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Chapter 7 - LAN Client Settings
LAN Client Settings
In order for a computer to access the Internet, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed on the computer.
Computers on your local LAN as well as computers dialing in to your network may use dynamic or
static IP addresses. Dynamic IP addresses may be automatically assigned by the DHCP function of
the RF802EW or another DHCP server. Static IP addresses can either be reserved from the DHCP
server or manually configured on the individual workstation.
To install or verify that TCP/IP is installed on your workstations, click Start | Settings | Control
Panel, click Network, then view the Protocol information. If the TCP/IP protocol is not installed on
your workstations, you must add it. Refer to the Adding TCP/IP section in the following pages, or
your Windows documentation for assistance in adding the protocol.
The default setting in Windows is to have IP information (IP Address, DNS Server IP address and
Gateway IP address) automatically assigned by a DHCP server such as the one built-in to your
RouteFinder.
If you’d like to manually configure the IP addresses on your workstation, you will need to provide an
IP address and subnet mask (the local LAN IP address and subnet you want to assign to the
individual computer), a Gateway address (the local LAN IP address of your RouteFinder) and a DNS
Server address (the DNS IP address provided by your ISP).
Warning: As a general rule, you should have only one DHCP server working on your network. If you
decide to use a DHCP server other than that provided with your RouteFinder, you should use
RouteFinder Manager to disable the DHCP LAN Server function. You should also set your
RouteFinder’s IP address as the gateway to the other DHCP server.
Setting up Remote Access Clients
Dial-in connections to Windows NT, Novell and Unix servers require slightly different configurations.
This section discusses the settings necessary to connect a Windows 95/98/NT/2000 workstation to
these various servers.
Note: the Windows 2000 operating system has a Network Connection Wizard for making new
connections, shown on the last page of this section.
The basic process consists of installing a dial-up adapter and a network protocol. Then, depending
on the server to which you are connecting, you will likely need to install client software and specify
the particular services you would like to use.
Accessing a Windows NT Server
Windows NT Server combines the best aspects of an application server, a file and printer server, a
communications server, and a Web server, and its interoperability and management features make it
an excellent network operating system (NOS) for organizations, whether they have mixed computing
environments or operate entirely on Windows NT Server. Perform the following procedures when you
need to connect your PC workstation to a remote Windows NT Server.