3Com 3C892 - OfficeConnect ISDN Lan Modem Router User Manual

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3Com 3C892 - OfficeConnect ISDN Lan Modem Router User Manual Manual pdf 44 page image

Before You Begin 44Setting Up YourComputer If You Have aStatic IP AddressIf your computer has a static IP address, you must verify and possibly change somesettings on your computer before you begin the configuration procedure. TheISDN LAN Modem must be your gateway and one of your DNS servers. Follow theprocedure in the appropriate section to make sure that this is the case. Note that ifyour computer has a dynamic IP address, this configuration would occurautomatically and you can go on to “Configuring the ISDN LAN Modem for theTypical Configuration.”These instructions assume that the LAN Modem configuration is set the factorydefault. If you are moving the LAN Modem from a different LAN, reset the LANModem before you begin. To do so, connect a telephone to one the LAN Modemphone ports and then enter **3266# from the keypad.For Windows 98 and 95 Users1 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 associatedwith the ISDN LAN Modem.3 Click Properties and then select the Gateway tab and write down the first IPaddress in the Installed Gateways box.If nothing is entered in the Installed Gateway list, enter an IP address that does notbelong to any workstation on your LAN, but is in the subnet that you have chosenfor 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 wrotedown 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 Users1 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 theISDN 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 downpreviously 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.