Netopia 3347NWG-VGx quick start Stop, Additional resources for users with advanced needs

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The next section of this installation guide, “Configuring Microsoft Windows,” is intended for users with single, stand-alone PCs that are being connected together in order to share the new DSL service.

If you are using a LAN and understand the impacts of changing Windows TCP/IP settings, please proceed with the instructions in Section 6. McLeodUSA and Netopia are available to answer questions you may have. Please see Section 10: Contact Information.

Additional resources for users with advanced needs:

You are considered a customer with advanced needs if any of the following apply to you/your network configuration:

•You require certain workstations on your network to have public Internet static IP addresses.

•You require servers on your network to have public Internet static IP addresses.

•Your network workstations are currently configured with private static IP addresses, and you cannot change them to dynamic (DHCP) without interrupting existing applications or connectivity to LAN servers.

•You need to customize firewall filter sets.

•You need to customize gateway defaults. The default settings for the DSL gateway have the following features enabled:

•DHCP IP Address-Serving to your LAN.

•DHCP Client to the McLeodUSA network is enabled. This will change if you need to use public static IP addresses within your LAN.

•Network Address Translation is enabled.

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