Chapter 4 Connection Wizard

In Windows XP, click Start > My Computer > View system information and then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field and enter it as the NBG-417NSystem Name.

4.2.2Domain Name

The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name) on each individual computer, the domain name can be assigned from the NBG-417N via DHCP.

Click Next to configure the NBG-417N for Internet access.

Figure 12 Wizard Step 1: System Information

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8 Wizard Step 1: System Information

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System

System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG-417N in an Ethernet

Name

network. Enter a descriptive name. This name can be up to 30

 

alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but dashes "-" and

 

underscores "_" are accepted.

 

 

Domain

Type the domain name (if you know it) here. If you leave this field blank,

Name

the ISP may assign a domain name via DHCP. The domain name entered

 

by you is given priority over the ISP assigned domain name.

 

 

Back

Click Back to display the previous screen.

 

 

Next

Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

 

 

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.

 

 

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