Computer Mac Mini User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Getting to Know Your Macmini
- For the Latest Information
- What’s on the Front of Your Macmini
- What’s on the Back of Your Macmini
- Learning About MacOSX
- Getting Answers Using Mac Help
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Connecting a Printer
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Connecting to a Network
- Using the Internet
- Transferring Files to Another Computer
- Using Applications
- When an Application Doesn’t Respond
- Using Your Macmini
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Safety, Use, and Care Information
- Connecting to the Internet
- Communications Regulation Information
- Index
84 Appendix C Connecting to the Internet
To set up a DSL modem, cable modem, LAN, or AirPort Extreme wireless connection:
First, choose your connection method (ask your system administrator or your ISP if
you don’t know):
 Manually
 Using DHCP with a manual address
 Using DHCP
 Using BootP
 PPP
If you’re unsure which method to use, “Using DHCP” may be a good choice, because
the network supplies most of the required information for you automatically.
If you selected “Manually” or “Using DHCP with a manual address,” gather the
following:
 IP address
 Subnet mask*
 Router address*
*If you selected “Using DHCP with a manual address,” you don’t need a subnet mask or
router address.
If you selected “Using DHCP,” ask your ISP if you need the following information:
 DHCP client ID
 DNS servers
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