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User Guide LOOQS MeeBox Router
Setting up the network
These instructions assume you will use your MeeBox as your internet gateway (there is no
other router between your MeeBox and your cable/DSL modem).
Step 1: Prepare Your Computers
Configure each of your computers to obtain an IP address automatically (using DHCP).
The instructions below are for computers running Windows XP. If your computer runs
another operating system, please refer to your OS’s network documentation.
1.
On the Start menu, click
Control Panel
, and then double-click
Network Connections
.
2.
If the computer will connect to MeeBox wirelessly, right-click the
Wireless Network
Connection
icon, and then click
Properties
. Otherwise, right-click the
Local Area
Connection
icon, and then click
Properties
.
3.
On the
General
tab, find the box labeled
This connection uses the following items
and
scroll down the list until you see
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
. Double-click
Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
.
4.
Make sure the options
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain DNS server
address automatically
are selected (see Figure 1), and then click
OK
.
5.
Click
OK
to close the connection properties window.
Note
: If your Internet connection uses Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), you
must disable the PPPoE login window, since PPPoE login will be handled by your MeeBox
from now on. If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, you can skip these
instructions.
1.
On the Start menu, click
Control Panel
, and then double-click
Internet Options
.
2.
On the
Connections
tab, select
Never dial a connection
, and then click
OK
(see Figure 2).
Figure 1
Figure 2
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