Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway

1.4Internet Access Configuration Checklist

The following table shows the minimum SMT menu configurations you'll need to make (without changing the default Prestige values) in order to access the Internet. Also refer to the HTML help on the Web Configurator.

 

 

Table 1-1 Internet Access Configuration Checklist

 

 

 

SMT #

FIELD

ACTION

1

System Name

This field is for identification purposes but because some ISPs check this name you

 

 

should enter your computer’s “Computer Name”.

 

 

In Windows 95/98 click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network. Click

 

 

the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer name field and enter it as

 

 

the Prestige System Name.

 

 

In Windows 2000 click Start->Settings->Control Panel and then double-click

 

 

System. Click the Network Identification tab and then the Properties button. Note

 

 

the entry for the Computer name field and enter it as the Prestige System Name.

 

 

In Windows XP, click start ->My Computer ->View system information and

 

 

then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field

 

 

and enter it as the Prestige System Name.

2

MAC Address:

The default is Factory Default, which is the factory assigned default MAC Address.

 

Assigned By

We recommend you choose IP Address attached on LAN and enter the IP address

 

 

of the workstation on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.

 

 

 

4

Encapsulation

Choose PPPoE if you have a dial-up connection to the Internet (or PPTP if you

 

 

reside in France or Austria); otherwise choose Ethernet. Choose from RR-Manager,

 

 

RR-Telstra,or RR-Toshibaif your ISP is Time Warner's RoadRunner; otherwise

 

 

choose Standard .

 

PPTP

You need to know your login name, password and connection ID/Name. The latter

 

 

may not be obligatory for some ISPs, but if it is you must follow the “c:id” and

 

 

“n:name” format.

 

PPPoE

You need to know your login name, password and service name. The latter may not

 

 

be obligatory for some ISPs.

 

 

 

 

IP Address

If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address, select Dynamic, otherwise select

 

Assignment

Static and enter the IP address & subnet mask in the IP address and IP Subnet

 

 

Mask fields.

 

 

 

Once these key fields have been configured, you should be able to enjoy super-fast Internet access with your Prestige!

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