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Installation Card 

Before You Start

This installation card has the basic information to set up the Web Point Internet Distribution Center (Web Point) on a computer running 
Windows 95 or 98®. (To set up Web Point on a Macintosh or a computer running Windows NT®, refer to the 

IBM Web Point Internet 

Distribution Center Reference Manual located on the EasyStart CD.) This side of the card describes setting up Web Point on a new 
network, the other side provides instructions for adding Web Point to an existing network. There are four basic parts to each of the 
setup procedures:

Connecting the hardware

Setting up a computer to work with Web Point

Setting up Web Point for Internet access

Setting up any additional computers in your home or office to work with Web Point

Notes: 

Some ISP accounts do not allow or charge extra for Internet sharing. Your ISP access agreement may require you to 
have more than one account. Check your ISP access agreement for more information.

If Web Point was installed with a Home Network Connection Center, all cable connections have been made and you may 
proceed to “Setting Up a New Network.” If you purchased Web Point as a stand-alone option, follow the instructions in 
“Setting Up Hardware."

You can attach an external modem to Web Point for faster Internet access. For more information on installing an external modem, see 
Chapter 4, "Adding Modems for Internet Access" in the 

Reference Manual. 

Required Items

You must provide the following items:

Internet account: a standard dial-up (PPP) Internet account that allows Internet sharing and Domain Name Server (DNS) issued by 

an Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Computer: any computer running Windows 95 or 98 (For Macintosh and NT-based PCs, refer to the 

Reference Manual.)

Network Interface Card (NIC): an installed (10BaseT) Ethernet network interface card

TCP/IP: each computer connected to Web Point needs to have properly configured TCP/IP settings

Telephone line: any standard analog telephone line 

Notes:  TCP/IP is part of Windows 95 and 98. You should have the Windows 95 or 98 CD available in case you need to use it during the 

setup process.

If Web Point was not part of a Home Network Connection Center Installation, one 10BaseT Ethernet network cable and 
approved 12VDC power adapter are also included in the package.

Summary of Contents for WebPoint

Page 1: ... connections have been made and you may proceed to Setting Up a New Network If you purchased Web Point as a stand alone option follow the instructions in Setting Up Hardware You can attach an external modem to Web Point for faster Internet access For more information on installing an external modem see Chapter 4 Adding Modems for Internet Access in the Reference Manual Required Items You must prov...

Page 2: ... line port on Web Point and insert the other end into a phone outlet in the wall 2 Insert one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet Port 1 on Web Point and insert the other end into the Network Interface Card in the computer 3 Plug the 12VDC power adapter into an electrical outlet 4 Insert the mini connector from the 12VDC power adapter into the power cable port on Web Point 5 Turn on the co...

Page 3: ...your network card follow the steps in Setting Up Network Interface Card Manually 5 EasyStart gives you the option of installing a browser If you already have a browser click Next If you need a browser click Install Browser and follow the instructions on the screen Note If you are installing Netscape Communicator open Communicator at least once after the installation is complete to make it the defa...

Page 4: ...d be set to Obtain IP address Automatically If TCP IP is not present follow these steps In Configuration click Add Click Protocol Click Microsoft TCP IP In the IP address screen the setting should be set to Obtain IP address Automatically 6 After the setup is complete open your browser and type in the URL line If you do not have a browser you can install NetscapeCommunicator from the EasyStart CD ...

Page 5: ...onnect Ethernet cables to a computer tap point mounted in the wall 2 Turn on the computer 3 Insert the EasyStart CD in the CD ROM drive and run EasyStart Follow steps 1 to 5 in Setting Up a New Network 4 Restart the computer if requested by EasyStart 5 The DHCP Verifier screen will open Click Browse Internet The computer should connect to the Internet through Web Point and the new network you just...

Page 6: ...eb Point in a Static Network This section describes how to set up your Web Point in a static IP addressed network that does not have Internet access As described in Setting Up your Hardware attach Web Point to a computer in the existing network using a cable from the computer s network interface card For more information on Static Networks see Chapter 3 in the Reference Manual Important Make sure ...

Page 7: ... settings Click Gateway Type Web Point s IP address as the gateway address Click DNS Click Enable DNS and type Web Point s IP address as DNS server address If requested provide a host name for your computer such as P FRPSDQ FRP 4 On the TCP IP Properties screen click OK Click OK again If a message appears asking you to restart your computer click Yes Your computer will restart You are ready to set...

Page 8: ...art The next step will be to set up the DHCP server Setting Up the DHCP Server Open your existing DHCP server s network configuration settings Run Settings Network Configuration and follow these steps 1 Select an unassigned address and reserve it for Web Point 2 Type the reserved address as the gateway address and the DNS server address to be given out by the DHCP server 3 Restart all of the compu...

Page 9: ...Netscape Communicator from the EasyStart CD You will then use the browser to set up Web Point on the dynamic network Open your browser and type in the URL line The Web Point Home page opens To complete setting up Web Point click Internet Express and type the appropriate information See steps 7 and 8 in Setting Up a New Network Note In order to use your DHCP server you must disable Web Point s DHCP...

Page 10: ...ork need a browser install Netscape Communicator from the EasyStart CD 4 Test the connection by opening your browser and entering any known URL Trademarks The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both IBM Home Director Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Microsoft W...

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