Best Data DSL542 ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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Windows® 95, 98 PCs:
First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:
1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
The Network dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network components.
If the list includes TCP/IP, and then the protocol has already been enabled. Skip to
step 9.
3. If TCP/IP does not display as an installed component, click .
The Select Network Component Type dialog box displays.
4. Select Protocol, and then click .
The Select Network Protocol dialog box displays.
5. Click on Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box, and then click TCP/IP in the
Network Protocols list box.
6. Click to return to the Network dialog box, and then click
again.
You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 95/98 installation CD. Follow
the instructions to install the files.
7. Click to restart the PC and complete the TCP/IP installation.
Next, configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Best Data DSL542:
8. Open the Control Panel window, and then click the Network icon.
9. Select the network component labeled TCP/IP, and then click .
If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, select the listing associated with your network
card or adapter.
10. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the IP Address tab.
11. Click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically.
12. Click the DNS Configuration tab, and then click the radio button labeled Obtain
an IP address automatically.
13. Click twice to confirm and save your changes.
You will be prompted to restart Windows.
14. Click .
Windows NT 4.0 workstations:
First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:
1. In the Windows NT task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double click the Network icon.
3. In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.