Prestige 314 PLUS Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch

 

 

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

 

 

 

System Name.

 

 

 

• In Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network

 

 

 

Identification. Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer

 

 

 

Name field and enter it as the System Name.

 

 

 

• In Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, System. Click the Computer

 

 

 

Name tab. Note the entry for the Computer Description field and enter it as the

 

 

 

System Name.

2

MAC Address:

 

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

 

Assigned By

 

Address. 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-Telstraor RR- Toshiba if 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

 

Assignment

 

select 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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