Philips CPWBS154 Quick Start Quide

Philips CPWBS154
ADSL Wireless Base Station
Before You Start
This Before You Start guide will help you get your ADSL Wireless Base Station set up
and connected to the Internet quickly and easily. Just follow these steps:
Step 1: Check your package contents
Step 2: Set up your ADSL Wireless Base Station
Step 3: Configure Your PC for Dynamic Addressing
Step 4: Configure Your Philips ADSL Wireless Base Station
Step 5: Configure Wireless Security (recommended)
> > > Before you install the unit, check that your ADSL line is working correctly on the phone socket where you plan
to connect your Wireless Basestation + ADSL Modem. Make sure that you have properly installed a splitter
(not included, refer to your Service Provider documentation).
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Step 1
Check your package contents
You should have all of these:
ADSL Wireless Base Station Manual on CD
Power Supply Black RJ-11 Before you start card Grey RJ-45
Telephone Cable Ethernet Cable
If you don 't have everything, contact your supplier immediately.
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Set up your Wireless Basestation + ADSL Modem
1. Select a location for your Philips ADSL Wireless Base Station.
Install the ADSL Wireless Base Station near your PC or another location where you have
easy access. Keep ethernet cables away from power cords and other sources of electrical interference.
Place the ADSL Wireless Base Station, with the antennae in upright position, in a location where air
can circulate freely around it.
2. Plug the Power Supply into an appropriate electrical outlet.
Connect the other end to the Power Input on the back side of the ADSL Wireless Base Station.
Turn the power ON with the Off/On Switch.The LED light (PWR) should come on solid green.
3. Connect the ADSL Wireless Base Station to your ADSL RJ11 wall jack.
Plug one end of the black RJ-11 Telephone Cable into the port labeled "ADSL" on the ADSL
Wireless Base Station back panel until you feel it click. Insert the other end of the telephone cable
into the telephone jack (or filter/ splitter) connected to your ADSL service.
The ADSL light should blink for up to two minutes and then come on solid green.
4. Connect the Wireless Basestation + ADSL Modem to your computer
Connect one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet Cable to your PC's Ethernet port and the other end to one
of the LAN ports of the ADSL Wireless Base Station.The LAN indicator light should come on solid
green for the port where you connected your Ethernet cable.
CPWBS154 Rear View
ADSL Line
(optional) (optional) (optional)
(Filter or Splitter)
Connect each computer or other device in your network to the ADSL Wireless Base Station with an
Ethernet cable or wirelessly.
A maximum of four computers or devices may access the Internet via the ADSL Wireless Base Station
at one time
LAN port 4 is not in use
CPWBS154 Front Panel System Messages
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1. PWR • Green when power is on
2. ADSL • Blinking green when initializing
• Green when initialized
3. ON LINE • Green when Link is Up
• Blinking when sending and receiving data
4. WL • Off = Wireless disabled
• On = Wireless enabled
• Blinking = Wireless traffic
5. LAN 1, 2, 3, 4 • Green when connected to each port on the LAN
• Blinking green when there is activity on each port
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Step 3
Configure your PC for Dynamic Addressing
Repeat these steps for each computer that you want to connect to your ADSL Wireless Base Station
A maximum of four computers or devices may access the Internet via the ADSL Wireless Base Station at one
time.
Microsoft Windows:
Step 1: Go to the TCP/ IP Properties settings on your computer by:
a). for Window 98, ME, and 2000 : Start menu > Settings > Control Panel >
(or Network and Dial-up Connections >
Connection > Properties) > TCP/IP [your network card]
or Internet protocol [TCP/IP] > Properties
b). for Window XP Click Start menu > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Network Connection > Local Area
Connection > Properties > Internet protocol [TCP/IP]
> Properties
Configure Your PC for Dynamic Addressing
Step 2: Select "Obtain an IP address automatically".
Step 3: Select "Obtain DNS server address automatically", if available.
Step 4: Remove any previously configured Gateways, if available.
Step 5: Click OK. Restart if prompted.
Proceed to the next section 'Step 4: Configure Your Philips ADSL Wireless Base Station'
Macintosh Mac OS 9.2 and higher or Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher :
Step 1: Access the TCP/ IP or Network control panel.
a. Mac OS 9 follows a path like this: Apple Menu >
a. Mac OS X follows a path like this: Apple Menu >
Step 2: Select Built- in Ethernet.
Step 3: Select Configure Using DHCP.
Step 4: Close and Save, if prompted.
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Configure your ADSL Wireless Base Station
1. Open your Web browser (e.g. Netscape or Internet Explorer) from the computer that is
connected to the Wireless Basestation + ADSL Modem.
Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the URL Address text box and press the Enter key. In case The Philips ADSL
Wireless Base Station displays the Login Screen, click the "Login" button (leave the Password field blank) to
proceed to the Quickstart page.
2 .The Philips ADSL Wireless Base Station displays the Quickstart Web page.
Enter the Username and Password supplied by your Internet Service Provider.
3. Enable Wireless
The wireless function is enabled by default.
If you want to disable the wireless function
Network of the Wireless Base Station + ADSL Modem, you
Local Area can uncheck the "Enable Wireless" checkbox.
4. Enable Broadcast
The ADSL Wireless Base Station broadcasts its
Wireless ID by default.This means that the SSID will
appear as an available network when scanned for by
wireless- enabled devices. If you uncheck this check-
box, you must manually type in the identical SSID in your wireless devices in order to connect to the ADSL
Wireless Base Station network.
5.Wireless ID (SSID)
The Wireless ID is preset to "Philips WiFi".You can either leave it as is, or change it. On client PCs' software,
this might also be called the Network Name.The Wireless ID is used to identify this particular wireless
network. Please refer to the manual of your wireless client on how to connect to the ADSL Wireless
Base Station.
6. Click the "Save Changes" button.
Congratulations! Your installation is complete.You can now surf to your favorite websites by typing an URL
in your browser's location box or by selecting one of your favorite Internet bookmarks.
Control Panels > TCP/IP Control Panel
System Preferences > Network