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NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway

Farallon’s NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway connects to your cable/DSL modem, allowing computers on your local wired and wireless networks to share a single

broadband connection to the Internet. This Setup Guide covers the most common situations for installing your NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway. Please see the user

guide on the CD-ROM that came in your NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway package for complete setup and operation instructions.

Installation overview

NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway installation instructions begin on

page 2

of this setup guide.

•

Local network installation

– Insert the wireless PC card for wireless network access and connect the

Ethernet

port to a hub or switch on the wired network.

•

Broadband connection

– Connect the

Broadband Connection

port to the cable/DSL modem.

•

Client configuration

– Configure wired and wireless client computers to use the

NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway.

•

NetLINE Wireless Gateway configuration

– The default settings of the NetLINE

Wireless Broadband Gateway will work for many users, but it is recommended that you

verify the Local Network and Broadband Network configurations as described in this

setup guide. You must configure your NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway if your

Internet Service Provider (ISP) is using the following for your Internet connection:

• PPPoE (your ISP assigns dynamic addresses over Ethernet or uses EnterNet, MacPoet or WinPoet)

• A fixed IP Address (your ISP has provided you with a static IP Address)

IMPORTANT NOTE!

The complete user guide for the NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway is available on the CD-ROM included in your NetLINE package. Acrobat

Reader 4.0, the software required to view the user guide, is also included on the CD-ROM.

Package contents

• NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway and power supply

• Wireless PC Card for use in the NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway

• NetLINE CD-ROM including the complete user guide, utilities and bookmarks for finding networking help online

• Straight-through Ethernet (UTP) cable

• Setup Guide

Getting help

Click the

Help

button in the NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway web utility to access online help. Farallon Technical Support can be

reached by phone at (510) 346-8001 (7:00 am to 4:30 pm PST, Monday through Friday), or by email at info@farallon.com. Visit us at

www.farallon.com anytime for product support, registration and information.

Setup Guide

wired network

wireless network

cable/DSL

modem

NetLINE Wireless Broadband Gateway

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Power

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Link/Activity

Local Network

10 Mb Link/Activity

Local Network

100 Mb Link/Activity

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Link/Activity

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Summary of NetLINE

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Netline wireless broadband gateway farallon’s netline wireless broadband gateway connects to your cable/dsl modem, allowing computers on your local wired and wireless networks to share a single broadband connection to the internet. This setup guide covers the most common situations for installing yo...
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Install the netline wireless broadband gateway at the center of your wireless network coverage area. • your cable/dsl modem and the netline wireless broadband gateway should be powered off before you begin installation. • leave your cable/dsl modem connected to its phone line or cable input. 1. Inse...
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3 netline ™ setup guide client configuration using dhcp using dhcp for windows pc clients 1. Right-click on the network neighborhood icon on the desktop, then select properties. If tcp/ip is not listed, you will need to add it, using your original windows cd or .Cab files. After tcp/ip is added, exi...
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4 netline ™ setup guide using fixed ip addresses for macintosh clients 1. Open the tcp/ip control panel. 2. Select ethernet (or wireless or airport or whichever port you are using to connect this computer to your local network) from the connect via menu. 3. Select manually from the configure menu. 4...
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5 netline ™ setup guide client connection wired network clients 1. Open the web browser on a computer connected to the local wired network. Internet access may be temporarily unavailable. In the address or location box, enter http://192.168.0.1 and hit return. 2. The home screen of the netline wirel...
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6 netline ™ setup guide netline wireless broadband gateway configuration the default setting for the local network port will work for many users, but it is recommended that you change the local network port settings to match the dns information from your isp as described below. See the complete user...
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7 netline ™ setup guide netline wireless broadband gateway configuration 5 configuring the broadband network port for dhcp if your isp has not given you a static ip address, then you are using dhcp to connect to the internet. If pppoe is not mentioned in your isp’s documentation, read dhcp using a d...
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8 netline ™ setup guide using a fixed ip address 1. Open the configuration page of the web utility. In the broadband port section, click the correct radio button for your connection to the internet, ( direct connection or pppoe ) then click the configure button. 2. Enter all of the necessary informa...