Netopia R2121 manual Dynamic configuration using MacIP optional

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Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-15

Dynamic configuration using MacIP (optional)

If you want to use MacIP to dynamically assign IP addresses to the Macintosh computers on your network you must install the optional AppleTalk feature set kit.

Note: You cannot use MacIP dynamic configuration to configure your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router because you must first configure the router in order to enable AppleTalk.

Once the AppleTalk kit is installed, you can configure your Macintoshes for MacIP. To configure dynamically using MacIP, perform the following:

Using Open Transport TCP/IP

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 Advanced and click OK.

3.In the TCP/IP window, select or type information into the fields as shown in the following table.

TCP/IP Option:

Select/ Type:

Connect via:

AppleTalk (MacIP)

Configure:

Using MacIP server

MacIP Server zone:

(select available zone)

Name server address:

Enter the primary and secondary name server

 

addresses given to you by your ISP

Implicit Search Path:

Enter your domain name; if you do not have a

Starting domain name:

domain name, enter the domain name of your ISP

4.Close the TCP/IP control panel and save the settings.

These are the only fields you need to modify in these screens.

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Netopia R2121 manual Dynamic configuration using MacIP optional