ZyXEL Router Prestige 334 User Manual

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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 installed on computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 
7 and later operating systems.
After the appropriate TCP/IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in order 
to communicate with your network. 
If you manually assign IP information instead of using dynamic assignment, make sure that 
your computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet as the Prestige’s LAN 
port.
Windows 95/98/Me
Click Sta rt, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network 
window 
						

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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 TCP/IP:
1In the Network window, click Add.
2Select Protocol and then click Add.
3Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers.
4Select TCP/IP from the list of network protocols and then click OK.
If you need Client for Microsoft Networks:
1Click Add.
2Select Client and then click Add. 
						

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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 you have a static IP address, select Specify an IP address and type 
your information into the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields.
Figure 189   Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: IP Address
3Click the DNS Configuration tab.
• If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS.
• If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the 
information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). 
						

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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 your computer when prompted.
Verifying Settings
1Click Sta rt and then Run.
2In the Run window, type winipcfg and then click OK to open the IP Configuration 
window.
3Select your network adapter. You should see your computers IP address, subnet mask and 
default gateway.
Windows 2000/NT/XP
1For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Sta rt, 
Settings, Control Panel. 
						

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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 Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add.
•In TCP/IP Address, type an IP address in IP address and a subnet 
mask in Subnet mask, and then click Add.
• Repeat the above two steps for each IP address you want to add.
• Configure additional default gateways in the IP Settings tab by 
clicking Add in Default gateways.
•In TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default 
gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the 
number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box 
and type a metric in Metric.
• Click Add. 
• Repeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to 
add.
• Click OK when finished. 
						

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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 DNS tab to order them.
Figure 196   Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
8Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
9Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
10Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer (if prompted).
Verifying Settings
1Click Sta rt, All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.
2In the Command Prompt window, type ipconfig and then press [ENTER]. You can 
also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Sta tus and then 
click the Support tab. 
						

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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 prompted, to save changes to your configuration.
7Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer (if prompted).
Verifying Settings
Check your TCP/IP properties in the TCP/IP Control Panel window.
Macintosh OS X
1Click the Apple menu, and click System Preferences to open the System Preferences 
window.
Figure 199   Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu
2Click Network in the icon bar.   
• Select Automatic from the Location list.