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Click the <Connection to> arrow in the PC Expanion initial screen and select a host computer from the list. If ‘Autodetection’ is selected in the <Setup> <TS Options> of the PC Expanion, up to 8 host computers within the same sub-network of the NCT-2000- XP application are automatically found and listed. Automatically found host computer names are marked by the ‘*’ symbol in front of them. If ‘Autodetection’ is not selected in <Setup> <TS Options> and only ‘TS 2’ or ‘TS 3’ is selected, ‘TS 2’ or ‘TS 3’ appears on the list without the ‘*’ symbol.

Click the <Connect> button.

When the Windows logon window appears, type the user ID and the password.

5.How to connect the PC Expanion to the host PC directly

You can also use the PC Expanion by connecting it to the LAN port of a host computer directly. In this case, you cannot use the Cable supplied with the product. You will need a cross-over LAN cable. If a host computer has one LAN card and the PC Expanion is connected to the LAN card, the computer cannot be connected to the Internet or external networks. In this case, to connect the host computer to the Internet or external networks, install an additional LAN card in the computer and refer to ‘When there is more than a LAN’. The LAN card must support 100Mbps or higher.

When only one LAN card is plugged in the host PC (more than 100Mbps support)

1After referring to the ‘2. How to check the IP address setting of PC Expanion’ in part 8, please set the IP address of PC Expanion manually.

<For example>

Select the ‘Use Static IP address’ option in the setup menu of the PC Expanion.

IP address column : Type “192.168.010.003”

Gateway : Type “192.168.010.001”

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