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Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports B. Press CTRL + F5. This is a hard refresh, which will force Windows Explorer to load new webpages, not cached ones. C. Click Tools. Click Internet Options. Click the Security tab. Click the Default level button. Make sure the security level is Medium or lower. Then click the OK button. 4. I need to set a static IP address on a PC. The Router, by default, assigns an IP address range of 192.168.15.100 to 192.168.15.150 using the DHCP server on the Router. To set a static IP address, you can only use the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151 to 192.168.15.254. Each PC or network device that uses TCP/IP must have a unique address to identify itself in a network. If the IP address is not unique to a network, Windows will generate an IP conflict error message. You can assign a static IP address to a PC by performing the following steps: For Windows 98 and Millennium: A. Click Start, Setting, and Control Panel. Double-click Network. B. In The following network components are installed box, select the TCP/IP-> associated with your Ethernet adapter. If you only have one Ethernet adapter installed, you will only see one TCP/IP line with no association to an Ethernet adapter. Highlight it and click the Properties button. C. In the TCP/IP properties window, select the IP address tab, and select Specify an IP address. Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the Router. You can only use an IP address in the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151 to 192.168.15.254. Make sure that each IP address is unique for each PC or network device. D. Click the Gateway tab, and in the New Gateway prompt, enter 192.168.15.1, which is the default IP address of the Router. Click the Add button to accept the entry. E. Click the DNS tab, and make sure the DNS Enabled option is selected. Enter the Host and Domain names (e.g., John for Host and home for Domain). Enter the DNS entry provided by your ISP. If your ISP has not provided the DNS IP address, contact your ISP to get that information or go to its website for the information. F. Click the OK button in the TCP/IP properties window, and click Close or the OK button for the Network window. G. Restart the computer when asked. For Windows 2000: A. Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double-click Network and Dial-Up Connections. B. Right-click the Local Area Connection that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using, and select the Properties option. C. In the Components checked are used by this connection box, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. Select Use the following IP address option. Appendix A: Troubleshooting 48 Common Problems and Solutions

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
B.
Press
CTRL + F5
. This is a hard refresh, which will force Windows Explorer to load new webpages, not
cached ones.
C.
Click
Tools
. Click
Internet Options
. Click the
Security
tab. Click the
Default level
button. Make sure the
security level is Medium or lower. Then click the
OK
button.
4.
I need to set a static IP address on a PC.
The Router, by default, assigns an IP address range of 192.168.15.100 to 192.168.15.150 using the DHCP
server on the Router. To set a static IP address, you can only use the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99
and 192.168.15.151 to 192.168.15.254. Each PC or network device that uses TCP/IP must have a unique
address to identify itself in a network. If the IP address is not unique to a network, Windows will generate an
IP conflict error message.
You can assign a static IP address to a PC by performing the following steps:
For Windows 98 and Millennium:
A.
Click
Start
,
Setting
, and
Control Panel
. Double-click
Network
.
B.
In
The following network components are installed
box, select the
TCP/IP
-> associated with your
Ethernet adapter. If you only have one Ethernet adapter installed, you will only see one TCP/IP line with no
association to an Ethernet adapter.
Highlight it and click the
Properties
button.
C.
In the
TCP/IP properties
window, select the
IP address
tab, and select
Specify an IP address
. Enter a
unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to the Router. You can
only use an IP address in the ranges 192.168.15.2 to 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151 to
192.168.15.254.
Make sure that each IP address is unique for each PC or network device.
D.
Click the
Gateway
tab, and in the
New Gateway
prompt, enter
192.168.15.1
, which is the default IP
address of the Router. Click the
Add
button to accept the entry.
E.
Click the
DNS
tab, and make sure the
DNS Enabled
option is selected. Enter the Host and Domain names
(e.g., John for Host and home for Domain). Enter the DNS entry provided by your ISP. If your ISP has not
provided the DNS IP address, contact your ISP to get that information or go to its website for the
information.
F.
Click the
OK
button in the
TCP/IP properties
window, and click
Close
or the
OK
button for the
Network
window.
G.
Restart the computer when asked.
For Windows 2000:
A.
Click
Start
,
Settings
, and
Control Panel
. Double-click
Network and Dial-Up Connections
.
B.
Right-click the
Local Area Connection
that is associated with the Ethernet adapter you are using, and
select the
Properties
option.
C.
In the
Components checked are used by this connection
box, highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
, and
click the
Properties
button. Select
Use the following IP address
option.