Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit BEFN2PS4 du fabricant Linksys
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Instant Br oadband™ Series EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Use this Guide to install: BEFN2PS4 User Guide.
Package Contents • One Linksys Instant Broadband EtherF ast ® Cable/DSL & V oice Router po wered b y Net2Phone • One po wer adapter • One Net2Phone Access Card (Not Sho wn) • One T echHel.
Uplink The Uplink P or t is where you can e xpand your net- w ork by connecting to another s witch or hub . The Uplink P or t is shared with Port 4. Uplinking to another Router , switch or a hub is done by simpl y running a cable from the Uplink P or t to the other device.
The W AN Indicators Link Gr een . The Link LED illuminates when a successful con- nection is made betw een the Router and your Broadband device or netw ork. Act Gr een . The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or receiving data o ver the broadband port.
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 9 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is softw are that automati- cally assigns IP addresses to client stations lo gging onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates ha ving to manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on y our network.
No w that your Router is ph ysically installed , you will ha ve to conf igure your PCs to accept the IP addresses that your Router will pro vide. These instructions apply onl y to W indows 95 and W indo ws 98 machines. F or TCP/IP setup under W indo ws NT , please refer to your Microsoft W indo ws NT manual.
Configuring Y our Network with the Cable/DSL & Voice Router Configuring the Cable/DSL & V oice Router No w that your Cable/DSL & V oice Router is wired into your netw ork, you can begin conf iguring your system. 1. Open y our web br o wser and type http://192.
4. Conf igure the f ollo wing v alues . Host Name & Domain Name These f ields allow y ou to supply a host and domain name for the Router . Some ISPs require these names as identif i- cation. Y ou ma y hav e to check with your ISP to see if your Broadband Internet ser vice has been conf igured with a host and domain name.
6. Choose the DHCP tab . 7. Unless y ou alr eady ha ve a DHCP serv er on your internal network, choose Ena ble from the DHCP Server f ield. By choosing Enable, y ou will conf ig- ure the Router to automatically assign IP addresses to each of your PCs.
19 Setting Up Y our Net2Phone Account Once your Router is completel y installed and set up, you can acti vate y our Net2Phone account. Y ou will need the follo wing before you can set up your Linksys .
Setup The Basic Setup screen is the f irst screen you will see w hen you access the Utility . If you ha ve already installed and setup your router , you ha ve already seen this screen and ha ve already properly conf igured all of the screen’ s val- ues.
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 23 • Net2Phone Option This option enbles your Net2Phone account that came with your Router .
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone DHCP A DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) Server automatically assigns IP addresses to each computer on your netw ork. Unless you already ha ve one, it is highl y recommended that your router be set up as a DHCP server .
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 27 Help Here you will f ind links to all of the Utility’ s internal suppor t documentation, a link to Linksys’ s website, the application that upgrades the Router’ s f irmware, as w ell as a link to Net2Phone’ s w ebsite for Net2Phone account management.
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Filters b lock specif ic inter nal users from accessing the Inter net. Y ou can set up a f ilter through an IP address or a netw ork Port number . T o Modify Filter Settings • Enter the IP addresses you wish to f ilter into the IP address f ields.
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone For P or t forwarding sets up pub lic ser vices on your netw ork. When users from the Internet make cer tain requests of your netw ork, the router will forward those requests to the appropriate computer .
EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Static Routing If your Router is connected to more than one netw ork, it ma y be necessar y to set up a static route betw een them. A static route is a pre-determined pathwa y that netw ork infor mation must trav el to reach a specif ic host or network.
The DMZ Host setting allo ws one local computer to be exposed to the Internet to use a special-pur pose ser vice such as Inter net gaming or video- conferencing. T o expose one computer , enter the computer’ s IP address and click the A pply button.
Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the Cable/DSL V oice Router . Read below description to solve y our problems. If y ou can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w ebsite at www .
Which modems are compatible with the router? The router is compatible with virtually an y cable or DSL modem that supports Ethernet. What are the advanced features of the router? The router's adv anced features include Filters, F orwarding, Dynamic Routing, Static Routing, and DMZ host.
44 Instant Broadband TM Series What happens when I don't hear the dial-tone? There are chances that the W A V f iles hav e been cor r upted. Either upg rade the f irmware (see page 25) or , if you ha ve already upgraded , reapply y our f ir mware upgrade.
3. At the DOS command prompt , type "ping mail" (assuming that the location for which y ou’ re trying to f ind an IP address is conf igured as “mail”). Press Enter . Information such as the following data, tak en from a ping of Microsoft Netw ork’ s e-mail server , will be displa yed.
48 Instant Broadband TM Series F ollo w these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only after a netw ork card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These instructions are for W indo ws 95 and W indo ws 98. F or TCP/IP setup under Microsoft W indows NT , please refer to your Microsoft Windo ws NT manual.
50 Instant Broadband TM Series There are dif ferent g rades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub .
52 Instant Broadband TM Series EtherFast ® Cable/DSL & Voice Router powered b y Net2Phone Warrant y Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A B ARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT'S P A CKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Linksys BEFN2PS4 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Linksys BEFN2PS4 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Linksys BEFN2PS4, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Linksys BEFN2PS4 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Linksys BEFN2PS4, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Linksys BEFN2PS4.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Linksys BEFN2PS4. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Linksys BEFN2PS4 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
