ZyXEL Router Prestige 334 User Manual

Prestige 334 User’s Guide
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Appendix F
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. 
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions 
of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on your 
computer. Windows 3.1 requires the purchase of a third-party TCP/IP application package.
TCP/IP should already be...

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Figure 188   WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration
Installing Components
The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a 
network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks.
If you need the adapter:
1In the Network window, click Add.
2Select Adapter and then click Add.
3Select the manufacturer and model of your network adapter and then click OK.
If you need...

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3Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers.
4Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click 
OK.
5Restart your computer so the changes you made take effect.
Configuring 
1In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapters TCP/IP entry 
and click Properties
2Click the IP Address tab.
• If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address 
automatically. 
• If...

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Figure 190   Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration
4Click the Gateway tab.
• If you do not know your gateway’s IP address, remove previously 
installed gateways.
• If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field 
and click Add.
5Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window.
6Click OK to close the Network window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted.
7Turn on your Prestige and restart...

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Figure 191   Windows XP: Start Menu
2For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network 
and Dial-up Connections.
Figure 192   Windows XP: Control Panel
3Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. 

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Figure 193   Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties
4Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click 
Properties.
Figure 194   Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties
5The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows 
XP).
• If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address 
automatically. 

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• If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address 
and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. 
Click Advanced.
Figure 195   Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings
6If you do not know your gateways IP address, remove any previously installed gateways 
in the IP Settings tab and click OK.
Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses:
•In the IP...

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7In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window (the General tab in Windows XP):
• Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know 
your DNS server IP address(es).
• If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following 
DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server 
and Alternate DNS server fields. 
If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and 
then the...

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Macintosh OS 8/9 
1Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP 
Control Panel.
Figure 197   Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu
2Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. 

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Figure 198   Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP
3For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list.
4For statically assigned settings, do the following:
•From the Configure box, select Manually.
• Type your IP address in the IP Address box.
• Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box.
• Type the IP address of your Prestige in the Router address box.
5Close the TCP/IP Control Panel.
6Click Save if...