78 AccessingThe Digital Receiver
9.1 Configuring the router
Inthis section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router
manufacturedby Linksys, will be referredto as an exemplary
description to help your understanding about how to config-
urethe router for network connection.
NOTE
For detailed description about how to set up the router,refer
tothe manual of your router.

9.1.1 To access indoors

Once your router is powered up, whether it is connected to
theInternet or not, a local area network is created.
Youcan let the router automatically as-
signa dynamic IP address to a computer
or device connected to the network by
enablingthe DHCP server of the router.
In this case, you can access the digital
receiver with the IP address which is
assigned to the digital receiver by the
router.
If the digital receiverreboots, a new dynamic IP address will
be assigned to it. You had better assign a static IP address to
thedigital receiver to avoid this inconvenience. Todo so, you
haveto disable the DHCP server of the router, and specify an
available IP addressfor the digital receiver at the IP Configu-
rationmenu. For how to specify a static IP address, see § 9.2.

9.1.2 To access from outdoors

Whenyou are outdoors, you can access the digital receiver in-
sideyour home if your router is configured to route an access
to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. By this