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Chapter 3 Getting Started
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automatically.
To manually set your computer's IP address
1. choose the
IP address
tab
2. choose specify an IP address
3. enter the IP address (10.0.0.2 for example) and Netmask for your
computer (the Netmask should be the same as is configured for the LAN
interface of the MultiCom Firewall, by default it is 255.0.0.0)
4. choose the
Gateway
tab
5. Under
New Gateway
, enter in the IP address of your MultiCom
Firewall's LAN interface (by default this is 10.0.0.1) and click add
6. click on
OK
to close and save the properties window
7. click on
OK
to close and apply the network controls for your computer
8. follow the onscreen instructions (which will probably have you reboot
your computer)
Now you are finished configuring your Windows computer to access your
MultiCom Firewall. Please continue onto the next section to test your that
everything is set up correctly.
Windows 2000 or XP
To reach the network control on a Windows 2000 or XP machine click on
START
>
Control Panel
>
Network Connections
.
Windows IP Address Panel Windows Gateway Panel