DSL-500T DSL Router User’s Guide

Information you will need about your LAN or computer:

 

If your computer has an Ethernet NIC, you can connect the

Record info here

Ethernet NIC

DSL-500T to this Ethernet port using an Ethernet cable.

 

You can also use the Ethernet port on the DSL-500T to

 

 

connect to other Ethernet devices, such as a Wireless

 

 

Access Point.

 

 

 

 

 

Your DSL-500T ADSL Modem is configured, by default, to

 

 

be a DHCP server. This means that it can assign an IP

 

 

address, subnet mask, and a default gateway address to

 

DHCP Client status

computers on your LAN. The default range of IP addresses

 

the DSL-500T will assign are from 192.168.1.2 to

 

 

 

 

192.168.1.254. Your computer (or computers) needs to be

 

 

configured to Obtain an IP address automatically (that is,

 

 

they need to be configured as DHCP clients.)

 

 

 

 

It is recommended that your collect and record this information here, or in some other secure place, in case you have to re-configure your ADSL connection in the future.

Once you have the above information, you are ready to setup and configure your DSL-500T ADSL Router.

 

 

 

 

The Modem may be reset to its factory default settings by performing a Restore settings

 

 

 

 

 

operation within the management interface, see System Commands for more

 

 

 

 

 

information. If you cannot gain access to the management interface, you may opt to use

 

Note

 

 

 

the Reset button on the rear panel of the device (see Factory Reset Button below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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D-Link DSL-500T manual Information you will need about your LAN or computer