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Prestige 304 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch Chapter 4 The Wizard Setup Screens This chapter provides information on the Wizard Setup screens in the web configurator. 4.1 Wizard Setup - Screen 1 4.1.1 General Setup and System Name General Setup contains administrative and system-related information. System Name is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check this name you should enter your computer's "Computer Name". • In Windows 95/98 click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network. Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer Name field and enter it as the System Name. • 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. 4.1.2 Domain Name 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 DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name) on each individual computer, the domain name can be assigned from the Prestige via DHCP. 4.2 Wizard Setup - Screen 2 The Prestige offers three choices of encapsulation. They are Ethernet, PPTP or PPPoE. 4.2.1 Ethernet Choose Ethernet when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. 4.2.2 PPTP Encapsulation Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables transfer of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks. The Wizard Setup Screens 4-1

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Prestige 304 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch
The Wizard Setup Screens
4-1
Chapter 4
The Wizard Setup Screens
This chapter provides information on the Wizard Setup screens in the web configurator.
4.1
Wizard Setup – Screen 1
4.1.1 General Setup and System Name
General Setup
contains administrative and system-related information.
System Name
is for identification
purposes. However, because some ISPs check this name you should enter your computer's
"Computer
Name".
•
In Windows 95/98 click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control
Panel
->
Network
. Click the Identification tab,
note the entry for the
Computer
Name
field and enter it as the
System
Name
.
•
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
.
4.1.2 Domain Name
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 DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name)
on each individual computer, the domain name can be assigned from the Prestige via DHCP.
4.2
Wizard Setup - Screen 2
The Prestige offers three choices of encapsulation.
They are
Ethernet
,
PPTP
or
PPPoE
.
4.2.1 Ethernet
Choose
Ethernet
when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet.
4.2.2 PPTP Encapsulation
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables transfer of data from a remote
client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks.