Specifying A Unique Computer Name - Avid Technology Unity LANserver EX3 Setup Manual

Specifying a Unique Computer Name

IP Addressing Strategies When Connecting to a Network
6. Click OK to close the Date/Time Properties dialog box and save the
settings.
To specify a unique computer name by which clients identify your
LANserver EX:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and select Properties.
The System Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Network Identification tab.
3. Click the Properties button. The Identification Changes dialog box opens.
4. Type the LANserver EX3 name in the Computer name text box.
5. Determine if you need to select the Domain or Workgroup in the
"Member of" section at the bottom of the dialog box. Contact your
network administrator for assistance.
6. Click OK.
7. Close all open windows and dialog boxes.
If your LANserver EX3 and Ethernet clients are connected to your in-house
network, the LANserver EX3 and each client must be properly configured
with a unique, valid IP address and subnet mask.
Your site network administrator should determine how best to allocate IP
addresses for systems on your in-house network, bearing in mind the
following:
• You must assign a static IP address to the Gigabit Ethernet adapter on the
LANserver EX3 — the Ethernet clients are configured to locate the
LANserver EX3 using this address.
• You can assign static IP addresses to the Ethernet clients or use DHCP to
obtain them dynamically if you have a DHCP server on the network.
• However you assign the Ethernet client IP addresses, the LANserver EX3
and all clients must have addresses in the same subnet.
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