Network Connection
[SETUP]B
B“Others“B“Network Connection”
Set up network connection settings in order to use
Connection Test
After you enable a network connection or change the network settings, always perform the connection test to check if the connection is correctly made.
1.In “Network Connection” menu, use [K/L] to select “Connection Test”, then press [OK]. Connection test will start automatically and the test result will appear right after the connection test finishes.
•“Testing...” : The test is in progress.
•“Pass” : Connection test is successfully completed.
•“Fail” : Connection test failed. Check the connection settings.
If the connection test passes, press [OK].
•Confirmation screen of the network selection will appear.
e.g.) Wired connection
Others
Connection Test
Network Selection | Wired |
then press ‘OK’ .
Press [OK] again to display the confirmation screen of network settings.
Others
Connection Test
IP Address | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
Subnet Mask | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
Default Gateway | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
Primary DNS | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
Secondary DNS | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx |
then press ‘OK’ . |
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2.Press [OK] to go back to the previous screen, or press [SETUP] to exit.
Note
•If the connection test passes, you are ready to use
•If the connection test fails, you may need to change the MAC address settings on your router. You can check the MAC address of this unit on “Custom” screen. (Refer to “Custom (Wired)“ on page 36.)
•When connecting this unit directly to a modem for the first time or connecting it to a modem which was previously connected to any other network device(e.g. a router, PC, etc.), you may have to power cycle the modem to reset the settings on the modem.
•“Connection Test” is not available when “Disable” is selected in “Network Connection”.
Network Selection
Wired
Select “Wired” if you made a wired connection and set the setting to “Easy”(wired) or “Custom”(wired), in accordance with your network environment.
<Easy (Wired)>
Network settings are set to the following settings initially. (In most cases, you can connect to the Internet without making any changes to the
default settings.) |
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- IP Address Setting | Auto(DHCP) |
- DNS Setting | Auto(DHCP) |
- Proxy Setting | Do Not Use |
- Connection Speed | Auto |
- | Allow |
If you want to set the network settings back to the default settings as above (except
1.In “Network Connection” menu, use [K/L] to select “Network Selection”, then press [OK].
2.Use [K/L] to select “Wired”, then press [OK].
3.Use [K/L] to select “Easy”, then press [OK].
•The unit will start the connection test automatically and the test result will appear right after the test finishes.
4.Press [OK] to activate the network settings and set the network connection automatically. Press [SETUP] to exit.
Note
•The setting of
<Custom (Wired)>
In following cases, select “Custom”(wired) to set each setting as necessary.
-When connection test failed with the setting of “Easy”(wired).
-When instructed by your Internet service provider to make specific settings in accordance with your network environment.
To set the network setting to “Custom”(wired), follow the following procedure.
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