D-Link DSL-504 Configuring the Router for the First Time

DSL-504 ADSL Router User’s Guide

Configuring the Router for the First Time

The first time you setup the Router it is recommended that you configure the WAN connection using a single

computer. If you will use the device for a private network, make sure that the Router is connected o nly to the

single computer and not connected to the LAN. C heck the Ethernet connection to the computer by o bserving the

Ethernet Link/Act LED indicator for the connected port.

Once you have the WAN connection functioning properly you may continue to make changes to Router

configuration including IP settings and DHCP setup. This chapter is concerned only with using a computer to

configure the WAN connection. The following chapter describes the various menus used to configure and

monitor the Router including how to change IP settings and DHCP server setup.

1. Connect to the Router To configure the WAN connection used by the Router it is first necessary to

communicate with the Router through its management interface, which is HTML-based and can be

accessed using a web browser. To access the management software your computer must be able to

“see” the Router. Your computer can see the Router if it is in the same “ neighborhood” or subnet as the

Router. This is accomplished by making sure your computer has IP settings that place it in the same

subnet as the Router. The easiest way to make sure your computer has the correct IP settings is to

configure it to use the DHCP server in the Router. The next section describes how to change the IP

configuration for a computer running a Windows operating system to be a DHCP client.

2. Configure the WAN Connection Once your are able to access the configuration so ftware you can

proceed to change the setti ngs required to establish the ADSL connection and connect to the service

provider’s network. There are different methods used to establish the connectio n to the service

provider’s network and ultima tely to the Internet. You should know what Encapsulation a nd connection

type you are required to use for your ADSL service. It is also possible that you must change the PVC

settings used for the ADSL c onnection. Your service provider should provide all the information you

need to configure the WAN connection.

In order to configure your system to receive IP settings from the Router it must first have the TCP/IP protocol

installed. If you have an E thernet port on your computer, it probably alread y has TCP/IP protocol installed. If

you are using Windows XP the TCP/IP is enabled by default for standard installations. Below is an illustrated

example of how to configure a Windows XP system to automatically obtain IP settings from the Router.

Following this example is a step-b y-step description of the procedures used on the other Windows oper ating

systems to first check if the T CP/IP protocol has been installed, if it is not instruction are provided for installing

it. Once the protocol has been installed you can configure the system to receive IP settings from the Router.

For computers running no n-Windows operating systems, follow the instructions for your OS that configure the

system to receive an IP address from the Router, that is, configure the system to be a DHCP client.