User manual

Automatic configuration of your LAN using an existing DHCP server

 If you chose to have the SnapGear unit Obtain LAN IP address from a DHCP

server on LAN, It is strongly recommended that you add a lease to your existing

DHCP server to reserve the IP address you chose for the SnapGear unit’s LAN

connection.

 If you chose to set the SnapGear unit’s LAN connection settings using Manual

configuration, you may simply remove this address from the pool of available

addresses.

Enter this same IP address as the gateway IP address to be handed out by the existing

DHCP server.

Enter this same IP address as the DNS server IP address to be handed out by the DHCP

server.

Ensure all PCs on the network are set up to automatically obtain network configuration as

per Automatic configuration of your LAN, then restart them.

Note

The purpose of restarting the computers is to force them to update their automatically

configured network settings. Alternatively, you can use a utility such as ipconfig to

release then renew the DHCP lease, or disable and re-enable the network connection.

Quick setup is now complete.

Manual configuration of your LAN

Click Start > (Settings >) Control Panel and double-click Network Connections (or in

95/98/Me, double-click Network).

If presented with multiple connections, right-click on Local Area Connection (or

appropriate network connection) and select Properties.

If there are multiple entries, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties (or in

95/98/Me, TCP/IP > [your network card name]).

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