ZyXEL Communications ZYWALL 100 User Manual

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Before You Start

ZYWALL FACTORY DEFAULTS

IP Address: 192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Password: 1234

DHCP IP Pool: 192.168.1.33 – 192.168.1.64

Network Access Checklist

You need a broadband modem and an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

1. Your user (account) name and password.
2. Encapsulation (Ethernet, PPTP or PPPoE)
3. You may need to know your Service Name if you are using PPTP or PPPoE.
4. Service type, when using Ethernet (Standard, RR-Toshiba, RR-Manager or RR-Telstra.
5. The IP address(es) of the Domain Name System server(s) if supplied by your ISP.

Preparing Your Network

All computers must have a 10M or 100M NIC (Network Interface Card) and TCP/IP installed.

TCP/IP should already be installed on computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems.

These procedures are for dynamic IP addresses.

Setting up Your Window s 95/98/Me Computer

Installing TCP/IP Components

1. Click

Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.

2. The

Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components.

To install TCP/IP:

a. In

the

Network window, click Add.

b. Select

Protocol and then click Add.

c. Select

Microsoft from the list of manufacturers.

d. Select

TCP/IP from the list of network protocols and then click OK.

Configuring TCP/IP

1. In

the

Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapter’s TCP/IP entry and click Properties.

2. Click

the

IP Address tab. Click Obtain an IP address automatically.

3. Click

the

DNS Configuration tab. Select Disable DNS.

4. Click

the

Gateway tab. Highlight any installed gateways and click Remove until there are none listed.

5. Click

OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window.

6. Click

OK to close the Network window.

7. Turn on your ZyWALL and restart your computer when prompted. Insert the Windows CD if prompted.

Verifying TCP/IP Properties