Setting Up Your Computer If You Have A Static Ip Address; For Windows 98 And 95 Users; For Windows Nt 4.0 Users - 3Com OfficeConnect 3C892 User Manual

Setting Up Your
Computer If You Have a
Static IP Address
If your computer has a static IP address, you must verify and possibly change some
settings on your computer before you begin the configuration procedure. The
ISDN LAN Modem must be your gateway and one of your DNS servers. Follow the
procedure in the appropriate section to make sure that this is the case. Note that if
your computer has a dynamic IP address, this configuration would occur
automatically and you can go on to
Typical Configuration."
These instructions assume that the LAN Modem configuration is set the factory
default. If you are moving the LAN Modem from a different LAN, reset the LAN
Modem before you begin. To do so, connect a telephone to one the LAN Modem
phone ports and then enter **3266# from the keypad.

For Windows 98 and 95 Users

1 From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
2 Double-click Network and then select TCP/IP.
If you have multiple TCP/IP entries, select TCP/IP for the Ethernet card associated
with the ISDN LAN Modem.
3 Click Properties and then select the Gateway tab and write down the first IP
address in the Installed Gateways box.
If nothing is entered in the Installed Gateway list, enter an IP address that does not
belong to any workstation on your LAN, but is in the subnet that you have chosen
for your LAN. Write this IP address down for later use.
4 Click the DNS Configuration tab.
5 In the DNS Server Search Order edit box, enter the gateway IP address you wrote
down as part of the previous step and then click Add.
6 Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties box.
7 Click OK to close the Network control panel.
You are asked to restart your computer.
8 Click OK.

For Windows NT 4.0 Users

1 From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.
2 Double-click Network and then select the Protocols tab.
3 Highlight TCP/IP and then click Properties.
4 Click the IP Address tab and then select the Ethernet card associated with the ISDN
LAN Modem from the Adapter drop-down list box.
5 Write down the IP address in the Installed Gateways box.
6 Click the DNS tab.
7 Click Add.
8 In the TCP/IP DNS Server box, enter the gateway IP address you wrote down
previously and then click Add.
9 Click OK to close the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
10 Click OK to close the Network Control Panel box.
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