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Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation
To use the Barricade correctly, you must properly configure the network settings of your
computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform
(Windows 95/98/NT/2000).
3.1 Setting your computer network settings properly
The default
IP
address
of the Barricade is 192.168.123.254, and the default
subnet mask
is
255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed to fit your needs, but the default values are
used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been
configured, you can refer to
Appendix B
to configure it. For example,
1. configure
IP
as 192.168.123.1,
subnet mask
as 255.255.255.0 and
gateway
as
192.168.123.254
2. configure your computer to load the TCP/IP setting automatically, i.e., via DHCP
server.
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the
ping
command to
check if your computer has successfully connected to the Barricade. The following example
shows the ping procedure for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the
ping
command
ping
192.168.123.254
If the following messages appear:
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
a communication link between your computer and the Barricade has been successfully
established.
If you get the following message:
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
