Step 3
Netopia
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SmartStart
Set Up and Share the Connection
Netopia R-Series Routers
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Netopia, Inc.
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Alameda, CA 94501-1010
U.S.A.
Patents
PhoneNET technology contained in Netopia is covered by U.S. Patent Numbers 4,901,342
and 5,003,579.
Other U.S. and foreign patents are pending.
Part Number
For additional copies of this manual, order Netopia part number 6120342-00-01
Contents
Introduction.............................................................................. 5
Before running SmartStart ................................................. 5
Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard ...................... 6
Easy option ....................................................................... 7
Advanced option .............................................................. 11
Sharing the Connection ........................................................... 12
Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT computers ... 12
Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers...................... 14
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NTRODUCTION
Once you’ve connected your router to your computer and your telecommunications line and installed a web browser, you’re
ready to run the Netopia SmartStart™ Wizard. The SmartStart Wizard will help you set up the router and share the
connection. The SmartStart Wizard walks you through a series of questions and based on your responses automatically
configures the router for connecting your LAN to the Internet or to your remote corporate network.
The SmartStart Wizard will:
automatically check your Windows 95, 98, or NT PC’s TCP/IP configuration to be sure you can accept a dynamically
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assigned IP address, and change it for you if it is not set for dynamic addressing
check the physical connection from your computer to your router without your having to enter an IP address
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assign an IP address to your router
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allow you to register with a new ISP if you don’t already have one (for analog modem and ISDN models).
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For a list of ISPs that support Netopia Routers in North America, see the Netopia website at http://www.netopia.com.
(for analog modem or ISDN models) allow you to enter your dial-up telephone numbers and other information, dial up
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and test your connection to your chosen ISP or other remote site
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Be sure you have connected the cables and power source as described in Step 1 “Connect the Router” guide contained in
your Netopia folio.
Before you launch the SmartStart application, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:
RUNNING
System software Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system MacOS 7.5 or later
Connectivity
software
Connectivity
hardware
Browser
software
Notes:
• The computer running SmartStart must be on the same Ethernet cable segment as the Netopia R-series Router.
Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs between your computer and the Netopia R-series Router, are acceptable, but devices
such as switches or other routers are not.
• SmartStart for the PC will set your TCP/IP control panel to “Obtain an IP address automatically” if it is not already set
this way. This will cause your computer to reboot. If you have a specified IP address configured in the computer, you
should make a note of it before running SmartStart, in case you do not want to use the dynamic addressing features built
in to the Netopia Router and need to restore the fixed IP address.
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PC Macintosh
TCP/IP must be installed and properly configured.
See Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT
computers
Ethernet card (10Base-T) Either a built-in or third-party Ethernet card
Netscape Communicator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer, included on the Netopia CD. Required for
web-based registration and web-based monitoring.
MacTCP or Open Transport TCP/IP must be
installed and properly configured. See Configuring
TCP/IP on Macintosh computers.
(10Base-T)
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