User manual SMC WBR14S-N2

[. . . ] BarricadeTM N Draft 11n Wireless 4-port Broadband Router SMCWBR14S-N2 Wireless Broadband Router User's Guide From SMC's line of award-winning connectivity solutions 20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 May 2008 R02 F/W 1. 0 Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by our company for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of our company. We reserve the right to change specifications at any time without notice. [. . . ] This automatically relays DNS requests to the DNS server(s) provided by your ISP. Otherwise, add a specific DNS server into the Alternate DNS Server field and click OK to close the dialog boxes. Record the configured information in the following table. TCP/IP Configuration Setting IP Address Subnet Mask Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Default Gateway ____. ____. ____. ____ ____. ____. ____. ____ ____. ____. ____. ____ ____. ____. ____. ____ ____. ____. ____. ____ 3-13 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the "HTTP Proxy" feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Barricade's HTML configuration pages. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings section, click LAN Settings. . . to display the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings pop-up window below. 2. In the Proxy server section, ensure the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settingswillnotapply to dial-up or VPN connections) check box is not ticked. Click OK. 3-14 CONFIGURING THE CLIENT PC Configuring Your Macintosh Computer You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your operating system. This is because these steps and screen shots were created using Mac OS 10. 2. Mac OS 7. x and above are similar, but may not be identical to Mac OS 10. 2. Double-click the Network icon in the Systems Preferences window. 3-15 CONFIGURING YOUR MACINTOSH COMPUTER 3. If Using DHCP Server is already selected in the Configure field, your computer is already configured for DHCP. Verify that your IP Addressisnow192. 168. 2. xxx, yourSubnetMaskis255. 255. 255. 0and your Default Gateway is 192. 168. 2. 1. Now your computer is configured to connect to the Barricade. 3-16 CONFIGURING THE CLIENT PC Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the "HTTP Proxy" feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Barricade's HTML configuration pages. In the Internet Explorer Preferences window, under Network, select Proxies. 3. Uncheck all check boxes and click OK. 3-17 CONFIGURING YOUR MACINTOSH COMPUTER 3-18 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the Barricade. The Barricade can be configured by any Java-supported browser such as Internet Explorer 5. 5 or above. Using the web management interface, you can configure the Barricade and view statistics to monitor network activity. To access the Barricade's management interface, enter the IP address of the Barricade in your web browser: http://192. 168. 2. 1. Notes: 1 Passwords can contain from 3~12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive. 2 You might click the language selection at the top right corner of the screen for your regional location before accessing the management interface. 4-1 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE Navigating the Web Browser Interface The Barricade's management interface consists of a Setup Wizard and an Advanced Settings section. [. . . ] Action · If you are using WEP encryption on the SMC Barricade and Windows Zero Configuration (WZC) service to configure the wireless settings on your PC you may experience problems connecting to the SMC Barricade. This is caused by a conflict with beacon packet element ID 221 used by the WPS protocol and Windows Zero Configuration (WZC) service. Please visit Microsoft download center for upgrading the WZC: Wireless LAN API (KB918997) at http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/details. aspx?Fa milyID=52a43bab-dc4e-413f-ac71158efd1ada50&DisplayLang=en 2. Check Disabled and click Apply Changes on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) screen. [. . . ]