Connecting The Router To The Internet; Prepare To Install Your Wireless Travel Router - NETGEAR WGR101 Reference Manual

Chapter 3

Connecting the Router to the Internet

This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to
the Internet. You will find out how to configure your 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router WGR101
for Internet access.

Prepare to Install Your Wireless Travel Router

Before proceeding with the wireless travel router installation, familiarize yourself with the
contents of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router WGR101 Resource CD
(230-10081-02), especially this manual and the animated tutorials.
For the initial setup of your router, you will need to connect a computer to the router. This
computer should be set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP.
Note: For help with DHCP configuration, please use the Windows TCP/IP Configuration
Tutorials on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router WGR101 Resource CD
(230-10081-02), or refer to Appendix C, "Preparing Your Network.
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