Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router
Account Information
Unless these items are dynamically assigned by the ISP, your ISP should give you the following basic information for your account:
•An IP address and subnet mask
•A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’s router
•One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses
•Host name and domain suffix
For example, your account’s full server names may look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com
In this example, the domain suffix is xxx.yyy.com.
If any of these items are dynamically supplied by the ISP, your router automatically acquires them. If an ISP technician configured your PC during the installation of the broadband modem, or if you configured it using instructions provided by your ISP, you need to copy configuration information from your PC’s Network TCP/IP Properties window (or Macintosh TCP/IP Control Panel) before reconfiguring your PC for use with the router. These procedures are described next.
Obtaining ISP Configuration Information (Windows)
As mentioned above, you may need to collect configuration information from your PC so that you can use this information when you configure the Model RP114 router. Following this procedure is only necessary when your ISP does not dynamically supply the account information.
To get the information you need to configure the router for Internet access:
1.On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.
The Network window opens, which displays a list of installed components.
3.Select TCP/IP, and then click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box opens.
4.Select the IP Address tab.
If an IP address and subnet mask are shown, write down the information. If an address is present, your account uses a fixed (static) IP address. If no address is present, your account uses a
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