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    ZyXEL T OTAL I NTERNET A CCESS S OLUTION Prestige 100WH Internet Access Router Quick Start Guide[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide ii Prestige 100WH Internet Access Router Copyright Copyright © 1998 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, [...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose Of This Guide ....................................................................................... 1 1.2 Who Should Not Use This Guide: .[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide iv Chapter 5 Prestige Web Configurator Setup ..................................................................................... 21 5.1 Installing PWC Components ............................................................................. 21 5.2 Starting the Prestige Web Configurator .............................[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 1 Chapter 1 Before You Begin 1.1 Purpose Of This Guide This guide provides instructions on how to setup your new Prestige and Windows 95/NT workstations for Internet access using the Prestige Web Configurator (PWC). The Prestige Web Configurator provides a quick, simple, and intuitive way to configure your Prestige [...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 2 1.3 Information From Your ISP Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) should provide information needed to setup your Prestige , usually in the form of an account configuration sheet. The information includes: l  User name and password l  ISP’s access phone number. l  IP address of ISP’s DNS (Domain Name[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 3 1.4 Prestige’s Default TCP/IP Settings 1.4.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask Your Prestige is pre-configured in the factory with IP Address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (Class C). 1.4.2 DHCP Setting Your Prestige has a built-in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. DHCP allows the indi[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 5 Chapter 2 Cabling & Installation The following diagrams depict the cabling for the Prestige . After you have completed the cabling, proceed to Chapter 3: Windows 95 Quick Start or Chapter 4: Windows NT Quick Start . 2.1 Prestige 100WH Front Panel 2.1.1 Front Panel Description : PWR = Power LED : RUN = Operatio[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 6 2.1.2 Front Panel LEDS The LED indicator lights on the front panel indicate the operational status of your Prestige . The following table describes the LED functions: LED Function Indicator Status Active Description PWR Power LED Green On Power is being applied to the Prestige . RUN Operational Status LED Green Bl[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 7 2.1.3 WAN Port Status LEDs CD (Carrier Detect) signal is sent by the WAN device to indicate that line negotiation is successful and that it is ready for data transfer. RTS (Request to Send) and CTS (Clear to Send) are hardware flow control signals. RTS is from the DTE (the Prestige ) while CTS is from the DCE (the[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 8 2.3 Prestige 100WH Connections POWER CONSOLE ETHERNET 4 3 2 1 WAN Ethernet LAN Computer Power Adapter Power Outlet Modem / ISDN TA Modem or ISDN TA PSTN/ISDN[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 9 Chapter 3 Windows 95 Quick Start This chapter shows you the step-by-step instructions to configure your Windows 95 workstations for Internet access. 3.1 TCP/IP Installation You must first install TCP/IP protocol on each Windows 95 workstation before you can use it to access the Internet. If you have already instal[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 10 Step 4. Select the Protocol item and click Add . Step 5. Choose Microsoft from the Manufacturers , and TCP/IP from the Network Protocols . Then click OK . This will install the TCP/IP protocol on your workstation.[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 11 3.2 TCP/IP Configuration Follow these steps to configure your TCP/IP for Windows 95. Step 1. From the Start Menu , select Settings then open Control Panel . Step 2. Double-click the Network icon to open the Network control panel. A list of installed components is displayed. Click on TCP/IP selection for the insta[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 12 Step 3. The TCP/IP Properties dialog with IP Address tab will appear as shown belo w . Step 4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your ISP did not assign you a block of registered IP addresses (most cases); otherwise, select Specify an IP address and enter the IP address and subnet mask for this worksta[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 13 Step 5. Select the WINS Configuration tab, and click Disable WINS Resolution . Step 6. On the Gateway tab, highlight any installed gateways and click the Remove button until there are none listed.[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 14 Step 7. On the DNS Configuration tab, select Enable DNS . Enter a unique name for the workstation in the Host box. Enter your domain name in the Domain box if you have one. This field is optional and can be left blank. Leave the DNS Server Search Order box blank if you plan to get the DNS server address( es) from[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 15 Chapter 4 Windows NT Quick Start This chapter shows you the step-by-step instructions to configure your Windows NT workstations for Internet access. 4.1 TCP/IP Installation You must first install TCP/IP protocol on each Windows NT workstation before you can use it to access the Internet. If you have already insta[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 16 Step 4. Choose TCP/IP Protocol from the Network Protocol list. Then click OK . This will install the TCP/IP protocol on you workstation.[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 17 4.2 TCP/IP Configuration Follow these steps to setup your TCP/IP configuration for Windows NT. Step 1. From the Start Menu , select Settings then open Control Panel . Step 2. Double-click the Network icon to open the Network control panel. Step 3. Click the Protocols tab, select the TCP/IP protocol , and click th[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 18 Step 4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your ISP did not assign you a block of registered IP addresses (most cases). Otherwise, select Specify an IP address and enter the IP address and subnet mask for this workstation from the block provided by your IS P , and enter your Prestige ’s IP address in [...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 19 Step 5. On the DNS tab, Enter a unique name for the workstation in the Host Name box. Enter your domain name in the Domain box if you have one. This field is optional and can be left blank. Make sure the DNS Service Search Order box is blank if you plan to get the DNS server address( es) from a DHCP server. Other[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 20 Step 6. On the WINS Address tab, make sure the toggle button of Enable DNS for Windows resolution is not checked. Step 7. Click on the OK button at the bottom to save and close the TCP/IP Properties dialog. Step 8. Click on the OK button to save and close the Network control panel. Repeat the above steps for each[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 21 Chapter 5 Prestige Web Configurator Setup The Prestige Web Configurator (PWC) is a J AV A-based program that provides a quick, simple, and intuitive way to configure your Prestige . Using a “point-and-click” Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), you can configure, monitor, and diagnose your Prestige from [...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 22 Note: The ZyXEL CD Installer Program (Startup.exe) requires the Microsoft ® V isual Basic 5 Runtime libraries. On some systems you may get the message "Error Starting Program" when trying to start the CD-ROM Installe r . If this should occu r , use the Windows Explorer to open the "VB5Run" fo[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 23 Step 4. Open the J AV A Activator Control Panel located in the J AV A Activator 1.1 EA2 folder of your Start/Programs group. Step 5. Make sure the settings match those in the following figure and click OK .[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 24 5.2 Starting the Prestige Web Configurator Step 1. To start PWC, select Start à Programs à ZyXEL à Prestige Web Configurator. Your web browser will start and show PWC’s welcome page. Step 2. Click the Wizard Setup button at the bottom of the welcome screen to start the Wizard Setup. The Wizard Setup guides y[...]

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    Prestige 100WH Quick Start Guide 25 Customer Support ZyXEL Prestige 100WH If you have questions about your ZyXEL products or desire assistance, contact ZyXEL Communications Corporation in one of the following ways. Contacting ZyXEL E-mail Technical Support Support@zyxel.com in North America Support@zyxel.com.tw outside of the US. E-mail Sales Sales[...]