Planet Technology Router XRT-401E 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-401E’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 Network...

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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-401E’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server  available on your LAN.  
Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 
 
2d) 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...

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        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 DHCP server. 
 
?Note: Please make sure that XRT-401E’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server  available on your LAN.  
Once you’ve...

 9 5) The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and then click 
 to login. 
 
Note: By default the user name is “admin” and the password is “admin”. For security 
reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as possible (in 
General setup/system/password, see chapter 3)   
6)   Click on Wizard (see chapter 2) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you 
can start accessing the Internet. The other sections do not need to be configured...

 10 Chapter 2 Wizard 
The Wizard section is designed to get you using XRT-401E as quick as possible. In the Wizard 
you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on 
the Wizard in the web page, you should see the screen below.  
 
Step 1) Host settings 
The Host Settings allows your router to set up Host name and Domain name, it also can set up its 
Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time, these will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall...

 11 Step 2) WAN settings 
 
In this section you have to select one of these types of connections that you will be using to 
connect your XRT-E 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...

 12 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 MAC address (see screen below).  
 
 
 
?Note: The 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.  
  
 
 
Parameter      Description  
MAC Cloning                                If you want to clone your PC’s MAC address to XRT-401E, you...

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Parameter      Description  
IP address assigned by               This is the IP address that your ISP has given  
your ISP             you.  
 
Subnet Mask                  Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP  
                                                        (e.g. 255.255.255.0) 
 
ISP Gateway Address                   This is the ISP’s IP address gateway. 
  
 
2.3 Dial-Up xDSL (PPPoE) 
 
Select Dial-Up xDSL (PPPoE) if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the...

 14 Parameter      Description  
User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE 
connection. 
  
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE 
connection. 
 
Retype Password            Re-enter the Password for confirmation. 
 
Service Name This is optional. Enter the Service name should your ISP 
requires it, otherwise leave it blank. 
 
Maximum Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold (seconds) for the WAN 
port. This means if no packets have been sent (no...

 15 PPTP Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP 
connection. 
 
Retype Password            Re-enter the Password for confirmation. 
 
Service IP Address            Specify PPTP Server IP address that you want to connect to. 
 
My IP Address                              This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish 
a PPTP connection. 
 
My Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP.                     (e.g. 
255.255.255.0) 
 
Connection ID...