Technical information

3 Use the “Connect via” pop-up menu to choose the port through which your computer is connected to
the network.
If you want to connect through a LocalTalk network, choose the port to which you attached your
LocalTalk adapter (in most cases, the printer port). If you want to connect through an Ethernet
network, choose Ethernet.
Note: If you don’t see the “Connect via” pop-up menu here or other settings described in this section,
they may have been locked. Contact your network administrator for assistance. (If you don’t have a
network administrator, you can use the Administration user mode to unlock this setting. For more
information about user modes, click the h button in the TCP/IP control panel.)
4 Use the Configure pop-up menu to choose a configuration method.
If you are on an Ethernet network, the pop-up menu looks like this:
If you are on a LocalTalk network, the pop-up menu looks like this:
What you do next depends on whether you are configuring your network manually or automatically.
5 If you are configuring your network connection manually, type the information provided by your
network administrator or Internet service provider into the appropriate boxes and then go on to
step 7.
You must specify an IP address. You may also need to enter a subnet mask number, router address, and
other information.
Connecting
Your Computer
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