12 Getting Started User Guide
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DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION (RECOMMENDED)
If you configure your Netopia Router using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. To configure your Macintosh computer for dynamic addressing do the following:
1.Go to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then TCP/IP.
2.With the TCP/IP window open, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Choose Basic and click OK.
3.In the TCP/IP window, select “Connect via: Ethernet” and “Configure: Using DHCP Server.”
Note: You can also use these instructions to configure other computers on your network to accept IP addresses served by the Netopia Router.
STATIC CONFIGURATION (OPTIONAL)
If you are manually configuring the computer on your Local Area Network for a fixed or static IP address, perform the following:
1.Go to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then TCP/IP or
MacTCP.
2.With the TCP/IP window open, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Choose Advanced and click OK.
Or, in the MacTCP window, select Ethernet and click the More button.
3.In the TCP/IP window or in the MacTCP/More window, select or type information into the fields as shown in the following table.
Option: | Select/Type: |
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Connect via: | Ethernet |
Configure: | Manually |
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IP Address: | 192.168.1.2 |
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Subnet mask: | 255.255.255.0, or for |
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Router address: | 192.168.1.1 |
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Name server address: | Enter the primary and secondary name server addresses given to you by your ISP |
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Implicit Search Path: | Enter your domain name; if you do not have a domain name, enter the domain name |
Starting domain name: | of your ISP |
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4.Close the TCP/IP or MacTCP control panel and save the settings.
5.If you are using MacTCP, you must restart the computer. If you are using Open Transport, you do not need to restart.
These are the only fields you need to modify in this screen.
Note: You can also use these instructions to configure other computers on your network with manual or static IP addresses. Be sure each computer on your network has its own IP address.
