Instant Wireless® Series

Configuring Windows 98 and Millennium PCs

1.Click the Start button. Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Network icon.

2.On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPPoE, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP appears by itself, select that line. Click the Properties button.

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Dual-Band Wireless A+B Broadband Router

3.Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

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4.Now click the Gateway tab, and verify that the Installed Gateway field is blank. Click the OK button.

5.Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive and check the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, etc. (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

6.Windows may ask you to restart your PC. Click the Yes button. If Windows does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.

Go to “Chapter 5: Configure the Router’s Basic Settings.”

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Linksys WRT51AB manual Configuring Windows 98 and Millennium PCs, Go to Configure the Router’s Basic Settings