unless these items are dynamically assigned by the isp, your isp should give you the following basic information for your account:

    1?an ip address and subnet mask

    2?a gateway ip address, which is the address of the isp's router

    3?one or more domain name server (dns) ip addresses

    4?host name and domain suffix

    for example, your account's full server names may look like this:

    mail.xxx.yyy.com

    in this example, the domain suffix is xxx.yyy.com.

    if any of these items are dynamically supplied by the isp, your router automatically acquires them.

    if an isp technician configured your pc during the installation of the broadband modem, or if you configured it using instructions provided by your isp, you need to copy configuration information from your pc's network tcp/ip properties window (or macintosh tcp/ip control panel) before reconfiguring your pc for use with the router. these procedures are described next.

    obtaining isp configuration information (windows)

    as mentioned above, you may need to collect configuration information from your pc so that you can use this information when you configure the model rp114 router. following this procedure is only necessary when your isp does not dynamically supply the account information.

    to get the information you need to configure the router for internet access:

    1. on the windows taskbar, click the start button, point to settings, and then click control panel.

    2. double-click the network icon.

    the network window opens, which displays a list of installed components.

    3. select tcp/ip, and then click properties.

    the tcp/ip properties dialog box opens.

    4. select the ip address tab.

    if an ip address and subnet mask are shown, write down the information. if an address is present, your account uses a fixed (static) ip address. if no address is present, your account uses a dynamically-assigned ip address. click “obtain an ip address automatically”.

    5. select the gateway tab.

    if an ip address appears under installed gateways, write down the address. this is the isp’s gateway address. select the address and then click remove to remove the gateway address.

    6. select the dns configuration tab.

    if any dns server addresses are shown, write down the addresses. if any information appears in the host or domain information box, write it down. click disable dns.

    7. click ok to save your changes and close the tcp/ip properties dialog box.

    you are returned to the network window.

    8. click ok.

    9. reboot your pc at the prompt. you may also be prompted to insert your windows cd.

    obtaining isp configuration information (macintosh)

    as mentioned above, you may need to collect configuration information from your macintosh so that you can use this information when you configure the model rp114 router. following this procedure is only necessary when your isp does not dynamically supply the account information.

    to get the information you need to configure the router for internet access:

    1. from the apple menu, select control panels, then tcp/ip.

    the tcp/ip control panel opens, which displays a list of configuration settings. if the “configure” setting is “using dhcp server”, your account uses a dynamically-assigned ip address. in this case, close the control panel and skip the rest of this section.

    2. if an ip address and subnet mask are shown, write down the information.

    3. if an ip address appears under router address, write down the address. this is the isp’s gateway address.

    4. if any name server addresses are shown, write down the addresses. these are your isp’s dns addresses.

    5. if any information appears in the search domains information box, write it down.

    6. change the “configure” setting to “using dhcp server”.

    7. close the tcp/ip control panel.