Nortel Contivity 1050, Configuration Manual

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Chapter 3 Setting up the Nortel VPN Router 1010, 1050, and 1100 69
Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Basic Features
7 Press the power switch to the “on” position and wait for the VPN Router to
boot.
Make sure that your PCs can obtain IP addresses automatically
By default, DHCP server is enabled on the private side of the VPN Router to
assign IP addresses to the PCs that you connect to the LAN 0 ports.
1 Make certain that each PC is configured to obtain its IP address automatically.
(Following are instructions for Windows* 2000; for other operating systems,
see the user documentation.)
a
Choose Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections > Local
Area Connections .
b Click Properties .
c From the component list, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then
click Properties .
d Select the Obtain an IP address automatically option and click OK .
2
Reboot the PC to obtain a new IP address from the VPN Router
(192.168.1.3–192.168.1.254).
Test the VPN Router and start the quick-start tool
Depending on the type of addressing that your ISP uses, go to the appropriate
section:
• If your ISP uses DHCP, go to “DHCP instructions” on page 70 .”
• If your ISP uses Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), go to “PPPoE
instructions” on page 70 .”
Note:
The boot process can take as long as 3 minutes.