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Establishing a connection to the router, Start here – Allied Telesis AR400 Series Router User Manual

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AR400 Series Router User Guide

Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02021-00 REV D

Establishing a Connection to the Router

Before you start, consider how the router fits into your network. If you are
installing a new router, consider whether you want to configure it before
deploying it into the LAN, or want to configure it in situ. If you want to access
a router that has already been configured, consider the relative positions of the
PC and the router. The flow chart below summarises this process, and the
procedures that follow take you through each possibility in detail.

Figure 2: A summary of the process for establishing a connection via the GUI.

Is the router

already installed and

configured in

the LAN?

Determine the IP address

of an interface on the router

and browse to it.

No

Yes

Do you want

to configure the router

before installing it in

the LAN?

Connect your PC directly to

the router, give the router an

IP address and browse to it.

Install the router into the LAN,

give it an IP address and

browse to it.

No

Start here

Yes

See “Option 3: Connecting

to an Installed Router” on

page 30.

See “Option 2: Installing

the Router into the LAN”

on page 28.

See “Option 1: Configuring

the Router before

Installation” on page 27.