Configuring Your Computer for TCP/IP

Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista

Use the following procedure to configure a computer running Microsoft Windows Vista with

the default interface. If you use the Classic interface, where the icons and menus resemble

previous Windows versions, perform the procedure under “Configuring Microsoft Windows

2000” on page 19.

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, click Control Panel, and then select Network and

Internet Icon.

2. Click View Networks Status and tasks and then click

Management Networks

Connections

.

3. Right-click the

Local Area Connection

icon and click

Properties

.

4. Click

Continue

. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears.

5. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, verify that

Internet Protocol

(TCP/IPv4)

is checked. Then select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4)

and click the

Properties

button (see Figure 7). The Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties dialog box

appears.

Figure 7. Local Area Connection Properties Window

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6. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties dialog box, click

Obtain an IP address

automatically

to configure your computer for DHCP (see Figure 8).

Figure 8. Internet Protocol Properties Window

7. Click the

OK

button to save your changes and close the dialog box.

8. Click the

OK

button again to save your changes.

Figure 9. Local Area Connection Status Window

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Configuring an Apple

®

Macintosh

®

Computer

The following procedure describes how to configure TCP/IP on an Apple Macintosh running

Mac OS 10.2. If your Apple Macintosh is running Mac OS 7.x or later, the steps you perform

and the screens you see may differ slightly from the following. However, you should still be

able to use this procedure as a guide to configuring your Apple Macintosh for TCP/IP.

1. Pull down the Apple Menu, click

System Preferences

, and select

Network

.

2. Verify that NIC connected to the SMCD3GN is selected in the

Show

field.

3. In the

Configure

field on the

TCP/IP

tab, select

Using DHCP

(see Figure 10).

4. Click

Apply Now

to apply your settings and close the TCP/IP dialog box.

Figure 10. Selecting Using DHCP in the Configure Field

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4 Configuring Your Gateway

After configuring your computer for TCP/IP using the procedure appropriate for your

operating system, use that computer’s Web browser to configure your SMCD3GN Gateway.

This chapter describes how to use your Web browser to configure your Gateway.

The topics covered in this chapter are:

y

Pre-configuration Guidelines (page 25)

y

Accessing the Gateway’s Web Management (page 27)

y

Understanding the Web Management Interface Screens (page 28)

y

Web Management Interface Menus (page 29)

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Pre-configuration Guidelines

Before you configure your Gateway, observe the guidelines in the following sections.

Disabling Proxy Settings

Disable proxy settings in your Web browser. Otherwise, you will not be able to view the

Gateway’s Web-based configuration pages.

Disabling Proxy Settings in Internet Explorer

The following procedure describes how to disable proxy settings in Internet Explorer 5 and

later.

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. On your browser’s

Tool

menu, click

Options

. The Internet Options dialog box appears.

3. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the

Connections

tab.

4. In the

Connections

tab, click the

LAN settings

button. The Local Area Network (LAN)

Settings dialog box appears.

5. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, uncheck all check boxes.

6. Click

OK

until the Internet Options window appears.

7. In the Internet Options window, under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings.

8. For the option Check for newer versions of stored pages, select Every time I visit the

webpage.

9. Click

OK

until you close all open browser dialog boxes.

Disabling Proxy Settings in Firefox

The following procedure describes how to disable proxy settings in Firefox.

1. Start Firefox.

2. On your browser’s

Tools

menu, click

Options

. The Options dialog box appears.

3. Click the

Advanced

tab.

4. In the

Advanced

tab, click the

Network

tab.

5. Click the

Settings

button.

6. Click

Direct connection to the Internet

.

7. Click the

OK

button to confirm this change.