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90449 Nürnberg
Telefon: +49 911 / 96 73 - 0
Fax:
+49 911 / 688 07 25
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Checking and Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
The TCP/I P pr ot oc ol i s th e "la ng ua ge " PC s us e to c omm un ic at e over t he
network and to connect to the Internet. Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is ins talle d be for e yo u st art co nf iguri ng y our rout er. To c hec k th e
installation of the TCP/IP protocol or to install the TCP/IP protocol:
■
In the start menu click
Settings
, in the submenu click
Control Pan-
el
. Double-click
Network
.
■
Windows 95/98: Search in the network components list for
TCP/IP
.
■
Windows NT: click the t ab
Protocols
. Search in th e n et w ork p roto-
cols list for
TCP/IP protocol
.
■
If you can
’
t find this entr y ins tall the TCP /IP prot ocol as describ ed
below. O the r wis e close t he d ial og box and sta rt configuration (section 3).
To install the TCP/IP Protocol:
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Windows 95/98: In the dialog box
Network
click
Add
. In the netw o rk
components l is t sele ct
protocol
and click
Add
. In the manufa cture rs
column clic k
Microsoft
and then cl ic k
Microsoft TCP/IP
. Click OK.
In an existing network you might have to configure additional settings. Ask you r network ad ministra tor. If you are setting up a ne w
network click OK.
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Windows NT: In the
Network
dialog bo x, click the t ab
Protocols
and
click
Add
. In the network components list click
TCP/IP protocol
and
click OK. Confirm the question with
Yes
to set up a new network. In
an existing network ask your network administrator.
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Follow the instructi ons on the sc reen and fin ally restar t your PC.
Repeat the installation on all PCs you need access to the Internet.
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Quit all Windows-base d programs on your PC.
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Put the BinTec Companion CD in the CD-ROM drive of your PC. After a few s ec ond s t he s ta r t w indo w appe ar s. I f the st art wi nd ow d oe s
not appear automatically, click in your Windows Explorer your CDROM drive and double-click
setup.exe
.
■
Click
BRICKware
to start the setup program.
■
Enter the directory BRICKware shall be installed to.
■
Select y our router, thus BinGO! Plus or BinGO! Professional.
■
Select t he soft war e co mpon en ts yo u wa nt to ha ve in sta ll ed . Yo u can
accept the adjusted values.
■
DIME Too ls contains ma inly tools fo r configurati on, maintenan ce
and diagnosis. For the basic functions of your router it is not necessary to start DIME Tools automatically with Windows.
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The Configuration Wizard s tarts.
3 Installing BRICKware
With the Configuration Wizard you configure your router in a quick and
easy way. Please note:
When you configure your router with the Configuration Wizard your router will be initially reset. Existing configurations – not made by the Configuration W izard – wi ll be lost. So if your ro uter is alre ady configure d
transmit t he ex is ti ng co nf ig ura t io n to yo ur PC be for e s ta rti n g (se e U se r’s
Guide).
You can carr y o ut the co nf i gu rat io n in e it he r qui ck or ex pert mo de . If you
are unfamiliar in networking technologies choose quick mode.
You can select the following configuration steps: Basic Router Settings
and Internet Access. The Basic Router Settings are required to integrate
the router in yo ur ne two rk an d t o en ab le te le ma ti c se rvi ces . Add iti on al l y,
you may configure Internet access on your router to allow all PCs on
your LAN to access the Internet via your BinGO! Plus/Pro fessional.
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Select the desired subjects and follow the instructions on the screen.
■
If you hav e se t u p a new network a nd installed th e T C P/IP protoco l
as described above you have to configure your router as DHCP
server (de fault).
In this cas e the PC ha s to be assi gned an IP address at t he end of
configuration. Un der Windows NT this will be done automatically. U nder
Windows 95 or 98 the Configuration Wizard starts the program
WINIPCFG:
■
Click
Yes
to start WINIPCFG. Click
Renew All
and then click OK.
If you have choosen telematic services (TAPI/CAPI) during configuration, you will be asked to perform CAPI and TAPI configuration now.
CAPI enab les, am ong oth er thi ngs, se nding a nd rece iving o f fax me ssages and an answering machine’s functionality. TAPI enables computer supported telephoning.
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Click
Yes
to start conf ig ura t io n. I n t he
Remote TAPI
tab enter the IP
address of y our router if it i sn’t entered already. Also en ter user
name and password for users of telematic services as entered previously before in the Configuration Wizard. Click
Use these values
.
Repeat these steps for the Remote
CAPI
tab. Click OK.
To be able to use fax services on your PC you have to install a CAPI application like RVS-Com Lite. RVS-Co m Lite is inc luded on your Bin Tec
Companio n C D .
■
Click
RVS-Com Lite
in the start window to install RVS-Com Lite (see
subject 3 "Installing BRICKware") and follow the instructions on the
screen. An online help system is also available.
4 Configuring your Router
5 Configuring your PC
You may allow access to Internet via your router for all PCs located in
the same network as your router. For that on the PCs which are not adjusted as DHCP client you have to enter your router as gateway and as
DNS server as described below:
■
In the start menu click
Settings
, in the submenu click
Control Pan-
el
. Double-click
Network
.
■
Click
TCP/IP
in the network components list (for Windows NT it is on
the
Protocol
tab) and click
Properties
.
■
Click the
Gateway
tab and e nter th e IP a ddress of you r router as
New Gateway. (Windows NT: Click the
IP Address
tab and en ter the
IP address of your route r as
Standard Gateway
). Click
Add
.
■
Click the
DNS Configuratio n
tab and enter the IP address of your
router under
DNS Server Search Order
. Click
Add
and then OK.
Follow the further instructions on the screen.
You have succ essfully finished the configuration of your router!
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Remove the cable from the serial port of your router (3) now.
Caution!
An incorr ect confi gura tio n of the dev ices in yo ur netw ork
may result in unintended connections and increased charges.
Monitor your router and make sure that the system does not
establish un wante d ISDN con nection s (and ch arges) . Observe the
LED display of your router (LED L1 or
L2
is on: Connection
establishe d) or u se the monitor ing fun ction in the Set up To ol (see
Getting Started and User’s Guide).
■
Test the connection to your router. In the start menu click
Run
. Enter
ping
followed by a space followed by the IP address of your router.
A window appears with the respo nse
"Reply from..."
.
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Now open your Internet Browser and enter www.bintec.de to test the
access to the Internet. At BinTec’s WWW site you will find the latest
news, updates, and documentation.
6 Testing Configuration
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