5-4 User’s Reference GuideEasy optionWhen the test succeeds, SmartStart indicates success.If the test fails, the wizard displays an error screen. If the test fails, check the following: Check your cable connections. Be sure you have connected the router and the computer properly, using thecorrect cables. Refer to the Step 1 “Connect the Router” sheet in your Netopia R7100 documentation folio. Make sure the router is turned on and that there is an Ethernet connection between your computer and therouter. Check the TCP/IP control panel settings to be sure that automatic IP Addressing (Windows) or DHCP(Macintosh) is selected. If you are using a Windows PC, SmartStart will automatically detect a static IPaddress and offer to configure the computer for automatic addressing. On a Macintosh computer, you mustmanually set the TCP/IP Control Panel to DHCP. See “Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers” onpage 5-10. If you currently use a static IP address outside the 192.168.1.x network, and want to continueusing it, use the Advanced option to assign the router an IP address in your target IP range. See “Advancedoption” on page 5-5. If all of the above steps fail to resolve the problem, reset the router to its factory default settings and rerunSmartStart. See “Factory defaults” on page 14-6 for instructions.Easy or Advanced options screen. You can choose eitherEasy or Advanced setup. If you choose Easy, SmartStart automatically usesthe preconfigured IP addressing setup built into yourrouter. This is the best choice if you are creating anew network or don’t already have an IP addressingscheme on your new network.If you choose Easy, you will see a “Connection Testscreen,” like the one shown below while SmartStartchecks the connection to your router. If you choose Advanced, skip to page 5-6 now. TheSmartStart Wizard displays the “Router IP Addressscreen” on page 5-5, in which you can choose waysto modify your router’s IP address.Connection Test screen. SmartStart tests theconnection to the router. While it is testing theconnection, a progress indicator screen is displayed andthe router’s Ethernet LEDs flash.
