D-Link DSL-562T [23/89] Basic router configuration

DSL-562T ADSL Router User’s Guide

Basic Router Configuration

The first time you setup the Router it is recommended that you configure the WAN connection using a single

computer making sure that both the computer and the Router are not connected to the LAN. Once the WAN

connection is functioning properly, you may continue to make changes to Router configuration including IP

settings and DHCP setup. This chapter is concerned with using your computer to configure the WAN connection.

The following chapter describes the various menus used to configure and monitor the Router including how to

change IP settings and DHCP server setup.

Wan Configuration Summary

1. Connect to the Router To configure the WAN connection used by the Router it is first necessary to

communicate with the Router through its management interface, which is HTML-based and can be

accessed using a web browser. To access the management software your computer must be able to

“see” the Router. Your computer can see the Router if it is in the same “ neighborhood” or subnet as the

Router. This is accomplished by making sure your computer has IP settings that place it in the same

subnet as the Router. The easiest way to make sure your computer has the correct IP settings is to

configure it to use the DHCP server in the Router. The next section describes how to change the IP

configuration for a computer running a Windows operating system to be a DHCP client.

2. Configure the WAN Connection Once your are able to access the configuration software you can

proceed to change the settings required to establish the ADSL connection and connect to the service

provider’s network. There are different methods used to establish the connection to the service

provider’s network and ultimately to the Internet. You should know what Encapsulation and connection

type you are required to use for your ADSL service. It is also possible that you must change the PVC

settings used for the ADSL connection. Your service provider should provide all the information you

need to configure the WAN connection.

Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer

In order to configure your system to receive IP settings from the Router it must first have the TCP/IP protocol

installed. If you have an Ethernet port on your computer, it probably already has TCP/IP protocol installed. If

you are using Windows XP the TCP/IP is enabled by default for standard installations. Below is an illustrated

example of how to configure a Windows XP system to automatically obtain IP settings from the Router.

Following this example is a step-by-step description of the procedures used on the other Windows operating

systems to first check if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed; if it is not, instructions are provided for

installing it. Once the protocol has been installed you can configure the system to receive IP settings from the

Router.

For computers running non-Windows operating systems, follow the instructions for your OS that configure the

system to receive an IP address from the Router, that is, configure the system to be a DHCP client.

Note

If you are using this Router to provide Internet access for more than one computer, you

can use these instructions later to change the IP settings for the other computers.

However, you cannot use the same IP address since every computer must have its own

IP address that is unique on the local network.