Asante Technologies FR1000 manual Introduction, Hardware Installation, Computer Configu- ration

Chapter 1. Introduction

The Asanté FriendlyNET Internet router works with your cable or DSL modem to share high- speed Internet services.

•FriendlyNET FR1004 is a router with an inte- grated 4-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch and firewall with Secure Packet Inspection™ (SPI).

•FriendlyNET FR1004AL adds an AeroLAN wireless access point and a parallel (LPT) print server.

To install and configure the router, follow the in- structions in the Quick Start guide. Use this docu- ment will to guide you through the security and more advanced options.

1.1 Hardware Installation

Verify that each of your com- puters have been connected to the router using appropriate network cables or wireless adapters (FR1004AL only).

1.2Computer Configu- ration

Each computer connected to the router should be config- ured to use the router’s dy- namic host configuration pro- tocol (DHCP) server.

1.3 Basic Router Configuration

The router must be configured to match your Internet service. If you do not know your configuration, please contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

By default, the router is pre-configured with these settings:

•Automatically set IP addresses for computers on your LAN. These would include computers directly connected to the router’s ports 1-4 or uplinked through a switch (or hub) that is connected to the router’s ports 1-4.

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