Watchguard SOHO 6 Wireless Installation Procedures Manual

Installation Procedures: Windows XP with Internet Explorer 5.x & 6.0 1

SOHO 6 Wireless Installation Procedure

Windows XP with Internet Explorer 5.x & 6.0

Before you Begin

Before you install the SOHO 6 Wireless, you must have:

• A computer with a 10/100BaseT Ethernet card installed and a Web browser, such as Internet
Explorer.

• A functional Internet connection–this connection must be a cable or DSL modem with a
10/100BaseT port, an ISDN router, or a direct LAN connection. If the Internet connection is not
functional, call your ISP.

• Two straight-through Ethernet network cables with RJ45 connectors. Crossover cables, which are
often red or orange in color, are not satisfactory. The SOHO 6 Wireless package includes one cable–
a second cable may have been supplied with your modem, if not, you will need to purchase a second
cable. Make sure that the cables are of sufficient length to connect the modem or router to the
SOHO 6 Wireless and the SOHO 6 Wireless to your computer.

• The method of network address assignment used by your ISP. The possible methods are static
addressing, DHCP, or PPPoE–call your ISP to determine this, if necessary.

• The two antennae supplied with the SOHO 6 Wireless attached to the appliance.

NOTE

The SOHO 6 Wireless

must

be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 centimeters from all

persons and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

• The SOHO 6 Wireless serial number–found on the bottom of the appliance.

Examine and record your current TCP/IP settings

Examine the current TCP/IP settings of your computer and record them in the table below.

1 Select S t a r t => R u n .

The Run dialog box appears.

2Type Command in the field provided and click OK.

The Command Prompt window appears.

3 At the prompt, type ipconfig/all and then press Enter.

The TCP/IP settings are displayed.

4 Record the TCP/IP settings in the table below.

TCP/IP Settings Chart:

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5 At the prompt, type exit and then press Enter to close the command prompt window.

Enable your computer for DHCP

To open the configuration pages for the SOHO 6 Wireless, configure your computer to receive its IP
address through DHCP.

1 Select

Start => S e t t i n g s => Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

2 Double-click the Network Connections icon.

3 Double-click the connection you use to connect to the Internet.

The network connection dialog box appears.

4Click Properties.

The network connection properties dialog box appears.

TCP/IP Setting Value

IP Address

. . .

Subnet Mask

. . .

Default Gateway

. . .

DNS Server(s) Primary

. . .

Secondary

. . .

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5 Double-click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item.

The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears.

6 Select the Obtain an IP address automatically checkbox.

7 Select the Obtain DNS server address automatically checkbox.

NOTE

On Windows XP, you must be certain that you have full administrative rights on the computer or you will not
be able to change your TCP/IP Properties settings.

8Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box.

9Click OK to close the Network Connection Properties dialog box.

10 Click Close to close the network connection dialog box.

11 Close the Control Panel window.