Macsense Connectivity XRouter Pro Package Overview, Items Required, System Requirements

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Chapter 2 - BEFORE YOU START

2.0BEFORE YOU START

2.1Package Overview

Prior to setting up your XRouter Pro, make sure your XRouter Pro pack- age includes the following items:

an XRouter Pro

a power adapter

manual

a Category-5 UTP cable with RJ-45 connectors

2.2Items Required

an account from an ISP (Internet Service Provider)

a cable line or DSL

a cable modem or DSL modem

additional UTP cables with RJ-45 connectors (for additional comput- ers)

2.3System Requirements

Computer equipped with 10 BASE-T Ethernet connection inter face to support TCP/IP protocol

Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT 4.0 or that of later versions

Mac OS 7.5.3 or later versions

Netscape Communicator 4.0 or above (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later versions is necessary for Web configuration.

Note: For future firmware upgrades, one of the operating systems listed above is needed.

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Contents XRouter Pro User’s Manual Copyright FCC NoticeCE Declaration of Conformity TrademarksSafety Precautions Before YOU Start Page Built-in Dhcp Server Sharing Internet AccessModems Supported 4-Port Switched Ethernet Hub Inside Easy ConfigurationVirtual Server SecuritySystem Requirements Package OverviewItems Required Hardware Installation Connecting the XRouter Pro to Your ModemConnecting Computers to the XRouter Pro Easy Installation Setting Up TCP/IP Software ConfigurationConnecting the Power Supply Windows 95/98 TCP/IP Configuration of Computers Easy Installation Assigning TCP/IP Values Manually Mac OS TCP/IP Configuration Easy Installation Setting Up the XRouter Pro Through a Web Browser Easy Installation Select Specify an IP Address Easy Installation Dhcp Server Settings Access ControlURL Access Setting IP Access Setting Virtual Server Advanced Configuration Device Administration Status Monitor For a Static or Dynamic IP Address without PPPoE See FIgure How the Special App Feature Works Special APPHow to Use the Special App Feature DMZ DeMilitarized Zone HostRIP Routing Information Protocol Static Routing Advanced Configuration PPPoE Settings Firmware Upgrade Advanced Configuration Troubleshooting Appendix a Specifications EnvironmentLAN Ports Appendix B Hardware DescriptionWAN Port Rear Panel Description LAN Ethernet PortsGlossary Cable ModemHttp Tftp UDP 180-00325-000