3Com Dual 56K Changing the LAN Modem IP Address for Static IP Users, LAN Modem Support Web Site

52CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE DUAL 56K LAN MODEM FOR INTERNET ACCESS

The LAN Modem Support Web Site

From the LAN Modem Support web site, you can register your Dual 56K LAN Modem, read any new and up-to-date information about your product, and perform firmware upgrades to the LAN Modem as they become available.

To access this LAN Modem Support web site at any time, go to:

http://www.3com.com/support/docs/lanmodem/.

The call to your ISP established via the ISP Wizard will automatically disconnect after seven minutes of inactivity. (This is a default value and can be changed. Refer to Chapter 7, “Changing Data Call Parameters,” for instructions.) To manually disconnect this call, refer to Chapter 5 “Disconnecting Calls”.

If you are setting up a statically-configured workstation, continue with “Changing the LAN Modem IP Address for Static IP Users” below. If you experience any other problems, refer to Chapter 10, “Troubleshooting and Maintenance.”

You can now connect up to three more computers and/or printers directly to your new LAN. To add more than four users using an external hub, refer to “Connecting an External Hub to the Dual 56K LAN Modem,” page 56.

Changing the LAN Modem IP Address for Static IP Users

If you followed the steps in Chapter 3 “Changing the LAN Modem IP Address for Static IP Users”, and chose to follow the manual setup procedure for static IP addressing (as opposed to using the EZ-LAN Wizard, as described in the Getting Started Guide), you must now change the LAN Modem’s default IP address to recognize your statically configured workstation. The following steps explain how this is done.

1Access the LAN Modem’s main page by entering the following URL in your Web browser: http://3com.oc.lanmodem. Alternatively, you can use the numeric form of this same IP address: http://192.168.1.1.

2From the Dual 56K LAN Modem’s main configuration page, click the LAN Parameters icon.

The LAN (Ethernet) Parameters page appears.

3In the IP Address field, enter your workstation’s original Gateway IP address that you recorded as part of the step sequence under “Setting Up Your Computer If You Have a Static IP Address.”

4Click Submit.

The Dual 56K LAN Modem resets itself.

5Quit your Web browser.

6Reset your workstation back to the original network settings you recorded in Chapter 3, “Setting Up Your Computer If You Have a Static IP Address.”

7Restart your workstation.

This completes the setup procedure for using a statically configured workstation with the LAN Modem.