Section 2: Configuring your LAN
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Use a standard LAN cable to connect your PC to any LAN port on the Twin WAN Gateway. |
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Connect the power adapter and power up the Twin WAN Gateway. Only use the power adapter provided with the product; using a different one may cause hardware damage. |
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Start your PC or restart your PC if it is already running. Once restarted, the PC will then obtain an IP address from the Twin WAN Gateway. |
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Start your Web browser. |
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In the Address or Location box enter: HTTP://192.168.1.1 |
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You will be prompted for the User Name and password, as shown in Figure 1. |
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Enter admin for the User Name and leave the Password blank. |
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• The User Name is always set to admin
• You can and should set a password, using the following Admin Password screen
No Response? |
Is your PC using a Fixed IP address? |
If so, you must configure your PC to use an IP address within the range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254, with a Network Mask of 255.255.255.0. See Appendix B – Windows TCP/IP Setup for details. |
Be sure to check for the following: |
• The Twin WAN Gateway is properly installed
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• The Ethernet cable to the Twin WAN Gateway is properly attached
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• The Twin WAN Gateway is powered ON
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After the login, you will then see the Admin Password screen, as shown in Figure 2. Assign a password in both the Password and Verify Password fields and press the Submit button. |
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From the setup menu, select Basic Setup and then LAN & DHCP from the submenu. You will see a screen like the example in Figure 3. |
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LAN & DHCP - Settings and Descriptions
This is the IP address for the Twin WAN Gateway when seen from the local LAN. Use the default value unless the address is already in use or your LAN is using a different IP address range. In the latter case, enter an unused IP address from within the range used by your LAN
The default value 255.255.255.0 is standard for small (class "C") networks. For other networks, use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which the Twin WAN Gateway is attached (the same value as the PCs on the LAN segment).
DHCP Server Setup -
When Enabled, the Twin WAN Gateway will allocate IP Addresses to PCs (DHCP clients) on your LAN on startup. The default and recommended value is Enable. (Windows systems by default act as DHCP clients. This setting is called Obtain an IP address automatically)
If you are already using an existing DHCP Server on the network, this setting must be Disabled and the primary DHCP Server must be set to provide the IP Address of the Twin WAN Gateway as the Default Gateway.
Client Lease Time -
A set duration before client's IP Address is released and renewed again.
Client Default DNS -
The default DNS which are used by clients.
The Offered Range fields allows you to set the values used by the DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP clients. This range also determines the number of DHCP clients supported.
Free Entries indicates how many DHCP entries are not currently allocated and are still available.
Enable this option ONLY if the LAN port has an IP Address in the same address range as the WAN port(s). This means that all PCs using this Gateway must have valid fixed external (internal) IP addresses. When Enabled, enter the IP address ranged used on your LAN.
LAN Any IP provides Internet access through the router to any PC or device with an IP address. This provides true Plug and Play when adding new PCs or networking devices to your network.
This table shows the IP addresses which have been allocated by the DHCP Server function. For each address which has been allocated, the following information is shown:
Name -
The hostname of the PC. In some cases, this may note be available.
MAC Address -
The physical address (network adapter address) of the PC.
IP Address -
The IP address allocated to the PC.
Type -
Indicates IP address to be dynamic or static.
Status -
Displays the current status of the DHCP client; shown either leased or reserved.
Time Left -
This displays the time left of the leased IP Address.
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