ZyXEL N4100 User Guide - Page 63

System Setup, 4.1 Overview, 4.1.1 What You Can Do in this What You Need to Know

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CHAPTER 4 System Setup 4.1 Overview This chapter describes the System setup screen. 4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter Use the System screen (Section 4.2 on page 64) to configure administrative and system-related general settings for your N4100. You can also use this screen to change your N4100's time and date based on your local time zone. 4.1.2 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. System Name The System Name is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check this name you should enter your computer's "Computer Name". Find the system name of your Windows computer by following one of the steps below. • In Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel and then doubleclick System. Click the Network Identification tab and then the Properties button. Note the entry for the Computer name field and enter it as the System Name. • In Windows XP, click Start > My Computer > View system information and then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field and enter it as the N4100 System Name. Domain Name This is a network address that identifies the owner of a network connection. For example, in the network address "www.zyxel.com/support/files", the domain name is "www.zyxel.com". The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by a DHCP server is used. While N4100 User's Guide 63

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N4100 User’s Guide
63
C
HAPTER
4
System Setup
4.1
Overview
This chapter describes the
System
setup screen.
4.1.1
What You Can Do in this Chapter
Use the
System
screen (
Section 4.2 on page 64
) to configure administrative and
system-related general settings for your N4100. You can also use this screen to
change your N4100’s time and date based on your local time zone.
4.1.2
What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
System Name
The
System Name
is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs
check this name you should enter your computer's "Computer Name". Find the
system name of your Windows computer by following one of the steps below.
In Windows 2000, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Control Panel
and then double-
click
System
. Click the
Network Identification
tab and then the
Properties
button. Note the entry for the
Computer name
field and enter it as the
System Name
.
In Windows XP, click
Start
>
My Computer
>
View system information
and
then click the
Computer Name
tab. Note the entry in the
Full computer
name
field and enter it as the N4100
System Name
.
Domain Name
This is a network address that identifies the owner of a network connection. For
example, in the network address “www.zyxel.com/support/files”, the domain
name is “www.zyxel.com”.
The
Domain Name
entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If
you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by a DHCP server is used. While