NETGEAR WG111U user manual Appendix C Preparing Your Network to Work with a Router

Appendix C Preparing Your Network to Work with a Router

This appendix describes how to prepare your network to connect to the Internet through a router and how to verify the readiness of your broadband Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).

Note: If your computer was configured during the installation of a broadband modem, or using instructions provided by your ISP, you may need to copy the ISP configuration information for use in the configuration of your router. Write down this information before reconfiguring your computers. Refer to “Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Windows Computers” on page Appendix C-19or “Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Macintosh Computers” on page Appendix C-20for further information.

What You Need To Use a Router with a Broadband Modem

You need to prepare these three things before you begin:

Cabling and Computer Hardware

To use the router on your network, each computer must have an 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter or an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. If the computer will connect to your network using an Ethernet NIC at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (Cat 5) cable such as the one provided with your router. The cable or DSL broadband modem must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T) or 100 Mbps (100BASE-Tx) Ethernet interface.

Computer Network Configuration Requirements

The router includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus on the router, your must use a Java-enabled Web browser program that supports HTTP uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Use Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above.

Preparing Your Network to Work with a Router Appendix C-1

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