Configuring the remote modem/router
Remote IP Feature Phone Installation Manual
D.2
xDSL modem with a static IP address
Configuring the PC
1.
Configure the PC to use a static IP address:
• Click
on
the
Start
Menu, choose
Settings
, then choose
Control Panel.
• Double
click
the
Network
icon. The
Network
dialog box appears.
• Choose
the
TCP/IP
protocol. (If you do not see TCP/IP, please refer to Appendix III for
instructions for installing TCP/IP.) You may have multiple instances of the protocol bound to
different adapters. If so double-click on the TCP/IP that appears to the network interface card
(NIC) installed in your computer.
• Click
on
the
IP address
tab, and ensure that the radio button next to
Specify an IP address
is
filled in.
o
Enter the IP address assigned to you by the ISP.
o
Enter the subnet mask assigned to you by the ISP.
• Click
on
the
DNS
tab.
o
Ensure the bullet next to
Enable DNS
is selected.
o
Enter the
Host
and
Domain.
(The host name is the name of the computer, and the domain
is supplied by the ISP.)
o
Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers assigned to you by the ISP. (If unsure of these
addresses, contact the ISP.)
• Click
on
the
Gateway
tab.
o
Enter the gateway IP address assigned by the ISP under
New Gateway
, then click the
Add
button.
• Click
on
the
OK
button.
• The PC will display a message, “You must restart your computer for the new settings to take
effect.” Click the
Yes
button.
2.
When the PC boots back up, test the Internet connection using the DOS
PING
command
(refer to Appendix I for additional instructions).
If the
PING
test fails, check the TCP/IP setting again to make sure a typo did not occur. If the
settings look right, contact the ISP’s Technical Support Center and verify the IP address information.
Also, check with the ISP to make sure that the circuit is operating correctly.
Once the
PING
test is successful, you are ready to configure the ESI IP Remote Feature Phone for use
with the xDSL modem.
Adding the Remote Phone addressing
If a static address is assigned to the remote phone, no further programming of the xDSL modem is
required. Proceed to “Connecting the Remote Phone” (page E.1).
