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3Com OFFICECONNECT 3C886 User Manual

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WAN Connection 21
One High Speed Connection 21
Sharing the Connection 21

Call Routing Protocol and IP Address Translation 22

Placing a Call to a Previously Defined Destination 22

Call Routing While No Other Calls are Connected 22

Understanding VPNs and PPTP 23

Setting Up the Server Side of the Tunnel 24
Setting Up the Client Side of the Tunnel 24

For Windows Dial-Up Networking Users 24

Establishing a Tunnel via the LAN Modem 24

3

H

ARDWARE

D

ESCRIPTION

AND

I

NSTALLATION

Package Contents 27
Before You Install the 56K LAN Modem 27
Front Panel LED Description 28

Back Panel Connector Description 29

Installing the 56K LAN Modem 29

Before You Begin 29
Installing the Analog Cable 30
Connecting to a 10BASE-T Ethernet Port 30
Connecting to Another Ethernet Hub 31

Before You Begin 31

Installing Analog Equipment 32

Installing the Power Cable 32

4

S

ETTING

U

P

TCP/IP

FOR

W

INDOWS

AND

M

ACINTOSH

TCP/IP Setup Using Windows 95 and 98 35
TCP/IP Setup Using Windows NT 4.0 38
TCP/IP Setup Using Mac OS 7.6 or later 41
TCP/IP Setup Using Windows 3.11 42

Setting up TCP/IP using MS_TCP 42

5

C

ONFIGURING

THE

56K LAN M

ODEM

Typical Configuration 45

Before You Begin 45
You Should Have This Information 46
Determine Whether You Use Dynamic or Static IP Addresses 46
Setting Up Your Computer If You Have a Static IP Address 47

For Windows 98 and 95 Users 47
For Windows NT 4.0 Users 47
For Macintosh Users 48
For Windows 3.11 Users 48

Configuring the 56K LAN Modem for the Typical Configuration 49
Configuring a Static IP Address on the 56K LAN Modem 52
Configure Additional Parameters 53