Edimax Router AR-7084A User Manual

 13 Windows 2000 
 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear. 
 
2.  Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Network and Dial-
up Connection window, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local 
Area Connection window will appear. 
 
3. In the Local Area Connection window, click the Properties button. 
 
4. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol 
[TCP/IP] on your list. Select it...

 14 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. 
 
Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP 
server available on your LAN. 
 
Windows 95/98/Me 
 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear. 
 
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. 
 
3.  Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not...

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8.  Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from 
your router’s DHCP server. 
 
Note: Please make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP 
server available on your LAN. 
 
Windows NT 
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The 
Control Panel window will appear.  
 
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. Select the 
Protocol tab from the Network window. 
 
3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list...

 16 5.  After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from 
the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button. 
 
6.  Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: 
IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. 
DNS: Let all fields are blank. 
WINS: Let all fields are blank. 
Routing: Let all fields are blank. 
 
 
 
7.  Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address 
automatically from your Broadband Router’s...

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5. Web Management Configuration 
Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the 
router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By 
default the router’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address  
automatically. To see if you have obtained an IP address, see Appendix A.  
 
Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router, enter the default IP 
address 192.168.2.1 (router’s IP address) into your PC’s web browser and...

 18 The HOME page screen below will appear. The Home Page is divided into seven 
sections: Quick Start, Interface Setup, Advanced Setup, Access 
Management, Maintenance, Status and Help.  
 
 
 
Quick Start (Section 5.1) 
Follow the setup process in the Quick Start, you can quickly set the router as an 
Internet Access device. 
 
Interface Setup (Section 5.2) 
It allows you to configure the Internet, LAN and Wireless access(For AR-7084gA 
/ AR-7084gB ). 
Advanced Setup (Section 5.3) 
This section...

 19 Maintenance (Section 5.5) 
If you want to change the administrator’s password, restart the router, update the 
firmware, diagnose the connection or change the Tome Zone of the router, 
please select this menu.  
 
Status (Section 5.6) 
The router’s setup information, system log and some statistics can be viewed 
here. 
 
Help 
If you want to know about the settings of the router quickly, please refer to the 
description in the Help menu. 
 
 
5.1. Quick Start 
The Quick Start section is designed to...

 20 In the Quick Start, click “Run Wizard” to start the configuration.  
 
 
 
Please follow the steps in the setup wizard to complete the configuration of the 
Internet connection. 
 
 
  

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Step 1: Set your new password 
Please enter the new password and confirm the password again. 
 
 
 
Step 2: Choose your tome zone 
Please select the tome zone where you are located. 
 
  

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Step 3: Set your Internet connection 
Please check with your ISP the connection type of the ADSL line. 
 
 
 
Step 4: Input the data supplied by your ISP 
To know more about the explanation of each setting, please refer to Section 5.2.