Billion Electric Company 800VGT - Manual (Page 11)

Billion 800VGT Router
Chapter 3: Basic Installation
The router can be configured with your web browser. A web browser is included as a standard application
in the following operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Me, etc. The product
provides an easy and user-friendly interface for configuration.
Please check your Computer’s network components. The TCP/IP protocol stack and Ethernet network
adapter must be installed. If not, please refer to your operating system manuals.
You can connect your computer to the router either through an external hub/switch or directly. However,
please ensure that your computer has a properly installed Ethernet interface prior to connecting it to the
router. You ought to configure your Computers to obtain an IP address through a DHCP server or you can
set them up with a fixed IP address that must be in the same subnet as the router. The default IP address
of the router is 10.0.0.2 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 (i.e. any attached Computer must be in the
same subnet, and have an IP address in the range of 10.0.0.1 to10.0.0.254). The best and easiest way is
to configure the PC to get an IP address automatically from the router using DHCP. If you encounter any
problem accessing the router’s web interface it may also be advisable to temporarily remove any kind of
software firewall on your Computer’s as they can cause problems accessing the 10.0.0.2 IP address of
the router. Users should always make their own decisions on how to best protect their network.
Please follow the steps below for your PC’s network environment installation.
Any TCP/IP capable workstation can be used to communicate with
or through the router. To configure other types of workstations,
please consult the manufacturer’s documentation.
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