Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 manual Connecting Everything Together & Booting Up, Power everything down

You must obtain this information prior to con- necting the Router to your network. You can obtain this information by contacting your ISP, or you can turn to page 36 to learn how to ping for an IP address.

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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is software that automati- cally assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates having to manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on your network. DHCP software typically runs in servers and is also found in network devices such as Routers.

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Once you are sure that you have		Note: Some ISPs—most notably
the above values on hand, you		some cable providers—configure
		their networks so that you do not
can begin the Installation and
		have to enter a full Internet
Setup of your Cable/DSL Router.		address into your web browser or
	e-mail application to reach your home page or
1. Power everything down,	receive your e-mail. If your Internet home page
	address is something very simple, such as
including your PCs, your
	“www”, rather than “www.linksys.com”, or your
Cable or DSL modem and the	e-mail server’s address is something similar to
Router.	“e-mail” or “pop3”, rather than
	“pop.mail.linksys.com”, you won’t be able to
2. A. If you are using the 4-Port	properly configure your Cable/DSL Router until
	you determine the actual Internet addresses of
Cable/DSL Router, connect a	your Web and e-mail connections.

Network cable from one of your PCs’ Ethernet ports to one of the LAN Ports on the back of the Router. Do the same with all the PCs you

wish to connect to the Router. (LAN Port 1 will become inactive if you use the Uplink port.)

2.B. If you are using the One-Port Cable/DSL Router, connect a Network cable from the Router’s LAN port to a hub or switch on your network. Refer to the note on page 7 to determine which setting you should choose for the Crossover Switch.

3.Connect the network cable from your Cable or DSL modem to the WAN port on the rear of the Router.

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