Windows Me/98

1 Open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box.

aFrom the desktop, click the Start button, point to Settings, then Control Panel.

bDouble-click the Network icon to display the Network dialog box.

cSelect your NIC card’s TCP/IP entry (it should include “TCP/IP” in it, but not “AOL,” “Dial-up,” or “Adapter”) and click the Properties button and then click OK

2 Ensure the following is selected, depending on your situation:

!If you are logging into the Zoom Configuration Manager: Ensure that Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server addresses are selected and that the information in the table below appears in the appropriate fields.

For this value…

Enter…

IP Address

Any value between 10.0.0.4 and 10.0.0.20.

 

For example, type 10.0.0.10.

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

New gateway

10.0.0.2

!If you are using dynamic IP addressing (DHCP): Ensure that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected and that either Obtain a DNS server address automatically or Enable DNS is selected. All fields should be blank.

!If you are using a static IP address: Ensure that Specify an IP address is selected, then enter the IP address and Subnet mask values given to you by your service provider. On the Gateway tab, enter the New gateway value given to you by your provider. On the DNS Configuration tab, ensure that Enable DNS is selected and that something appears in the Host box. (If not, enter any name, word, or combination of letters and numbers.) In the DNS Server Search Order box, enter the DNS value provided by your service provider.

Chapter 3: Specifying TCP/IP Settings

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