Chapter 3 Connecting and Setting Up Your Laptop Computer

Setting Up Dial-Up Networking

Setting Up Dial-Up Networking

This section explains how to set up dial-up networking on a Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system to connect to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system by using a modem.

To Set Up Dial-Up Networking

Step 1 On the Windows 2000 system, right-click the My Network Places icon on the desktop. Step 2 Select Properties.

Step 3 Double-click Make New Connection. The Network Connection Wizard dialog box opens. Step 4 Click Next. The Network Connection Type dialog box appears.

Step 5 Select Dial-up to Private Network, and click Next. The Network Connection Wizard dialog box appears.

(If you have more than one dial-up device on your computer, you may not see this dialog box at this time. Instead you may see a dialog box asking you to choose a dial-up device. Choose the dial-up device that you want to use and press Next. The Network Connection Wizard dialog box appears.)

Step 6 Enter the phone number of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server modem in the phone number field and click Next. The Connection Availability dialog box appears.

Step 7 Select For all users. Click Next. The Completing the Network Connection Wizard dialog box appears. Step 8 In the Type the Name You Want to Use for This Connection field, enter the company name.

Step 9 Click Finish. The Connection dialog box appears.

Step 10 Click Properties. The Connection Properties dialog box appears.

Step 11 Select the General tab.

Step 12 Click Configure. The Modem Configuration dialog box appears.

Step 13 Change the maximum speed to 19200 bps.

Step 14 Click OK. The Connection Properties dialog box appears.

Step 15 Click the Networking tab.

Step 16 Under “Type of dial-up server I am calling,” select SLIP: Unix Connection.

Step 17 Under “Components checked are used by this connection,” select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Step 18 Click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears.

Step 19 Select Use the Following IP Address, and enter 198.207.208.242 in the IP address field. Step 20 Click OK to exit the Properties window.

Step 21 Click OK to exit the networking window. Your connection is now complete.

Testing the Modem Connection

To Test the Modem Connection

Step 1 Right-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop.

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