Asoka® User’s Guide

PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950-BBR

Chapter 3

Learning about your PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router

Package Contents

PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router (PL9950-BBR) 6 ft. Ethernet cable

Quick Installation Guide

Installation Resource CD

Warranty and Support Information Card

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing or damaged contact the retailer where you made your purchase. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the unit for repair.

System Requirements

Cabling and Computer Hardware

To use the PL9950-BBR router on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet Cable. If the computer is connected 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. The computer must be running either Windows (98SE or higher) or Mac OS (X.1 or higher) and have at least 200 Mhz or faster processing speed and a 64Mbs of RAM.

Computer Network Configuration Requirements

The PL9950-BBR router includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus on the PL9950-BBR router, you must use a web browser (such as Microsoft internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) that has Macromedia Flash and a Java-enabled program that supports HTTP uploads. It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer 6.0 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or above.

For the initial setup of your router, you will need to connect a computer to the router. This computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP. For information on how to configure your computer, please see Appendix A.

Broadband Access and Configuration Requirements

Depending on how your Internet service set up your account, you may need one or more of these configuration parameters to connect your router to the Internet:

oHost and Domain Names

oISP Login Name and Password

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