Lightning SA MultiCom, User Manual

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MultiCom Firewall User’s Manual 45
Windows 2000 or XP
NOTE — if you have scrolled down to the bottom of the list and do not
see either TCP/IP or the name of your ethernet card/interface then they
are not installed in your computer. Please check the instructions that
came with your ethernet card/interface to install that now.
To set your computer as a DHCP Client
1. choose the
General
tab
2. click on
Obtain IP address automatically
.
3. click on
Obtain DNS server address automatically
4. click on
OK
5. follow the onscreen instructions (which might ask you to reboot your
computer)
To manually set your computer's IP address
1.choose the
General
tab
2.click on
Use the following IP address
3.enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway. Be sure that the
Subnet Mask and Default gateway match the settings of the MultiCom
Firewall’s LAN interface. For the first connection this should be IP
address 10.0.0.1, Subnet 255.0.0.0, Default gateway 10.0.0.1
Right click on your network
card and select “Properties.”
In your Properties window you
should see the protocols and
services installed for the
selected network device.
Find the setting the says
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and double click on it to open
the TCP/IP properties window.