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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Start Here Product Illustrations Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ™ Model RM356 Modem Router . These instructions show you ho w to configure your W indo ws ® PC network and your NETGEAR router for basic Internet access through an Internet service provider (ISP). F or more detailed informa[...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Rear P anel Refer to this diagram to identify all of the ports on the router when you attempt to make any connections. The Model RM356 router has four UTP LAN ports for connecting to PCs or hubs and a Manager port for connecting to a management terminal (optional). The line port connects to your phone jac[...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Setup and Preparation T elephone Line Checklist The Model RM356 Modem Router connects to the Public Switched T elephone Network (PSTN) using a standard analog voice line . When ordering telephone service , the following information should be veri fi ed: • Line Quality Though the modem is capable of 56 [...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Network Chec klist The Model RM356 Modem Router uses the Internet Protocol (IP). The IP con fi guration has the following requirements: • All PCs must hav e TCP/IP manually installed and manually selected as the networking pro- tocol. See “ Con fi guring TCP/IP ” for further instructions. • All [...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Configuring TCP/IP Configuring Windows 95 f or IP Networking All PCs must hav e an Ethernet network adapter card installed and must have the TCP/IP networking protocol installed and con fi gured as their networking protocol. TCP/IP installation must be done manually as described here. T o con fi gure M[...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Configuring TCP/IP Pr oper ties Manually If you choose not to con fi gure your PC by DHCP , you must manually enter the follo wing information in the TCP/IP Properties section of the Netw ork Control Panel of your PC: • IP address and subnet mask (choose from your assigned IP addresses or priv ate IP [...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Running FirstGear T o run the FirstGear ™ con fi guration software: 1. Install the FirstGear software on any PC with an Ether net connection to the router by inserting the diskette and running the Setup pr ogram. a. Click on “Start” from the Windows tool bar . b . Click on “Run. ” c. T ype a:se[...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Accessing the Internet When your router and PCs are con fi gured correctly , your router places a call automatically whenev er an application requires access to the Internet. The router also disconnects from the Internet when the connection has been idle for a period of time. It is not necessary for you [...]

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    Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide © 2000 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved T rademarks NETGEAR ™ is a trademark of NETGEAR, Inc. W indows ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiv e holders. Information is subject to change without [...]

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    NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: suppor t@NETGEAR.com http://www .NETGEAR.com *M2-RM356NA-1* *M2-RM356NA-1* Phone Australia 1800-787-638 K orea 00308-11-0319 Austria 00800-06384327 Netherlands 0800-023-0981 (00800-0-NETGEAR) New Zealand 00800-1233-4566 Denmark 808-82179 Norway 800-1204[...]