Internet Connection With SUA

A typical Internet access application of the Prestige is shown below. For a small office, there are some components you need to check before accessing the Internet.

- Before you begin
- Setting up the Windows 95/98 PC
- Setting up the Prestige router

- Before you begin

The Prestige is shipped with the following factory default:

1. IP address = 192.168.1.1, subnet mask = 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)
2. DHCP server enabled with IP pool starting from 192.168.1.33
3. Default SMT menu password = 1234

- Setting up the Win95/98 Workstation

1. Ethernet connection

All PCs must have an Ethernet adapter card installed.

- If you only have one PC, connect the PC's Ethernet adapter to the Prestige's LAN port with a crossover (red one) Ethernet cable.
- If you have more than one PC, both the PC's Ethernet adapters and the Prestige's LAN port must be connected to an external hub with straight Ethernet cable.

2. TCP/IP Installation

You must first install TCP/IP software on each PC before you can use it for Internet access. If you have already installed TCP/IP, go to the next section to configure it; otherwise, follow these steps to install:

- In the Control Panel/Network window, click Add button.
- In the Select Network Component Type windows, select Protocol and click Add.
- In the Select Network Protocol windows, select Microsoft from the manufacturers, then select TCP/IP from the Network Protocols and click OK.

3. TCP/IP Configuration

Follow these steps to configure Windows TCP/IP:

- In the Control Panel/Network window, click the TCP/IP entry to select it and click Properties button.
- In the TCP/IP Properties window, select Obtain an IP address automatically.

Note: Do not assign arbitrary IP address and subnet mask to your PCs, otherwise, you will not be able to access the Internet.

- Click the WINS configuration tab and select Disable WINS Resolution.
- Click the Gateway tab. Highlight any installed gateways and click the Remove button until there are none listed.
- Click the DNS Configuration tab and select Disable DNS.
- Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP properties window
- Click OK to close the Network window. You will be prompted to insert your Windows CD or disk. When the drivers are updated, you will be asked if you want to restart the PC. Make sure your Prestige is powered on before answering Yes to the prompt. Repeat the above steps for each Windows PC on your network.

- Setting up the Prestige router

The following procedure is for the most typical usage of the Prestige where you have a single-user account (SUA). The PNC (Prestige Network Commander) is a Windows-based tool that helps you to easily configure your Prestige for Internet access. It is included in the Prestige package. Please install the PNC first before configuring your Prestige.

Example:
Key Settings:

- Pri Phone#= is the phone number your Prestige has to dial in order to access your ISP.
- My Login and My Password are the login information provided by ISP.
- Since you have a single user Internet account, Single User Account should be set to 'Yes'.
- For the Local IP Address field, since the IP address will be dynamically assigned, you can either enter '0.0.0.0' or you can leave this field blank

After saving this menu, you will be asked if you want to perform an Internet connection test. Select 'Yes' to perform the test. If the test fails, please check again the above settings or refer to the User's Manual Troubleshooting section for correction action.

When you have configured and saved Menu 4, you should see that you have created a remote node in Menu 11. You can perform more advanced configuration options to this remote node in this menu.

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