Planet VIP-1680FS [14/91] Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Preparations & Installation

Physical Installation Requirement

This chapter illustrates basic installation of VIP-GW series

• Network cables. Use standard 10/100Base-TX network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.

• TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs.

For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or Cable modem (for

WAN port usage)

Administration Interface

PLANET VIP-GW provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) for machine management and

administration.

Web configuration access:

To start VIP-GW web configuration, you must have one of these web browsers installed on

computer for management

• Netscape Communicator 4.03 or higher

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher with Java support

Default LAN interface IP address of VIP-GW is 192.168.0.1. You may now open your web browser, and

insert http://192.168.0.1 in the address bar of your web browser to logon VIP-GW web configuration

page.

VIP-GW will prompt for logon username/password, please enter: admin / 123 to continue machine

administration.