LAN Client Settings

Chapter 7 - LAN Client Settings

In order for a computer to access the Internet, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed on the computer. Computers on your local LAN as well as computers dialing in to your network may use dynamic or static IP addresses. Dynamic IP addresses may be automatically assigned by the DHCP function of the RF802EW or another DHCP server. Static IP addresses can either be reserved from the DHCP server or manually configured on the individual workstation.

To install or verify that TCP/IP is installed on your workstations, click Start Settings Control Panel, click Network, then view the Protocol information. If the TCP/IP protocol is not installed on your workstations, you must add it. Refer to the Adding TCP/IP section in the following pages, or your Windows documentation for assistance in adding the protocol.

The default setting in Windows is to have IP information (IP Address, DNS Server IP address and Gateway IP address) automatically assigned by a DHCP server such as the one built-in to your RouteFinder.

If you’d like to manually configure the IP addresses on your workstation, you will need to provide an IP address and subnet mask (the local LAN IP address and subnet you want to assign to the individual computer), a Gateway address (the local LAN IP address of your RouteFinder) and a DNS Server address (the DNS IP address provided by your ISP).

Warning: As a general rule, you should have only one DHCP server working on your network. If you decide to use a DHCP server other than that provided with your RouteFinder, you should use RouteFinder Manager to disable the DHCP LAN Server function. You should also set your RouteFinder’s IP address as the gateway to the other DHCP server.

Setting up Remote Access Clients

Dial-in connections to Windows NT, Novell and Unix servers require slightly different configurations. This section discusses the settings necessary to connect a Windows 95/98/NT/2000 workstation to these various servers.

Note: the Windows 2000 operating system has a Network Connection Wizard for making new connections, shown on the last page of this section.

The basic process consists of installing a dial-up adapter and a network protocol. Then, depending on the server to which you are connecting, you will likely need to install client software and specify the particular services you would like to use.

Accessing a Windows NT Server

Windows NT Server combines the best aspects of an application server, a file and printer server, a communications server, and a Web server, and its interoperability and management features make it an excellent network operating system (NOS) for organizations, whether they have mixed computing environments or operate entirely on Windows NT Server. Perform the following procedures when you need to connect your PC workstation to a remote Windows NT Server.