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52 CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE 56K LAN MODEM
If you cannot access a Web site and your computer has a static IP address, refer to
“Configuring a Static IP Address on the 56K LAN Modem”. If you experience any
other problems, refer to Chapter 7, “Placing, Receiving and Disconnecting Calls”.
You will be connected to the LAN Modem Web site. This verifies the correct
configuration of your ISP connection.
From here, you can read any new, up-to-date information, register your product,
or perform firmware upgrades as they become available. If you have installed the
Custom Browser from the 3Com Companion Programs CD-ROM, access this page
at any time by clicking the Updates button from your browser’s Links menu bar.
Otherwise, the latest information can be accessed directly at
http://www.remoteaccess.3com.com/support/docs/lanmodem/
welcome.html
.
This configuration covers the typical parameters needed to connect to your ISP.
There are additional parameters for this ISP connection which have been set to a
typical default. These parameters include Domain Name, Compression, NAT, and
WAN Link IP Address. In addition, you can enter a second telephone for
connection to your ISP. For information on these parameters and instructions for
changing their default values, refer to “Editing Service Provider Profiles.”
To return to the LAN Modem’s main configuration page, enter the following
address in your Web browser’s address window:
http://lanmodem. Alternatively, if
you are using the Custom Browser, clicking the Configure Modem link takes you
directly to this main page.
The connection established as a result of the ISP Wizard will automatically
disconnect after fifteen minutes of inactivity, by default.
To learn more about your LAN Modem’s main page, or to configure additional
parameters, go on to “56K LAN Modem Main Page”. Otherwise, go on to
Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting and Maintenance”.
Configuring a Static IP
Address on the 56K LAN
Modem
If you followed the steps in “Configuring the 56K LAN Modem for the Typical
Configuration” and were not able to connect to a Web site and your computer
has a static IP address, there may be an incompatibility between the IP address on
your computer and the IP address on the 56K LAN Modem. To correct this, do the
following.
1 Enter the following URL in your Web browser: http://lanmodem. Alternatively,
you can enter http://3com.oc.lanmodem.
2 From the 56K LAN Modem’s main configuration page, click the icon representing
the 56K LAN Modem from the center illustration.
The LAN (Ethernet) Parameters page appears.
3 In the IP Address field, enter the default gateway address you recorded as
described in “Setting Up Your Computer If You Have a Static IP Address”.
4 Click Submit.
The 56K LAN Modem resets.
5 Click Refresh from your Web browser’s menu bar.
The Enter Password window appears.