2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup
Configuring Your Computer
Before you can access the router over the LAN you have to configure your PC's TCP/IP address to be 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 3 and 254), with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Your router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
If you know the version of Windows that you use, go to the appropriate section below to learn how to set the IP address of your PC. To determine the version of Windows running on your PC, click on the Windows Start button, then click on Run... in the Start menu. Type winver in the Open selection box and click on OK.
Figure 2-2. Windows Run Dialog
The Windows version is displayed.
