NEC POWERMATE ES 5200 - SERVICE, Service Manual

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Release Notes A-7
Changing Network Settings
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled.
However, before you connect a system to your network you might need to:
„
enable a different network protocol
„
disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
„
add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink
protocols, enable TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway
information. (If a different protocol is enabled, the menu choices might differ
from those described in the procedure.)
1. From the Windows desktop, click
Start
on the taskbar, point to
Settings
,
and click
Control Panel
.
2. Double click the
Network
icon in the Control Panel window.
3. Click the
Protocols
tab. In the Protocols display, the following protocols
are loaded:
NetBEUI Protocol
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
NWLink NetBIOS
4. Highlight
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
and click
Remove
. A
warning window appears asking for confirmation to continue.
5.
Click
Yes
. The NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and NWLink
NetBIOS lines disappear from the Protocols display.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the NetBEUI Protocol.
7.
Click Add . The Select Network Protocol window appears.
8.
Highlight
TCP/IP Protocol
and click
OK
. The TCP/IP Setup window
appears. If there is a DHCP server on the network, click Yes ; otherwise
click
No
.
9. Change the path in the window to
C:\I386
. Click
Continue
. The Network
window appears. If Yes was clicked in step 8, skip to step 16. If No was
clicked in step 8, the Windows Setup window appears.
10.
Click Close . The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties Box appears.
11.
Fill in the IP Address , the Subnet Mask , and the Default Gateway in the
“Specify an IP address” area.
12.
Click the DNS tab and enter the host and domain name in the DNS display.
13. Click the
Identification
tab and change the Computer Name if appropriate.
14.
Click the WINS tab and enter the WINS address if appropriate.
15.
Click the Routing tab and enable IP forwarding if appropriate.
16.
Click OK . When prompted to restart the system, click Yes .