions:
!
Go to Start
!
Double-click on
Control Panel
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Assigning a Static IP Address in
Double-click on
!
Network
Connections
Windows XP/2000
Right-click on Local Area
!
Connections
Double-click on
!
Properties
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Assigning a Static IP Address
in Windows XP/2000
Click on Internet Protocol
!
(TCP/IP)
Click Properties
!
Input your IP address and
!
subnet mask. (The IP
Addresses on your network
must be within the same
range. For example, if one
computer has an IP Address
of 192.168.0.2, the other
computers should have IP
Addresses that are
sequential, like 192.168.0.3
and 192.168.0.4. The subnet
mask must be the same for
all the computers on the
network.)
Input your DNS server
!
addresses. (Note: If you
are entering a DNS
server, you must enter the
IP Address of the Default
Gateway.)
The DNS server information will be supplied
by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)
!
Click OK
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Assigning a Static IP Address with
Go to the Apple Menu and se-
!
lect System Preferences
!
cClick on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in the
!
Show pull-down menu
Select Manually in the Con-
!
figure pull-down menu
Macintosh OSX
Input the Static IP Address,
!
the Subnet Mask and the
Router IP Address in the ap-
propriate fields
Click Apply Now
!
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Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with
!
Go to the Apple Menu and select
System Preferences
Click on Network
!
Select Built-in Ethernet in the
!
Show pull-down menu
Select Using DHCP in the
!
Configure pull-down menu
Macintosh OSX
Click Apply Now
!
The IP Address, Subnet
!
mask, and the Router’s IP
Address will appear in a few
seconds
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Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and
2000
Go to Start > Run >
!
type cmd. A window
similar to this one
will appear. T ype
ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will show
four replies from the
Wireless Router or
Acess Point, as
shown.
Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows Me
and 98
Go to Start > Run
!
> type command.
A window similar to
this will appear.
Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the wireless
router or access
point, as shown.
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Troubleshooting
This Chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and
operation of the DI-624 Wireless Broadband Router. We cover various aspects of the
network setup, including the network adapters. Please read the following if you are having
problems.
Note: It is recommended that you use an Ethernet connection to
configure the DI-624 Wireless Broadband Router .
1.The computer used to configure the DI-624 cannot access the
Configuration menu.
Check that the Ethernet LED on the DI-624 is ON. If the LED is not
!
ON, check that the cable for the Ethernet connection is securely
inserted.
Check that the Ethernet Adapter is working properly. Please see
!
item 3 (Check that the drivers for the network adapters are
installed properly) in this Troubleshooting section to check that
the drivers are loaded properly .
Check that the IP Address is in the same range and subnet as the
!
DI-624. Please see Checking the IP Address in Windows XP in
the Networking Basics section of this manual.
Note: The IP Address of the DI-624 is 192.168.0.1. All the computers on the
network must have a unique IP Address in the same range, e.g., 192.168.0.x.
Any computers that have identical IP Addresses will not be visible on the
network. They must all have the same subnet mask, e.g., 255.255.255.0
Do a Ping test to make sure that the DI-624 is responding. Go to
!
Start>Run>Type Command>Type ping 192.168.0.1. A successful
ping will show four replies.
Note: If you have
changed the default IP
Address, make sure to
ping the correct IP
Address assigned to the
DI-624.
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