Installation and Setup
Installation of the hardware aspect was a snap. Plug in the power cord, plug in the necessary Ethernet cables and flick on the power switch.

Setting up the device so that it'll work with my network was slightly more complicated. The DI-713 was set default to a local IP address of 192.168.0.1. This is what I had for my primary computer, so I had to go in and change the IP address of my primary computer to something else before I could configure the DI-713. Not much of a problem, but it was simply a hassle. After that was all done, I just typed in the IP address of the DI-713 into my browser and was greeted with the configuration screen. Quickly checking the getting started poster for the default password, I was now able to configure the device.

What struck me first, however, was the striking resemblance between the configuration screens for the DI-713 and the Barricade. It's almost as if they made the same configuration programs and just changed the color schemes for them! Thus, it was easy to work around the configuration since I was already used to using it with the Barricade.

With so many different types of Internet connections that this thing can use, I think it's best if I outlined some of the methods that the DI-713 can use to connect to the Internet. Available is are settings for static IP address and dynamic IP address for users of broadband connections such as cable and DSL, PPP over Ethernet (for your "special ISP" with "special needs") and, finally, dial-up for users of analog modem or ISDN.

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