3Com 3C510 manual Internet Sharing Setup, Setup Program

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INTERNET SHARING SETUP

Internet sharing allows you to share a single Internet connection among all of the computers on your home network. You can configure your home network for Internet sharing by using the Internet sharing setup program provided with the Home Network Gateway.

The Internet sharing setup program is Web-based, which means that it is accessed through your Web browser (usually Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) running on your Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX computer.

Before beginning this section, you should contact your ISP to find out what kind of Internet connection you have (Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPP over Ethernet, or Dial-Up), as well as collect all relevant addresses you will need to setup the gateway.

Setup Program To use the setup program:

1Activate your browser.

2Type the IP address of the gateway in the Location (Netscape) or Address (Internet Explorer) field, and click Enter on the keyboard.

For example, if you are using the default address of the gateway, type http://192.168.2.1 into the Address or Location field. After the connection is established, the setup program will launch and the user startup screen will appear.

The startup screen, System Status, contains information about the status of the gateway, including IP address, dial-up modem status (if applicable), and firmware version.