Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RM356 NETGEAR
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Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Start Here Product Illustrations Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR ™ Model RM356 Modem Router . These instructions show you ho w to configure your W indo ws ® PC network and your NETGEAR router for basic Internet access through an Internet service provider (ISP).
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Rear P anel Refer to this diagram to identify all of the ports on the router when you attempt to make any connections. The Model RM356 router has four UTP LAN ports for connecting to PCs or hubs and a Manager port for connecting to a management terminal (optional).
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Setup and Preparation T elephone Line Checklist The Model RM356 Modem Router connects to the Public Switched T elephone Network (PSTN) using a standard analog voice line .
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Network Chec klist The Model RM356 Modem Router uses the Internet Protocol (IP). The IP con fi guration has the following requirements: • All PCs must hav e TCP/IP manually installed and manually selected as the networking pro- tocol.
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Configuring TCP/IP Configuring Windows 95 f or IP Networking All PCs must hav e an Ethernet network adapter card installed and must have the TCP/IP networking protocol installed and con fi gured as their networking protocol.
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Configuring TCP/IP Pr oper ties Manually If you choose not to con fi gure your PC by DHCP , you must manually enter the follo wing information in the TCP/.
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Running FirstGear T o run the FirstGear ™ con fi guration software: 1. Install the FirstGear software on any PC with an Ether net connection to the router by inserting the diskette and running the Setup pr ogram.
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide Accessing the Internet When your router and PCs are con fi gured correctly , your router places a call automatically whenev er an application requires access to the Internet. The router also disconnects from the Internet when the connection has been idle for a period of time.
Model RM356 Modem Router Installation Guide © 2000 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved T rademarks NETGEAR ™ is a trademark of NETGEAR, Inc. W indows ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiv e holders.
NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: suppor t@NETGEAR.com http://www .NETGEAR.com *M2-RM356NA-1* *M2-RM356NA-1* Phone Australia 1800-787-638.
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