Netopia R7200 manual Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers, Tcp/Ip

5-10 User’s Reference Guide

Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers

The following is a quick guide to configuring TCP/IP for MacOS computers. Configuring TCP/IP in a Macintosh computer requires the following:

■You must have either Open Transport or Classic Networking (MacTCP) installed.

Note: If you want to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server built into your Netopia R7200 to assign IP addresses to your Macintoshes, you must be running Open Transport, standard in MacOS 8 and optional in earlier system versions. You can have your Netopia R7200 dynamically assign IP addresses using MacTCP; however, to do so requires that the optional AppleTalk kit be installed which can only be done after the router is configured.

■You must have built-in Ethernet or a third-party Ethernet card and its associated drivers installed in your Macintosh.

Dynamic configuration (recommended)

If you configure your Netopia R7200 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 R7200.