RX3141 User’s Manual

Chapter 3. Quick Start Guide

3.2.5Windows® NT 4.0 workstations:

First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:

1.In the Windows NT task bar, click the <Start> button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.In the Control Panel window, double click the Network icon.

3.In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.

The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols. If the list includes TCP/IP Protocol, then the protocol has already been enabled. Skip to step 9.

4.If TCP/IP does not display as an installed component, click <Add> button.

5.In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select TCP/IP, and then click <OK> button.

You may be prompted to install files from your Windows NT installation CD or other media. Follow the instructions to install the files.

After all files are installed, a window displays to inform you that a TCP/IP service called DHCP can be set up to dynamically assign IP information.

6.Click <Yes> button to continue, and then click <OK> button if prompted to restart your computer. Next, configure the PCs to accept IP addresses assigned by the RX3141:

7.Open the Control Panel window, and then double-click the Network icon.

8.In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.

9.In the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP, and then click <Properties> button.

10.In the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

11.Click <OK> button twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel.

3.2.6Assigning static IP addresses to your PCs

In some cases, you may want to assign IP addresses to some or all of your PCs directly (often called “statically”), rather than allowing the RX3141 to assign them. This option may be desirable (but not required) if:

fYou have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want to always associate with specific computers (for example, if you are using a computer as a public web server).

fYou maintain different subnets on your LAN.

However, during the first time configuration of your RX3141, you must assign an IP address in the 192.168.1.0 network for your PC, say 192.168.1.2, in order to establish connection between the RX3141 and your PC as the default LAN IP on RX3141 is pre-configured as 192.168.1.1. Enter 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask and 192.168.1.1 for the default gateway. These settings may be changed later to reflect your true network environment.

On each PC to which you want to assign static information, follow the instructions on pages 13 through 15 relating only to checking for and/or installing the IP protocol. Once it is installed, continue to follow the instructions for displaying each of the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties. Instead of enabling dynamic assignment of the IP addresses for the computer, DNS server, and default gateway, click the radio buttons that enable you to enter the information manually.

 

Your PCs must have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet as the RX3141’s

 

LAN port. If you manually assign IP information to all your LAN PCs, you can follow the

Note

instructions in the section 5.1.1 to change the LAN port IP address accordingly.

 

 

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