Planet Technology Router XRT-401D User Manual

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5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically  
 from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. 
 
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Note: Please make sure that XRT-401D’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.  
Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to  
Step 3. 
 
 
2c) Windows 2000 
 
1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel  
    window will appear. 
 
2: Double-click...

 7 5: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP address  
   automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following  
   screen. 
  
 
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 XRT-401D’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server  available on your LAN.  
Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please...

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4: In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click the Ok  
    button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to  
    complete the installation. 
 
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...

 9 3) 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 XRT-401D’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.  
 
Note: Please make sure that XRT-401D’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on 
your LAN. If there is another DHCP on your network, then you’ll need to switch one of the 
DHCP...

 10 The Status Information section is for you to monitor the router’s current status information 
only. 
 
Tools (Chapter 5) 
If you want to Reset the router (because of problems) or save your configurations or upgrade 
the firmware then the Tools section is the place to do this.  
  
 
Menu      Description  
Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 2) Select your Internet connection type and then 
input the configurations needed to connect to 
your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 
 
General Setup (Chapter 3) This...

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7)   Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 2) to start configuring settings required by your 
ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet. The other sections (General Setup, Status 
Information and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement/monitor 
more advance features/information.
 
 
Select the section (Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status Information and Tools) you wish 
to configure and proceed to the corresponding chapter. Use the selections on the web...

 12 Chapter 2 Quick Setup 
The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using XRT-401D as quick as possible. In the 
Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once 
you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below.  
 
Step 1) Time Zone 
The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect 
functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. 
 
  
 
 
Parameter...

 13 Step 2) Broadband Type 
 
In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to 
connect your broadband router’s WAN port to your ISP (see screen below).  
 
?Note: Different ISP’s require different methods of connecting to the Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires.   
 
Menu    Description  
2.1 Cable Modem  Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 
 
2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address...

 14 2.1 Cable Modem 
Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also 
require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name and MAC address (see screen 
below).  
 
 
 
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Note: The Host Name and MAC address section is optional and you can skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings for you to connect to the Internet.  
  
 
Parameters   Description Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name 
provided by...

 15 2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL 
 
Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP 
should provide all the information required in this section.  
  
 
Parameters    Description  
IP     This is the IP address that your ISP has given you.  
 
Gateway IP    This is the ISP’s IP address gateway 
 
DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address  
 
Subnet Mask    Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP  
(e.g. 255.255.255.0) 
  
Click  when you have finished the...