Linksys BEFSR41 v2 Configuring Your Network with the Cable/DSL Router

EtherFast Cable/DSLRouters

Instant Broadband Series

3. A username and password promptwill appear. Leave the User Name

field empty and type admin, which is the default password, into the

Passwordbox. Click OK.

4. The Cable/DSL Router’s Setup pagewill appear.

5. Configure the following values:

Host Name &Domain Name These fields allow you to give a Host and

Domain name for the Router. Some ISPs require these names as identifi-

cation. You may have to check with your ISPto see if your broadband

Internet service has been configured with Host and Domain names. In

most cases, leaving these two fields blank will still work.

Configuring Your Network with theCable/DSL Router

Configuring the Cable/DSL Router

Now that your Cable/DSLRouter is connected to your network, you can

begin configuring your Router.

1. Make sure that each of your PCs has the TCP/IP protocol configured.

Otherwise, see page 64 now to do so, before configuring your Router.

2. Open your web browserand type http://192.168.1.1 in the

browser’s Address field. This number is the default IPaddress of your

Router. Press Enter.

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ZoneAlarm and Watchdog) on all of your PCs.