Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MO251 Sweex
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English version 4 MO251 / MO251UK Sweex Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Modem/Router 54 Mbps Annex A Introduction • Do not expose the Sweex Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Modem/Router 54 Mbps Annex A to extreme temperatures. Do not place the device in direct sunlight or in the direct vicinity of heating elements.
English version 5 Rear view of the modem Starting on the left, the following connections can be found at the rear of the modem: • ADSL port for connecting the ADSL line with telephone cable RJ11. • UTP Ethernet ports 1, 2, 3 and 4 for connecting computers with an Ethernet network cable RJ45.
English version 6 Configuring the computer to connect to the modem Windows Vista In the bottom left of your screen, go to “Start” (Start) “Control Panel” (Control Panel). Click on “View network status and tasks” (V iew network status and tasks).
English version 7 Right-click “LAN Connection” (LAN Connection) or “Wireless Network connection” (W ireless Network connection) and select “Properties” (Properties). The following screen appears: Now select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” and click “Properties” (Proper ties).
English version 8 Select the options “Obtain an IP address automatically” (Obtain an IP address automatically) and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” (Obtain DNS server address automatically). Confirm the settings by clicking “OK”. The network settings have now been configured cor rectly for Vista.
English version 9 Select the options “Obtain an IP address automatically“ (Obtain an IP address automatically) and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” (Obtain DNS server address automatically). Confirm the settings by clicking “OK” (OK).
English version 10 Select the options “Obtain an IP address automatically” (Obtain an IP address automatically) and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” (Obtain DNS server address automatically). Click “OK” (OK) twice. The network settings for Windows 2000 have now been configured correctly .
English version 11 Under the tab “IP Address” (IP Address), select the option “Obtain an IP address automatically” (Obtain an IP address automatically). Under the tab “Gateway”, the list of “Installed gateways” (Installed gateways) must be empty.
English version 12 The network settings for Windows 98SE have now been configured correctly . The correct settings for the Internet browser will be discussed below. Internet browser settings for Windows 98SE, 2000 and XP 1. In order to properly access the modem, the browser settings must be correct.
English version 13 Always click “Refresh network list” (Refresh network list) top left in this window first, to obtain the most recent listing. Select the name (also referred to as SSID) “Sweex MO251” by clicking it once. Now click “Connect (Connect).
English version 14 The modem login screen appears. Fill out the login name and the corresponding password. The standard login is “sweex” and the cor responding password is “mysweex”. If this login screen fails to appear , recheck the settings of your Internet browser as described above.
English version 15 Setting the Internet Provider (ISP) In order to facilitate the installation process, the Sweex ADSL 2/2+ Modem/Router Annex A disposes of a pre-programmed list of provider settings.
English version 16 Y ou can enable or disable the wireless part by means of “Enable AP”. This feature is enabled by default. “AP” (Access Point) refers to the wireless part of the modem. The standard SSID is “Sweex MO251”. Y ou can change this under “SSID”.
English version 17 1. Y ou can now see only a single line with options. Select “WPA”. 2. Underneath, select “WPA” or “WPA2”. This depends on the type suppor ted by the wireless card in your computer. Not all wireless adaptors support WPA2.
English version 18 The Sweex ADSL 2 Modem offers a pre-programmed list with common programmes and games. 1. Tick “Enable”. 2. Now select the programme or the game from the list under “Select Game”. 3. Under “IP Address”, enter the IP address of the computer for which you want to open the por ts.
English version 19 1. Click on DMZ. 2. Here tick the option “Enable DMZ”. 3. Under “DMZ Host IP Address”, enter the IP address of the computer for which you want to open the por ts.
English version 20 Changing the password (User Management) The standard login of the Sweex ADSL 2 can be changed as follows: in the main window select “T ools” and go to “User Management”. Here, under “User name”, you can choose a different login name and under “Password” the corresponding password.
English version 21 Here the firmware of the modem can be updated. New firmware can be downloaded from the Sweex website under ”Service and support”. If the firmware file is zipped, make sure you select and extract the file first on a location on your computer where you can retrieve it easily .
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