Prestige 782R G.SHDSL Router

2.9General Setup

Menu 1 – General Setup contains administrative and system-related information. To go to Menu 1 and fill in the required information, follow these steps:

Step 1. In the Main Menu, type 1 to open Menu 1 – General Setup, shown next.

Step 2. Fill in the required fields marked [?] and turn on the individual protocols for your applications, as explained in the following table.

Menu 1 - General Setup

System Name= P782

Location= MyHouse

Contact Person's Name= JohnDoe

Route IP= Yes

Route IPX= No

Bridge= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 2-9 Menu 1 – General SetupTable 2-4 General Setup Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

System Name

Type any descriptive name, (with no spaces), up to 30 alphanumeric

P782R

 

characters long, including dashes “–” and underscores "_". This field is for

 

 

descriptive purposes; however, some ISPs check this name. If your ISP

 

 

checks this name then you should type your computer’s “Computer Name”

 

 

(Start -> Settings -> Control Panel Network). Click on the Identification tab

 

 

and note the entry for the Computer Name field.

 

Location

Type the location (up to 31 characters) of your Prestige.

MyHouse

(optional)

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Type the name (up to 30 characters) of the person in charge of your Prestige.

JohnDoe

Person's

 

 

Name

 

 

(optional)

 

 

 

 

 

Route IP

Select Yes to enable IP routing. This is needed to access the Internet.

Yes

 

 

 

Route IPX

Select Yes to enable IPX routing.

No

 

 

 

Bridge

Select Yes to enable bridging (see note on Bridging).

No

 

 

 

Hardware Installation and Initial Setup

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