B. Configure IP Address manually.
Select Use the following IP address. The default IP address of Router is 192.168.1.254. So please use 192.168.1.X (X is between 1 and 253,) for IP address field and 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask field.
In the Default Gateway field, add the IP address of the Router (default IP is 192.168.1.254) Select Use the following DNS server addresses. Add DNS IP address which are provided by the ISP. Then click OK button.
1.7 CHECK YOUR TCP/IP PROTOCOL
After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this Router. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 98 .
First, execute the ping command.
Ping 192.168.1.254
If the following messages appear:
Pinging 192.168.1.254with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64
A communication link between your computer and this Router has been successfully established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages,
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
There must be something wrong in configuring procedure or cable issue. Please check the LAN LINK LED must be lighted. Or check TCP/IP configuration of your computer.
Try to press the key reset for 10 seconds and release it. The router should effect a reboot.
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