NETGEAR DG834G User manual

Netgear DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Router Set-up Guide
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Set-up Guide for Wi dows a d
Apple Maci tosh Operati g Systems
The set-up procedure consists of three main parts:
• Connecting the hardware to your Bulldog Broadband line
• Configuring your computer’s network card
• Configuring the Netgear DG 34G via its built-in web interface
Package Check
Check your Netgear package. It should contain the following:
• DG 34G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Router
• AC power adapter
• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable
• Telephone cable
• Microfilter
Ethernet Cabling Requirements
The DG 34G Wireless ADSL router connects to your Ethernet LAN via a Category 5
(CAT5) cable such as the one provided.
Computer Hardware Requirements
To use the DG 34G Wireless ADSL router on your network, each computer must have
an installed Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable, or an 02.11g wireless adapter.
LAN Configuration Requirements
For the initial connection to the internet and configuration of your router, you need to
connect a computer to the router which is set to automatically get its configuration
from the router.

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Step 1
Connecting The Hardware To Your Bulldog Broadband Line
Connect the supplied ADSL microfilter directly to your telephone socket and plug in
your telephone.
Connect your DG 34G to the ADSL microfilter, using the cable provided.

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Connect the Ethernet cable provided from your DG 34G’s LAN port to the Ethernet
adapter in your computer.
Connect the power adapter to the router and plug it in to your power supply. Check
the following:
• The power light is lit after turning on the router.
• The internet / ADSL link light is constant green, indicating that a link has been
established to the ADSL broadband network.
• Turn on your computer and verify that one of the LAN lights is lit for any
connected computer

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Step 2
Configuring your computer’s network card
Wi dows 95, 98 a d Me
Each PC must be assigned specific information about itself and resources that are
available on its network. The simplest way to configure this information is to allow
the PC to obtain the information from a DHCP server in the network.
You will find there are many similarities in the procedure for different Windows
systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP.
The following process will walk you through the configuration process for each of
these versions of Windows.

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MacOS 8.6 or 9.x
1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
The TCP/IP Control Panel opens as below:
2. From the “Connect Via” box, select your Macintosh’s Ethernet interface.
3. From the “Configure” box, select Using DHCP Server.
You can leave the DHCP Client ID box empty.
4. Close the TCP/IP Control Panel
5. Repeat this for each Macintosh on your network.
Mac OS X
1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, then Network.
2. If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Configure list.
3. If not already selected, select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
4. Click Save.