Netopia R-Series manual Connecting to Your Network, Before Running Smartstart

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Port	Description
Crossover switch	A crossover switch with Normal and Uplink positions. If you use Ethernet Port #1 for a direct Ethernet connection
	between a computer and the router, set the switch to the Normal position. If you are connecting the router to an
	Ethernet hub, use Ethernet port #1 on the router and set the switch to the Uplink position.
8-port Ethernet hub	Eight Ethernet jacks. You will use one of these to connect to the Netopia Router for configuration. For a new instal-
	lation with SmartStart, use the Ethernet connection. You can either connect your computer directly to any of the
	Ethernet ports on the router, or connect both your computer and the router to an existing Ethernet hub on your LAN.
	Alternatively, you can use the console connection with a terminal emulator application and a direct serial connec-
	tion, or Telnet via Ethernet, to run console-based management. See the on-line User’s Reference Guide on your
	Netopia CD.
S/T Termination	Netopia Router S/T models also provide an S/T termination switch. The S/T termination switch on the Netopia
switch	Router back panel must be enabled to terminate the S/T bus. To enable this parameter, the switch must be toggled
	to the left, which is the default setting.
2 Phone ports	Netopia Router models that support SmartPhone™ provide two RJ-11 telephone jacks for connecting analog
(POTS models only)	devices, such as a telephone, facsimile machine, or modem.

CONNECTING TO YOUR NETWORK

The Netopia Router in a 10Base-T network

Ether	8
	4
	Nor
	1

To connect your 10Base-T network to the Netopia Router through an Ethernet port, use a 10Base-T cable with RJ-45 connectors.

If you have more than eight devices to connect, you can attach additional devices using either a 10Base-T hub or an EtherWave daisy chain, or some combination of both.

If you add devices connected through a hub, connect the hub to Ethernet port number 1 on the Netopia Router and set the Normal/Uplink switch to Uplink.

BEFORE RUNNING SMARTSTART

The SmartStart Wizard will help you set up the router and let other users on the local area network (LAN) share the Internet connection. The SmartStart Wizard walks you through a series of questions and based on your responses automatically configures the router for connecting your LAN to the Internet or to your remote corporate network.

The SmartStart Wizard will:

■automatically check your Windows 95, 98, or NT PC’s TCP/IP configuration to be sure you can accept a dynamically assigned IP address, and change it for you if it is not set for dynamic addressing

■check the physical connection from your computer to your router without your having to enter an IP address

■assign an IP address to your router

■allow you to enter your dial-up telephone numbers or other information

■dial up and test your connection to your chosen ISP or other remote site

Be sure you have connected the cables and power source as described in “Making the Physical Connections” on page 4.

Before you launch the SmartStart application, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:

	PC	Macintosh
System software	Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system	MacOS 7.5 or later
Connectivity	TCP/IP must be installed and properly configured.	MacTCP or Open Transport TCP/IP must be installed and properly
software	See “Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT	configured. See “Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers” on
	computers” on page 10	page 11.
Connectivity	Ethernet card or transceiver (10Base-T)	Either a built-in or third-party Ethernet card or transceiver (10Base-T)
hardware
Browser	Netscape Communicator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer, included on the Netopia CD. Required for web-based registra-
software	tion and web-based monitoring.

Notes:

• The computer running SmartStart must be on the same Ethernet cable segment as the Netopia Router.

Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs between your computer and the Netopia Router, are acceptable, but devices such as switches or other routers are not.

• SmartStart for the PC will offer to set your TCP/IP control panel to “Obtain an IP address automatically” if it is not already set this way. This will require you to reboot your computer. If you have a specified IP address configured in the computer, use the SmartStart advanced config- uration option (see “Advanced option” on page 9) to change your Netopia default IP address (192.168.1.1). You should make a note of it before running SmartStart, in case you do not want to use the dynamic addressing features built in to the Netopia Router and need to restore the fixed IP address.