Specifications
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Understanding Networking and IP Addressing
- Introduction to Networking
- Networking using IP
- Niagara Considerations
- Additional Information
- Configuration and Troubleshooting Tools
- Connecting on a LAN
- Connecting with Direct Dial
- Connecting to an ISP
- Using Security Technologies
- Configuration Files Used for Communication
- Glossary
- Index
Niagara Release 2.3
Revised: May 22, 2002 Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide
Chapter 3 Connecting on a LAN
Connecting an Engineering PC
3–8
Step 11
Reboot the PC.
Windows 2000
Use the following procedure to attach an Engineering PC to a LAN. This assumes
that the network card has been installed, Windows 2000 has been loaded, and TCP/IP
networking has been installed.
Procedure 3-2 Connecting a Windows 2000 PC to an Ethernet LAN.
Step 1
Attach one end of a standard Category-5 Ethernet unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
patch cable to the RJ-45 connector on the PC.
Step 2
Attach the other end of the patch cable to a network port or directly to an Ethernet
hub.
Step 3
Power up the PC.
Step 4
Log in to Windows 2000 with administrator access.
Tip If the JDE software has been loaded, you can use the administrator account for
Niagara to log in. This account is an administrator on the PC.
Step 5
On the desktop, right-click My Network Places and choose Properties.
Step 6
Double-click Local Area Connection.
Step 7
Click Properties.
Step 8
Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Step 9
On the General tab, fill out the network information (IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway), or choose to get this information from a DHCP server (click Obtain an IP
address automatically).