BASIC STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES ON HOW TO CONFIGURE THE WR-NET-018-CC ROUTER ON DHCP CONNECTION Hardware Installation Steps Before

installing the router, connect first your PC to the internet through your broadband service. If there's any problem occurred, please contact your ISP. Then install the router according to the following steps: 1. Power off your PC(s), Cable/DSL Modem, and the router.

2. Connect one end of the RJ45 cable to the LAN port of the wireless router and the other end of the RJ45 cable to your PC. 3. Connect the DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port of the router. 4. Connect the Power adapter to the power socket of the router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The router will start to work automatically. 5. Power on your PC(s) and Cable/DSL modem. NOTE: Don't forget to pull out the power plug after you use and keep your hands dry.

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
Steps on how to obtain an IP automatically in Windows 7: 1. Click Start button. 2. Click Control Panel, the menu will appear. 3. Click Network and Internet, the menu will appear. 4. Click Network and Sharing Center, the menu will appear. 5. Click Local Area Connection on the right side, the Local Area Connection Status will appear. 6. Click Properties button, the Local Area Connection Properties will appear. 7. Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). 8. Then click Properties button. 9. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically. 10. Choose Obtain DNS server address automatically. 11. Then click OK button. To follow this instruction, please see image below.

 How to get an IP Address of Router: 1. Right click the Local Area Connection Icon on lower right corner of your desktop. 2. Click Open Network and Sharing Center. 3. Click Local Area Connection on the right side of your window. 4. Click Details button. 5. Then copy the Physical Address value located on the right side. Ex. 5404A69B410C Note: Remove dashes on every mac address. 6. Copy also the Ipv4 Default Gateway.

INTERNET CONFIGURATION
With a Web-based (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome etc.) utility, the Router is easy to configure and manage. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. 1. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.10.1 in the address bar of web browser, then press ENTER key. 2. In the Username and Password, just type admin both in lower case. 3. Then click OK button.

The Web GUI of Broadband Router will appear.

 To Setup DHCP Settings: 1. Click Setup tab, the menu will appear. 2. Click Internet Setup, the WAN Interface setup will appear. 3. On WAN Access Type, select DHCP Client. 4. In MAC Clone, select MAC from PC. 5. Click Apply Changes button to save new configurations.

 To Set-up Wireless Name Settings: 1. Click Wireless tab, the menu will appear. 2. Click Wireless Basic, the Wireless Network Settings will appear. 3. In SSID, input your desired wi-fi name. Ex. Your_Wifi_Name 4. Click Apply Changes button to save new settings.

Please wait for 20 seconds until finish restarting.

 To Set-up Wireless Security Settings: 1. Click Wireless tab, the menu will appear. 2. Click Wireless Security, the Wireless Security settings will appear. 3. On Encryption, select WPA (TKIP). 4. In Pre-Shared Key, input your desired password. The password should be at least a minimum of 8 characters only. 5. Click Apply Changes button to save new settings.

Click OK button to continue.

To check if you are connected to the internet:

1. Click Status tab, the menu will appear. 2. Click Device Info., the Wireless Router Status will appear. 3. Under the WAN Configuration you will see the information. Look for Protocol, if DHCP displayed and has an IP Address this means that you are already connected to internet.

To check if you have access on the internet, try to open any Internet Browser and visit any Website that you want to access. You can also try the wireless connection to check if your Wi-Fi gadget can access the internet. Author: Jandy 10/04/12