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    ZyXEL T OTAL I NTERNET A CCESS S OLUTION Prestige 100MH PSTN Router/Hub Quick Start Guide[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide ii Prestige 100MH PSTN Router/Hub Copyright Copyright © 1998 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any pa rt or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mecha[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Before You Begin 1.1 Purpose Of This Guide .................................................................................... 1 1.2 Who Should Not Use This Guide: .................................................................... 1 1.3 Package Contents ............................[...]

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    Prestige 100MH 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 y our Prestige[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 2 θ One Telephone Cable with RJ - 11 Connectors θ One DB - 25(male)/DB - 9(female) Converter θ One Consol e RJ - 45/DB - 25(female) Cable θ One Ethernet 10Base - T cable θ One Prestige Web Configurator CD ROM θ One Prestige Series User's Manual θ One Warranty Registration Card θ One Prestige Web Config[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 3 1.5 Prestige’s Default TCP/IP Settings 1.5.1 IP Address and S ubnet 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). 1.5.2 DHCP Setting Your Prestige has a built - in DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. DHCP allows the[...]

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    Prestige 100MH 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 100MH Computer POWER CONSOLE PHONE LINE ETHERNET 4 3 2 1 Power Adapter Power Outle[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 7 Chapter 3 Windows 95 Quick Start This chapter shows you the step - by - step instructions to configure your Windows 95 workstatio ns 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 i[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 8 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 100MH Quick Start Guide 9 3.2 TCP/IP Configuration Follow these steps to setup your TCP/IP configuration 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 f[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 10 Step 3. The TCP/IP Properties dialog with IP Address tab will appear as shown below. Step 4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically if you r 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 100MH Quick Start Guide 11 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 Remov e button until there are none listed.[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 13 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 b e 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 100MH 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 i[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH 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. 4.2 TCP/IP Configuration Follow these s teps to setup your TCP/IP configuration for Windows NT. Step 1. From the Start Menu , select Settings then open Control Panel . Step 2. [...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 17 Step 3. Click the Protocols tab, select the TCP/IP protocol , and click the Properties… button to open the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog. 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[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 18 Note: Do not assign arbitrary IP address and subnet mask to your workstations. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the Internet. 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 [...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 19 Step 6. On the WINS Address tab, make sure the toggle button of Enable DNS for Windows resolution is not checked.[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 20 Step 7. Cli ck 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 Windows NT workstation on your LAN.[...]

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

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 22 Note: The ZyXEL CD Installer Program (Startup.exe) requires the Microsoft ® Visual Basic 5 Runtime libra ries. On some systems you may get the message "Error Starting Program" when trying to start the CD - ROM Installer. If this should occur, use the Windows Explorer to open the "VB5Run" fol[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 23 Step 3. After you have completed installing all the required components, click the Exit button. Step 4. Run the JAVA Activator Control Panel, which in located in the JAVA Activator 1.1 EA2 folder of your Start/Programs gr oup. Step 5. Make sure the settings match those in the following figure and click OK . 5.2 S[...]

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    Presti ge 100MH Quick Start Guide 24 Step 2. Click the Wizard Setup button at the bottom of the welcome screen to start down the Wizard Setup path. The Wizard Setup will guide you through the steps necessary to configure your Prestige for Internet access. If this is your first experience with a Prestige , you should begin with the Wizard Setup. The[...]

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    Prestige 100MH Quick Start Guide 25 Custome r Support ZyXEL Prestige 100MH 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 Suppor t@zyxel.com.tw outside of the US. E - mail Sales[...]