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Part B: Configuring the FaxFinder Server
1. Setting Admin PC to Startup IP Address
To initially access the FaxFinder, you will need to connect the unit directly to a compatible computer.
This process is detailed below. After the first setup, you can change the IP address of the FaxFinder
unit to one that is capable of operating on the network where it will permanently reside. If the
FaxFinder is already attached to a network, the Client software can Auto-discover the IP address.
Alternatively, using the Command/Console port, you can use a terminal program (like HyperTerminal)
and type "ifconfig eth0 'IP address'". After that you can temporarily use the web interface for access
and permanently set the IP address in the System Configuration section.
A. Connect a PC directly to your FaxFinder unit using an RJ45 network cable (this may entail
disconnecting the PC from its current network).
B. Set the computer now connected to the FaxFinder to IP address http://192.168.2.x, where x can
be from 2 to 255 (use any address except 192.168.2.1). Make sure you write down the original IP
address so you may re-enter it when finished.
Windows XP/2003
a. From the Windows desktop, right-click on
"My Network Places," and select
"Properties."
b. In the Network Connection screen, right-
click on "Local Area Connection."
c. In the Local Area Connection Properties
screen, on the "General" tab, scroll to the
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" entry and
select it. Click "Properties."
d. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties screen, record the existing IP
address. Then reset the IP address to
192.168.2.2.
Windows Vista
a. Click on Start and go to Network.
b. In the left-hand 'Folders' pane, Right-click on Network and select Properties.
c. For the Local Area Connection, click on the View Status link.
d. In the Status window, click on Properties. Click Continue when the permission window pops-
up.
e. In the Properties window, click once to highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and
then click Properties below.
f. Here you can select the "Use the following IP address:" radio button, and then set the "IP
Address" to 192.168.2.2.
g. Click OK, then click Close and then Close again.
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Windows 2000
a. From the Windows desktop, right-click on
"My Network Places," and select
"Properties."
b. In the Network and Dialup Connections
screen, right-click on "Local Area
Connection" and select "Properties."
c. In the Local Area Connection Properties
screen, select the "Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)" entry. Click "Properties."
d. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties screen, record the existing IP
address. Then reset the IP address to
192.168.2.2.
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