Linksys BEFW11S4 User Manual
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EtherFast
®
Wireless Access Point + Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch
12
Configuring Your Network
with the Wireless Access Point +
Cable/DSL Router
Configuring the Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router
Now that your Wireless Access Point + Cable/DSL Router is wired into your
network, you can begin configuring your system.
1. Open your web browser and type
http://192.168.1.1
in the
browser’s Address box. This number is the default IP address of your
router. Press Enter.
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e:: If you have previously enabled an Internet Sharing
Proxy Service on any of your PCs, you must disable it now.
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s. Remove the checks from all three boxes. Click O
OK
K to
continue.
4. Click the Properties button, then choose the IP Address tab. Select
Obtain an IP address automatically. Click on the Gateway tab and make
sure that all fields there are empty.
5. Click OK. The Network Properties window will reappear. Click OK. All
client settings are complete. Windows may ask for original Windows
installation files, which can be found on your Windows CD-ROM (i.e.:
D:\win98, D:\win95, D:\ win9x - where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM
drive) or possibly on your hard drive (c:\windows\options\cabs.)
6. Windows will ask you to restart the PC. Click Yes.
Repeat steps 1-6 for each PC on your network. When all of your PCs are
configured, continue on to set up the router using the router’s Web-
based Utility.
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Instant Broadband
TM
Series