SMC Networks Router SMCWBR14T User Manual

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CHAPTER 3
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ONFIGURING THE
CLIENT PC
After completing hardware setup by connecting all your network devices, 
you need to configure your computer to connect to the Barricade. You can 
either configure your computer to automatically obtain IP settings 
(DHCP) or manually configure IP address settings (Static IP).
Depending on your operating system see:
“Windows 2000” on page 3-3,
“Windows XP” on page 3-9,
or
“Configuring Your Macintosh Computer” on page 3-15. 

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TCP/IP Configuration
To access the Internet through the Barricade, you must configure the 
network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet 
as the Barricade. The default network settings for the Barricade are:
IP Address: 192.168.2.1 
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Note:These settings can be changed to fit your network requirements, 
but you must first configure at least one computer to access the 
Barricade’s web configuration interface in order to make the...

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Windows 2000
DHCP IP Configuration
1. On the Windows desktop, 
click Start/Settings/
Network and Dial-Up 
Connections. 
2. Click the icon that 
corresponds to the 
connection to your 
Barricade.
3. The connection status 
screen will open. Click 
Properties. 

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4. Double-click Internet 
Protocol (TCP/IP).
5. If Obtain an IP address 
automatically and Obtain 
DNS server address 
automatically are already 
selected, your computer is 
already configured for 
DHCP. If not, select these 
options now and click OK.
  

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Obtain IP Settings From Your Barricade
Now that you have configured your computer to connect to your 
Barricade, it needs to obtain new network settings. By releasing old DHCP 
IP settings and renewing them with settings from your Barricade, you can 
verify that you have configured your computer correctly.
1. On the Windows desktop, 
click Start/Programs/
Accessories/Command 
Prompt.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type “IPCONFIG /RELEASE” 
and press the Enter key.
  

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3. Type “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press the Enter key. Verify that 
your IP Address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 
255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.2.1. These values 
confirm that your Barricade is functioning correctly.
4. Type “EXIT” and press the Enter key to close the Command Prompt 
window. 

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Manual IP Configuration
1. Follow steps 1-4 in “DHCP IP Configuration” on page 3-3.
2. Select Use the 
following IP address. 
Enter an IP address 
based on the default 
network 192.168.2.x 
(where x is 
between 2 
and 254), and use 
255.255.255.0 for the 
subnet mask. Use 
192.168.2.1 for the 
Default gateway field.
3. Select Use the 
following DNS server 
addresses.
4.
Enter the IP address for the Barricade in the Preferred DNS server field. 
This automatically relays DNS...

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Disable HTTP Proxy
You need to verify that the “HTTP Proxy” feature of your web browser is 
disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Barricade’s HTML 
configuration pages.
To disable the proxy in 
Internet Explorer, click 
To o l s. Click Internet 
Options... and then the 
Connections tab, shown 
on the right. 
In the Local 
Area Network (LAN) 
settings section, click 
LAN 
Settings... 
to display the 
Local Area Network (LAN) 
Settings pop-up window 
below.
In the...

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Windows XP
DHCP IP Configuration
1. On the Windows desktop, 
click Start/Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, 
click Network and Internet 
Connections.
3. The Network Connections 
window will open. Locate and 
double-click the Local Area 
Connection icon for the 
Ethernet adapter that is 
connected to the Barricade.
4. In the connection status screen, 
click Properties. 

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5. Double-click Internet 
Protocol (TCP/IP).
6. If Obtain an IP address 
automatically and Obtain 
DNS server address 
automatically are already 
selected, your computer is 
already configured for DHCP. 
If not, select these options 
now and click OK.