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Chapter 3 - Quick Start Guide

ASUS SL1200

6. Click <

Yes> to continue, and then click <OK> if prompted to restart

your computer.

Next, configure the PCs to accept IP addresses assigned by the router.
7. Open the

Control Panel window, and then double-click the Network

icon.

8. In the

Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.

9. In the

Protocols tab, select TCP/IP, and then click <Properties>.

10. In the

Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the radio button

labeled

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

11. Click <

OK> twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close

the

Control Panel.

3.2.6 Assigning static IP addresses to your PCs

In some cases, you may want to assign IP addresses to some or all of

your PCs directly (often called “statically”), rather than allowing the ASUS

SL1200 to assign them. This option may be desirable (but not required) if:

• You have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want

to always associate with specific computers (for example, if you are

using a computer as a public web server).

• You maintain different subnets on your LAN.

However, during the first time configuration of your router, you must

assign an IP address in the 192.168.1.0 network for your PC, such

as 192.168.1.2. This is in order to establish connection between

the router and your PC as the default LAN IP on the router is pre-

configured as 192.168.1.1. Enter 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask

and 192.168.1.1 for the default gateway. These settings may be

changed later to reflect your true network environment.