Allied Telesis AR400 series manual Router, Set PC to automatic IP address

Installation and Safety Guide 19

1.Connect the PC to a router switch port.

The PC can be connected directly, or through your LAN.

To connect the PC directly to the router, use a straight-through Ethernet cable to connect an Ethernet card on the PC to any one of the router’s switch ports. See the following figure.

						straight-through cable
router
ON		POWER			SWITCH PORTS
				4	2
						PIC BAY
		100-240 VAC
OFF	POWER	50/60 Hz	ETH0	3	1	ASYN0
		2.1 A
				switch ports			PC

To connect via a LAN, use an Ethernet cable to connect the router’s switch port(s) to the device(s) on the LAN. Select the LAN PC from which you wish to configure the router. The PC should be in the same subnet as the part of the LAN that contains the router. For example, the PC could be connected to a hub or Layer 2 switch that is directly connected to one of the router’s switch ports. See the following figure.

	ON		POWER			SWITCH PORTS
					4	2
ON
	10BASE-T/100BASE-TX SWITCH PORTS						PIC BAY
OFF	OFF		100-240 VAC
		POWER	50/60 Hz		3	1
POWER			2.1 A	ETH0			ASYN0
PC	hub or layer 2				switch ports
				router
	switch

2.Set PC to automatic IP address.

Set the PC to accept an IP address assigned to it by the router’s DHCP server.

In Windows XP:

From the Start menu, select Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections. Select the connection, right-click and select Properties. In the connection Properties dialog box General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties. In the General tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain a DNS server address automatically. Close all the dialog boxes you opened.

In Windows 2000:

From the Start menu, select Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right click on the connection and select Properties. In the list of components, select Internet Protocol (TCP/

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