This
Getting Started Guide
provides instructions for installing and configuring the 56K LAN Modem based on the most
common configuration — shared Internet access. For advanced configurations, the
OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem User
Guide
is available in PDF and HTML formats on the
OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem Companion Programs
CD-ROM. The
flow chart below will help direct you to the proper documentation source and location for your network scenario.
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OfficeConnect
56K LAN Modem
OfficeConnect
56K LAN Modem
Getting Started Guide
10BASE-T
Ethernet cable
(RJ-45 to RJ-45)
Analog
telephone cable
(RJ-11 to RJ-11)
Phone port
adapter
(for UK only)
Power supply
with AC wall
transformer
Windows 98 & 95
CD
runs autom
atically.
Place in CD
-RO
M drive
and w
ait a few
seconds.
Or,
Select ST
AR
T, then RU
N
from
taskbar
. T
ype
D:\SETU
P (assum
es
CD
-RO
M drive is D
).
Windows 3.1x
Select RU
N fr
om
FILE
menu. T
ype D
:\SETU
P
(assum
es CD
-RO
M
drive is D
).
Macintosh
Double-click LA
N
Modem
Com
panion
icon.
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OfficeConnect
Network Assistant
CD-ROM
Contains supplementary
information on general
networking
OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem
Companion Programs
CD-ROM
Contains:
• User Guide (PDF and HTML)
• Getting Started Guide (PDF)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
Network Assistant • Asistente de R
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Assistant Ré
seau • Netzw
erk-Assistent
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56K L
AN Modem
Getting S
tar
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Pa
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. 981/000116-3
Published July 1999
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
2
B
EFORE
Y
OU
B
EGIN
To complete your setup and establish an Internet connection for the first time, you must have the following:
■
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) Account.
■
A Workstation
with the following requirements:
■
10BASE-T Ethernet card (Ethernet connectivity built in with all Power Macintoshes)
■
TCP/IP connectivity (built in with Windows 98, 95, and NT and Macintosh OS 7.6 or later)
■
386, 486, or Pentium processor (PCs only)
■
CD-ROM drive
■
A Web Browser
, such as Netscape Navigator (3.0 or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.0 or later), that is
frames-capable and JavaScript-enabled.
If you do not have a browser, a custom browser is provided on the
OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem Companion Programs
CD-ROM.
Networking computers
for the first time?
Check TCP/IP defaults, page 6.
Then, proceed to "Before You Begin"
See "Checking for Dynamic vs. Static
IP Addressing," page 7
Using dynamic IP addressing
on your LAN?
YES
YES
NOT SURE
NO
NO
See
User Guide (on CD-ROM)
for installation and configuration
