Symantec 16-00-00091 Installation Guide - Page 27

Configuring your computer, Start > Settings > Control Panel

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Configuring your computer 3. You should see a green link light on the corresponding LAN LED. If not, confirm that your computer is powered on and your Ethernet card is functioning properly. This is true for every connection you make to the Symantec Firewall/VPN. Always check for a corresponding green link LED. Configuring your computer Configuring your computer involves setting up your computer to automatically accept the IP addressing from the Symantec Firewall/VPN's DHCP Server. This forms an internal network (LAN), separate from the outside, with its own private IP addressing scheme. Configuration procedures may vary depending on the operating system of your computer. The following is for Windows NT only. Follow the procedures below for each additional computer you connect to the Symantec Firewall/ VPN. 1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Open Network then select TCP/IP (if there is more than one TCP/IP, pick the one bound to your Ethernet card). 3. Click Properties. 4. Verify that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. 5. Click the Gateway tab. 6. Confirm that there are no entries. 7. Click the DNS Configuration tab 8. Confirm that DNS disabled is selected. 9. If there are entries under any of these tabs, make a note of them before clearing, as they may have to be entered into the Symantec Firewall/VPN. 10. Reboot your computer. 2-5

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Configuring your computer
3.
You should see a green link light on the corresponding LAN LED. If not, confirm that
your computer is powered on and your Ethernet card is functioning properly. This is true
for every connection you make to the Symantec Firewall/VPN. Always check for a
corresponding green link LED.
Configuring your computer
Configuring your computer involves setting up your computer to automatically accept the IP
addressing from the Symantec Firewall/VPN's DHCP Server. This forms an internal network
(LAN), separate from the outside, with its own private IP addressing scheme. Configuration
procedures may vary depending on the operating system of your computer.
The following is for
Windows NT only.
Follow the procedures below for each additional computer you connect to the Symantec Firewall/
VPN.
1.
Click
Start > Settings > Control Panel
.
2.
Open
Network
then select
TCP/IP
(if there is more than one TCP/IP, pick the one bound
to your Ethernet card).
3.
Click
Properties
.
4.
Verify that
Obtain an IP address automatically
is selected.
5.
Click the
Gateway
tab.
6.
Confirm that there are no entries.
7.
Click the
DNS Configuration
tab
8.
Confirm that
DNS disabled
is selected.
9.
If there are entries under any of these tabs, make a note of them before clearing, as they
may have to be entered into the Symantec Firewall/VPN.
10.
Reboot your computer.