Cisco Small Business Voice Gateways and ATAs (Linksys Business Series)

Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) will require you to enter certain numbers on your computer's TCP/IP settings. This is the same number you need to enter on your router's web-based setup page to configure a Static IP account. 

To setup a Linksys router with a Static IP you need to perform five steps: 

1. Verifying Internet Connection
2. Connecting the Devices Together
3. Checking the LEDs
4. Configuring a Linksys VOIP Router for a Static IP Account
5. Power Cycle

Verifying Internet Connection                                                         

Connect the Broadband modem to the computer using an Ethernet cable without the router installed and make sure that the Internet connection is active. If not, contact your ISP. 

Once an active Internet connection is established through the modem, connect the modem and the computer to the router by following the instructions below.

Connecting the Devices Together     

After ensuring that you have an active Internet connection, connect the modem to the router's Internet port and the computer to any of the four Ethernet ports.

After connecting the devices, check the LEDs by following the instructions below. 

Checking the LEDs

The Linksys router's front panel will indicate the status of the connection. After connecting the broadband modem to the WAN or Internet port, the computer to an available numbered port and powering on the router check the lights on the front panel of the router.

After checking the router's LEDs, configure the router for static IP account by following the instructions below.

Configuring a Linksys VOIP Router for a Static IP Account

Step 1:
Access the router's web-based setup page. For instructions, click here.

Step 2:
When the router's web-based setup page appears, look for Internet Connection Type and select Static IP on the drop-down menu arrow and enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS assigned by the ISP. 

Step 3: 

Click  and perform a power cycle. For instructions, please follow the steps below. 

Power Cycle

Step 1:
Shutdown the computer.

Step 2:
Unplug the router's power cable.

Step 3:
Unplug the Broadband modem's power cable and wait for 30 seconds.

Step 4:
Plug in the Broadband modem's power cable and wait for its lights to appear stable.

Step 5:
Plug in the router's power cable once the modem's lights appear stable.

Step 6:
Power on the computer and test the Internet connection.