Installation Installation procedure: A Install ADSL Router (Page 1 - 5) B LAN Card Setting (Page 6 - 12) B.1 For Windows XP User B.2 For Windows Vista User C Setting via Web Page (Page 13 - 14) D Accessing the Network Through the Embedded PPP Dial-Up Software of the MT880a (Page 15 - 17) A Install ADSL Router You can connect the cables according to Figure (1).
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Figure (1) (1) Telephone jack (2) RJ-11 telephone line (3) Splitter (4) RJ-11 telephone line (5) Telephone (6) RJ-11 telephone line (7) RJ-45 network cable (8) PC (9) Power socket (10) Power adapter (11) MT880a...
Router Rear Panel Figure (2) POWER POWER port; connects to power adapter. LAN port; connects to the Ethernet port on your computer or an Ethernet hub. RESET RESET button; press this button and hold to restore the Modem to its default setting. Resetting will eliminate the customized data.
Router Top Panel Figure (3) Power button; press this button to power on or off the MT880a.
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LEDs Figure (4) The following Table(1) describes the meaning of the LEDs. Table(1) Meaning of the LEDs Label Status Meaning The MT880a is powered on. POWER The MT880a is powered off. Blinking The MT880a is being activated. The MT880a is activated. ADSL The MT880a is powered off.
B LAN Card Setting B.1 For Windows XP User Click start > Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. Figure (5) Double-click Local Area Connection. Figure (6) Properties Click Figure (7)
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Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. Figure (8) At General tab, click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, then click OK. Figure (9)
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Verify the network settings of your PC as follows: On the Windows desktop, click start > Settings > Network Connections > Local Area Connection. Choose the Support tab to view the IP address of the PC. The correct IP address should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 – 192.168.1.254.
B.2 For Windows Vista User Click > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click Network and Sharing Center. Figure (11) Click Manage network connections. Figure (12) Double-click Local Area Connection. Figure (13)
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Click Properties. Figure (14) Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Figure (15)
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At General tab, click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK. Figure (16) Verify the network settings of your PC as follows: On the Windows desktop,click > Settings > Network Connections. Double-click Local Area Connection. Figure (17)
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10. Click Properties. Figure (18) 11. Click Details to view the IP address of the PC. The correct IP address should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 – 192.168.1.254 as Figure (19). Figure (19)
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C Setting via Web Configuration Page Web Set Up Method After connecting the cables as Figure (1) page 1, run the ADSL router for 1–2 minutes. Launch the Internet Explorer and enter the address 192.168.1.1. Figure (20) On the login page, enter your user name and password. The default values are admin (user name) and 3bb (password).
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Then the web configuration page is displayed as shown in Figure (22). Figure (22) Verify the network settings by selecting the Status tab of the web configuration page. See Figure (23). If the IP address is 0.0.0.0, it indicates that the connection is incorrect. The correct value should be something like 202.xxx.xxx.xxx.
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D Accessing the Network Through the Embedded PPP Dial-Up Software of the MT880a If you configure the MT880a through the embedded PPP dial-up software, the MT880a starts to set up dial-up connection automatically after the startup. You can access the network after you power on the computer. To configure the MT880a for the network access, do as follows: Log in to the Web configuration page.
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Enable the embedded dial-up function. (1) In the navigation tree on the left of the configuration page, choose Basic > WAN Setting. (2) Select a PVC number, such as 0, from the PVC drop-down combo box. (3) In the VPI and VCI text boxes, enter the VPI and VCI values that are provided by the network operator.
After you complete the preceding settings, you can surf the Internet. You need to perform the preceding operations only once. The next time when you power on the computer, you can surf the Internet without performing any configuration. Troubleshooting If there is any problem with the ADSL router, try the following operations to fix the problem: Make sure that all the cables and the power adapter are connected properly.