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Express XL/XLT User Manual 61200.070L1-1
CONNECTING TO AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
Internet Access using Network Address Translation (NAT)
1. Connect the 10BaseT cable from the PC’s network card to the Express XL/
XLT. Select
TO NIC
on the Express XL/XLT back panel.
2. Go to the
Configuration/Connection List
menu, and then press the right
arrow key to place the cursor on the
Num
column.
3. Type
I
to insert a new Connection List entry.
4. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor over the
Num
column for the in-
serted entry. Press
Enter
to place the subentries into the right pane.
5. Set the
Description
to an identifiable name (i.e., ISP).
6. Go into the
Authentication
field and select
PAP or CHAP
for the
Tx
Method
.
7. Enter your user name and password (provided by your ISP) into the
Tx
Username
and
Tx Password
fields.
8. Move the cursor to the left pane and highlight the IP parameters.
9. Set the
NAT
item to
Yes
. This is a very important step. The Express XL/
XLT will need to translate the “fake” IP address(es) on the PC(s) to the “re-
al” address provided dynamically by the ISP. See
IP/NAT
on page 43 for
more details.
10. All other IP parameters should be left at their default settings. Navigate
over to the
Dial Out
parameters.
11. Enter the number into
Number 1
. If configured for two B-channel (PPP
Multilink) by the ISP, enter
Number 2
if it exists and set
Initial Channels
to
2
.
12. Arrow left until the message
Save Connection List Changes
appears.
Type
y
to save.
13. Go to the
Configuration/IP
menu
and enter an IP address and net mask
into the
IP Address
and
Subnet Mask
fields. The factory default setting
will work just as well (10.0.0.1, 255.255.255.0).
14. Go into the
Configuration/IP/NAT
submenu and set
DHCP
Mode
to
On
.
15. Arrow left to save the configuration.
16. Go into the
Dia
l menu.
17. Set the cursor over the
Dial
parameter for the Connection List profile you
just set up.
18. Press
Enter
; the Express XL/XLT will start dialing.