User manual SMC 7904WBRA4

[. . . ] · The PC should be setup to obtain an IP address automatically from the Router's DHCP server. See the user manual on the CD for details of how to setup your PC to obtain an IP address. Open a browser and enter http://192. 168. 2. 1 to access the default IP address of the Router. System Requirements · · · · · 4. The LED will flash when data is sent or received over a wireless connection. [. . . ] · If your computer has both a wired and wireless connection installed, ensure that the wired Ethernet cable is unplugged. · Check that the Router WLAN LED is on, to indicate that Wireless networking is enabled. To enable wireless networking, go to the Router Wireless page and enable Wireless Networking. · If there are a number of wireless networks within range, then you may experience poor wireless performance if the wireless channels are too close together. Ideally, neighbouring wireless networks should be at least 5 channels apart. · The Router has a feature called MAC Filter which controls which wireless PCs have access to the wireless LAN. If this feature is enabled, then ensure that the MAC address of your wireless PC card is listed in the MAC Filter page. 8. Reset You can restart the unit by pressing the reset button and releasing it immediately. If, for any reason, you need to reset the unit to factory defaults and cannot access the user interface (e. g. if you have changed and forgotten the password), press the reset button for 10 seconds. Note that you will lose all your configuration changes when you reset the router to factory defaults. The Home page allows you to choose between the Setup Wizard and Advanced Setup. The first page of the Setup Wizard (Getting Started) provides background information. Click on the NEXT button after you have read the page and taken any action required. The Wireless Settings page allows you to change the behaviour of the wireless. If you are unfamiliar with the terminology, do not change the values; they can always be changed later if required. Select the appropriate time-zone from the drop-down list then select the Primary Server and Secondary Server that are closest to your location. If your country was on the list you will now be able to select an Internet/Network Provider from the drop-down list. Note that your service provider may have changed their connection parameters from those used by the router. If you are in any doubt, please check with your ISP and select Other to enter the parameters manually. If you selected Other for your country or Service/Network Provider, you will now have to manually select the protocol your provider uses. Fill in the blank fields with the information provided by your Internet/Network Provider. [. . . ] SMC recommends that you enable wireless encryption to improve the security of your wireless network. SSID or WEP) of your Router from a wireless PC, then you may lose contact with your Router. To re-establish the wireless connection, change the wireless settings of your PC to be the same as the Router. Wireless Networking To setup Wireless networking you must select the Wireless option in the Advanced Setup section. To create a wireless network, the Router and wireless PCs must have the same SSID and encryption settings. [. . . ]