Apple AirPort Networks manual Setting Dhcp Only Options, Setting Up Client Computers

You can also set up port mapping. To ensure that requests are properly routed to your web, AppleShare, or FTP server, or a specific computer on your network, you need to establish a permanent IP address for the server or computer, and provide “inbound port mapping” information to the Apple wireless device. See “Directing Network Traffic to a Specific Computer on Your Network (Port Mapping)” on page 49.

Setting DHCP Only Options

If you chose “Distribute a range of IP addresses” from the Connection Sharing pop-up menu, your wireless device is set up to use DHCP to distribute a range of IP addresses using only DHCP. You cannot use NAT if you chose this option. Click DHCP and enter the beginning and ending addresses you want to distribute to computers joining your wireless network.

You can set the additional DHCP options, such as DHCP Lease, DHCP Message, and other options following the instructions above.

Setting Up Client Computers

To configure TCP/IP on client computers using Mac OS X v10.5:

1Open System Preferences on the client computer and then click Network.

2Do one of the following:

a If the client computer is using AirPort, select AirPort in the network connection services list, and then click Advanced.

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