Configuring The System For Microsoft Internet Explorer; Changing Network Settings - NEC POWERMATE 2000 - RELEASE NOTES 02-2000 Release Note

Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer

TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer. See the next section,
"Changing Network Settings," to enable TCP/IP. Install Internet Explorer from the NEC
Application and Driver CD.
Note
Internet Explorer 5.0 comes preinstalled on systems with the Windows 98 or Windows
2000 operating system.

Changing Network Settings

All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:
T
enable a different network protocol
T
disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
T
add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols, enable
TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway information. (If a different protocol is
enabled, the menu choices might differ from those described in the procedure.)
From the Windows desktop, click
1.
.
Panel
2. Double click the
Click the
3.
loaded:
NetBEUI Protocol
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
NWLink NetBIOS
4. Highlight
appears asking for confirmation to continue.
Click
5. Yes
disappear from the Configuration display.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the NetBEUI Protocol.
In the Configuration tab display, click
7.
Highlight
8.
there is a DHCP server on the network, click
9. Change the path in the window to
If Yes was clicked in step 8, skip to step 16. If No was clicked in step 8, the Windows Setup
window appears.
Click
10. Close
11. Fill in the
address" area.
Click the
12.
13. Click the
14. Click the
Click the
15.
Click
16. OK
Start
Network icon in the Control Panel window.
tab. In the Configuration display, the following protocols are
Configuration
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
. The NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and NWLink NetBIOS lines
and then
Microsoft TCP/IP
C:\I386
. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties Box appears.
IP Address , the Subnet Mask
tab and enter the host and domain name in the DNS display.
DNS
Identification tab and change the Computer Name if appropriate.
WINS tab and enter the WINS address if appropriate.
tab and enable IP forwarding if appropriate.
Routing
. When prompted to restart the system, click
on the taskbar, point to
and click Remove
. Highlight
Add Protocol
and click . The TCP/IP Setup window appears. If
OK
Yes ; otherwise click
. Click Continue . The Network window appears.
, and the Default Gateway
.
Yes
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, and click
Settings Control
. A warning window
and click .
Add
No .
in the "Specify an IP