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Robert Bosch LLC M-VCI – NETGEAR® Router Installation Guide Index | Version 1.0 | June 2009

M-VCI – NETGEAR® Router Installation Guide Index | Version 1.0 | June 2009 Robert Bosch LLC

Getting Started | 21 | Getting Started

Getting Started

Installation Overview

These installation instructions are

designed to guide you through

the process of conguring your

Mastertech VCI (M-VCI) to a

wireless access point and an

existing internet connection. There

are three (3) possible types of

connections we are addressing

within this guide: existing router,

DSL/cable modem, and no

internet connection.

Note: If you are not using an

internet connection, you will be

setting up this router as a stand

alone device to enhance the

wireless communication between

your PC and the M-VCI scan tool.

Please follow the directions as

they pertain to a Type III (non-

internet) condition.

Although this guide is designed

to be compatible with as many

network layouts as possible, there

is a small chance that the specic

steps may not be compatible

with your specic situation. In

these cases, you should contact

your network IT specialist for

assistance.

Adding wireless capabilities

to a wired network, or adding

additional wireless access

points to networks that already

have wireless capabilities can

be accomplished with little or

no changes to your pre-existing

network settings or conguration.

The advantage of using the M-VCI

on a wireless network with

internet is that the M-VCI will have

better coverage compared to an

ad-hoc wireless connection, and

it allows simultaneous wireless

connection to the tool and

internet.

The rst section of this guide will

help determine if your existing

network is compatible with the

procedures suggested within this

guide.

Please Note (applies to both

internet and non-internet users):

Shop Foreman Pro with M-VCI

Manager must be installed on your

PC prior to continuing with the

NETGEAR Router installation.

Before Getting Started (applies

to both internet and non-internet

users): The router .cong les

need to be downloaded from the

Bosch diagnostics website and

saved to your PC. Saving them

on your Desktop or in a New

Folder within My Documents is

recommended.

An install of one of these les is

required during the conguration

process of your router installation.

Follow these steps:

Please visit the software 1.

download section of http://

www.boschdiagnostics.com

Select NETGEAR Router from 2.

the menu

Select both les: 3. Netgear_

Cong_A.cfg and Netgear_

Cong_B.cfg

Save these les to your PC 4.

(Desktop or My Documents)

Later, during installation, you will

be prompted to browse to these

les and select the appropriate

.cong le for your router.

Step A - Pre-qualifying your

existing setup

The rst and most important

criteria is:

Is your network using Dynamic

IP addressing, or Static IP

addresses?

IP Address: An IP address is

a device’s electronic “street

address” on a network. Every

device on a network must have

an IP address, this includes

computers, routers, network

printers, etc.

There are two methods by which

every device on a network

receives its IP address:

Dynamic IP addressing (DHCP) is

the most common. A single device

on the network (usually a router)

assigns IP addresses to each new

device that is detected on the

network. This device is called a

DHCP Server.

Static IP networks do not use

a DHCP server, all IP addresses

are manually assigned at each

device by a network administrator.

Because we can not predict

the specic IP address range

assigned, the congurations

outlined in this guide require

additional steps for networks

using Static IP addressing.

The M-VCI will still function on

these networks, but the set

up must be a manual process

that is specic to your network

conguration.

The rst step in this process will

determine if your network uses

Static or Dynamic IP addressing.

Refer to Appendix A for additional

information.

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