Soho 6 manual

Installation Procedures: Macintosh with Internet Explorer 5.x & 6.0 1

SOHO 6 Wireless Installation Procedure

Before you install the SOHO6 Wireless, you must have:

• A computer with a 10/100BaseT Ethernet card installed and a Web browser, such as Internet

Explorer.

• A functional Internet connection–this connection must be a cable or DSL modem with a

10/100BaseT port, an ISDN router, or a direct LAN connection. If the Internet connection is not

functional, call your ISP.

• Two straight-through Ethernet network cables with RJ45 connectors. Crossover cables, which are

often red or orange in color, are not satisfactory. The SOHO6 Wireless package includes one cable–

a second cable may have been supplied with your modem, if not, you will need to purchase a second

cable. Make sure that the cables are of sufficient length to connect the modem or router to the

SOHO 6 Wireless and the SOHO6 Wireless to your computer.

• The method of network address assignment used by your ISP. The possible methods are static

addressing, DHCP, or PPPoE–call your ISP to determine this, if necessary.

• The two antennae supplied with the SOHO 6 Wireless attached to the appliance.

NOTE

The SOHO 6 Wireless

must

be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 centimeters from all

persons and must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

• The SOHO 6 Wireless serial number–found on the bottom of the appliance.

For your reference, record the computer’s current TCP/IP settings in the chart at the end of this section.

1 Select the Apple me n u => Control Panels => TCP/IP.

The TCP/IP (internetConfig) dialog box appears.

2 Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure drop list.