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Preparing Your Network 3-1

Chapter 3

Preparing Your Network

This chapter describes how to prepare your PC network to connect to the Internet through the

Model RP614 Web Safe Router and how to order broadband Internet service from an Internet

service provider (ISP). .

Preparing Your Personal Computers for IP Networking

Personal Computers access the Internet using a protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control

Protocol/Internet Protocol). Each PC on your network must have TCP/IP installed and selected as

its networking protocol. If a Network Interface Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then

TCP/IP is probably already installed as well.

Note: In this chapter, we use the term “PC” to refer to personal computers in general, and not

necessarily Windows computers.

Most PC operating systems include the software components you need for networking with TCP/

IP:

• Windows

95 or later includes the software components for establishing a TCP/IP network.

• Windows 3.1 does not include a TCP/IP component. You need to purchase a third-party TCP/

IP application package such as NetManage Chameleon.

Note: If an ISP technician configured your PC during the installation of a broadband

modem, or if you configured it using instructions provided by your ISP, you may need to

copy the current configuration information for use in the configuration of your router.

Write down this information before reconfiguring your PCs. Refer to “Obtaining ISP

Configuration Information (Windows)”onpage 3-10 or “Obtaining ISP Configuration

Information (Macintosh)”onpage 3-11 for further information.

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