3. Network settings and software instal-
lation
To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network
settings of your computers and install the attached setup program into
your MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000).
3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your
Computer
The default IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, and the de-
fault subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on
your need, but the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP
environment of your computer has not yet been configured, you can
refer to Appendix A to configure it. For example,
configure IP as 192.168.123.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and
gateway as 192.168.123.254, or more easier,
configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is,
via DHCP server of this product.
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the
ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to
this product. The following example shows the ping procedure for Win-
dows 95 platforms. First, execute the ping command
ping 192.168.123.254
If the following messages appear:
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
a communication link between your computer and this product has been
successfully established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages,
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have
to check the following items in sequence:
Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your
computer?
Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on
your computer must be lighted.
Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured?
Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, the IP address
of your computer must be 192.168.123.X and default gateway must be
192.168.123.254.
3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers
