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7. Select "Set up my connection manually" and click "Next". 8. Check "Connect using a broadband connection that is always on" and click Next. 9. Click Finish to close the New Connection Wizard. Setup is now completed. Accessing AOL To access AOL (America On Line) through The Load Balancer, the AOL for Windows software must be configured to use TCP/IP network access, rather than a dial-up connection. The configuration process is as follows: • Start the AOL for Windows communication software. Ensure that it is Version 2.5, 3.0 or later. This procedure will not work with earlier versions. • Click the Setup button. • Select Create Location, and change the location name from "New Locality" to "Load Balancer". • Click Edit Location. Select TCP/IP for the Network field. (Leave the Phone Number blank.) • Click Save, then OK. Configuration is now complete. • Before clicking "Sign On", always ensure that you are using the "Load Balancer" location. Macintosh Clients From your Macintosh, you can access the Internet via The Load Balancer. The procedure is as follows. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel. 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-up menu. 3. Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop-up menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank. 4. Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings. Note: If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required changes are: • Set the Router Address field to The Load Balancer's IP Address. • Ensure your DNS settings are correct. Linux Clients To access the Internet via The Load Balancer, it is only necessary to set The Load Balancer as the "Gateway", and ensure your Name Server settings are correct. Ensure you are logged in as "root" before attempting any changes. Fixed IP Address By default, most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address. If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address, make the following changes to your configuration. Page 17

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7.
Select "Set up my connection manually" and click “
Next”
.
8.
Check "Connect using a broadband connection that is always on" and click
Next
.
9. Click
Finish
to close the New Connection Wizard.
Setup is now completed.
Accessing AOL
To access AOL (America On Line) through The Load Balancer, the
AOL for Windows
software must
be configured to use TCP/IP network access, rather than a dial-up connection. The configuration
process is as follows:
•
Start the
AOL for Windows
communication software. Ensure that it is Version 2.5, 3.0 or later.
This procedure will not work with earlier versions.
•
Click the
Setup
button.
•
Select
Create Location
, and change the location name from "New Locality" to "Load Balancer".
•
Click
Edit Location
. Select
TCP/IP
for the
Network
field. (Leave the
Phone Number
blank.)
•
Click
Save
, then
OK
.
Configuration is now complete.
•
Before clicking "Sign On", always ensure that you are using the "Load Balancer" location.
Macintosh Clients
From your Macintosh, you can access the Internet via The Load Balancer. The procedure is as
follows.
1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.
2. Select
Ethernet
from the
Connect via
pop-up menu.
3. Select
Using DHCP Server
from the
Configure
pop-up menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left
blank.
4.
Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.
Note:
If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required changes are:
•
Set the
Router Address
field to The Load Balancer’s IP Address.
•
Ensure your
DNS
settings are correct.
Linux Clients
To access the Internet via The Load Balancer, it is only necessary to set The Load Balancer as the
"Gateway", and ensure your
Name Server
settings are correct.
Ensure you are logged in as "root" before attempting any changes.
Fixed IP Address
By default, most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address. If you wish to continue using a fixed IP
Address, make the following changes to your configuration.