Linksys BEFN2PS4 manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Linksys BEFN2PS4. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Linksys BEFN2PS4 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Linksys BEFN2PS4 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Linksys BEFN2PS4, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Linksys BEFN2PS4 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Linksys BEFN2PS4
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Linksys BEFN2PS4
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Linksys BEFN2PS4
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Linksys BEFN2PS4 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Linksys BEFN2PS4 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Linksys en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Linksys BEFN2PS4, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Linksys BEFN2PS4, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Linksys BEFN2PS4. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

Índice de manuales de instrucciones

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    Instant Br oadband™ Series EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Use this Guide to install: BEFN2PS4 User Guide[...]

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    Package Contents • One Linksys Instant Broadband EtherF ast ® Cable/DSL & V oice Router po wered b y Net2Phone • One po wer adapter • One Net2Phone Access Card (Not Sho wn) • One T echHelper CD-R OM • One user guide and registration card System Requirements • One RJ-45 Broadband Internet connection • One PC with an installed 10Mb[...]

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    Uplink The Uplink P or t is where you can e xpand your net- w ork by connecting to another s witch or hub . The Uplink P or t is shared with Port 4. Uplinking to another Router , switch or a hub is done by simpl y running a cable from the Uplink P or t to the other device. If the Uplink port is being used , Port 4 will not w ork. Phone The Phone P [...]

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    The W AN Indicators Link Gr een . The Link LED illuminates when a successful con- nection is made betw een the Router and your Broadband device or netw ork. Act Gr een . The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or receiving data o ver the broadband port. Diag Red . The Diag LED illuminates when the Router goes through its self-diagnosis mode[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 9 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is softw are that automati- cally assigns IP addresses to client stations lo gging onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates ha ving to manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on y our network. DHCP softw are typically runs i[...]

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    No w that your Router is ph ysically installed , you will ha ve to conf igure your PCs to accept the IP addresses that your Router will pro vide. These instructions apply onl y to W indows 95 and W indo ws 98 machines. F or TCP/IP setup under W indo ws NT , please refer to your Microsoft W indo ws NT manual. 1. Click the Start button, select Settin[...]

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    Configuring Y our Network with the Cable/DSL & Voice Router Configuring the Cable/DSL & V oice Router No w that your Cable/DSL & V oice Router is wired into your netw ork, you can begin conf iguring your system. 1. Open y our web br o wser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the bro wser’ s Address box. This number is the default IP addres[...]

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    4. Conf igure the f ollo wing v alues . Host Name & Domain Name These f ields allow y ou to supply a host and domain name for the Router . Some ISPs require these names as identif i- cation. Y ou ma y hav e to check with your ISP to see if your Broadband Internet ser vice has been conf igured with a host and domain name. In most cases, lea ving[...]

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    6. Choose the DHCP tab . 7. Unless y ou alr eady ha ve a DHCP serv er on your internal network, choose Ena ble from the DHCP Server f ield. By choosing Enable, y ou will conf ig- ure the Router to automatically assign IP addresses to each of your PCs. In the Number of DHCP Users bo x, enter the number of PCs you plan on netw orking to the Router . [...]

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    19 Setting Up Y our Net2Phone Account Once your Router is completel y installed and set up, you can acti vate y our Net2Phone account. Y ou will need the follo wing before you can set up your Linksys Cable/DSL & V oice Router po w ered by Net2Phone to place lo w cost phone calls: • Calling Card w/ Account # and PIN (included with your Net2Pho[...]

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    Setup The Basic Setup screen is the f irst screen you will see w hen you access the Utility . If you ha ve already installed and setup your router , you ha ve already seen this screen and ha ve already properly conf igured all of the screen’ s val- ues. • Host Name This entr y is necessar y for some ISPs. Ask your ISP . • Domain Name This ent[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 23 • Net2Phone Option This option enbles your Net2Phone account that came with your Router . Click Enable if y ou wish to enable y our account at this time. Both the Account Number and PIN will appear on the Net2Phone/Linksys Rechargeab le Calling Card that came in your Router’ s bo[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone DHCP A DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) Server automatically assigns IP addresses to each computer on your netw ork. Unless you already ha ve one, it is highl y recommended that your router be set up as a DHCP server . • DHCP Serv er Check the Enable option to enab le the D[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 27 Help Here you will f ind links to all of the Utility’ s internal suppor t documentation, a link to Linksys’ s website, the application that upgrades the Router’ s f irmware, as w ell as a link to Net2Phone’ s w ebsite for Net2Phone account management. T o upg rade the Router?[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Filters b lock specif ic inter nal users from accessing the Inter net. Y ou can set up a f ilter through an IP address or a netw ork Port number . T o Modify Filter Settings • Enter the IP addresses you wish to f ilter into the IP address f ields. The users who ha ve these IP addresse[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone For P or t forwarding sets up pub lic ser vices on your netw ork. When users from the Internet make cer tain requests of your netw ork, the router will forward those requests to the appropriate computer . The router's DHCP function must be disabled to use F orwarding. F orwarding i[...]

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    EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Static Routing If your Router is connected to more than one netw ork, it ma y be necessar y to set up a static route betw een them. A static route is a pre-determined pathwa y that netw ork infor mation must trav el to reach a specif ic host or network. Click the Sho w Routing T able bu[...]

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    The DMZ Host setting allo ws one local computer to be exposed to the Internet to use a special-pur pose ser vice such as Inter net gaming or video- conferencing. T o expose one computer , enter the computer’ s IP address and click the A pply button. Inactiv ate DMZ by entering a zero (0). DMZ Host DMZ Host 35 EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & V oice R[...]

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    Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the Cable/DSL V oice Router . Read below description to solve y our problems. If y ou can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w ebsite at www .linksys.com. 1. I Can’t connect to the Cable/DSL R[...]

  • Página 20

    Which modems are compatible with the router? The router is compatible with virtually an y cable or DSL modem that supports Ethernet. What are the advanced features of the router? The router's adv anced features include Filters, F orwarding, Dynamic Routing, Static Routing, and DMZ host. Does Linksys provide syslog support? No, Linksys does not[...]

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    44 Instant Broadband TM Series What happens when I don't hear the dial-tone? There are chances that the W A V f iles hav e been cor r upted. Either upg rade the f irmware (see page 25) or , if you ha ve already upgraded , reapply y our f ir mware upgrade. What should I do when the calls are getting dropped after a few minutes? Call Net2phone C[...]

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    3. At the DOS command prompt , type "ping mail" (assuming that the location for which y ou’ re trying to f ind an IP address is conf igured as “mail”). Press Enter . Information such as the following data, tak en from a ping of Microsoft Netw ork’ s e-mail server , will be displa yed. 4. Write do wn the IP addr ess r eturned b y t[...]

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    48 Instant Broadband TM Series F ollo w these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only after a netw ork card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These instructions are for W indo ws 95 and W indo ws 98. F or TCP/IP setup under Microsoft W indows NT , please refer to your Microsoft Windo ws NT manual. 1. Click t[...]

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    50 Instant Broadband TM Series There are dif ferent g rades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso ver cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an excepti[...]

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    52 Instant Broadband TM Series EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered b y Net2Phone Warrant y Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A B ARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT'S P A CKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED TH[...]

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    © Copyright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reser ved. Printed in the USA. http://www .linksys.com[...]