Toshiba Tekbright 700P - Manual (Page 71)

72 Setting Up Your Local Area Network
Planning your network
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Corporate environment
In this topology, the Magnia SG20’s public Ethernet port is
connected to a corporate LAN.
Direct connection to a LAN
Direct connection to the corporate LAN is via DHCP client
or static IP address.
DEFINITION: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a
TCP/IP protocol that enables PCs and client computers to get
temporary IP addresses from centrally-administered servers.
You perform the initial setup through the private (Magnia
SG20) network. Assuming the corporate LAN can be
considered a trusted and secure environment, you can turn off
the Magnia SG20 firewall. This way, the preinstalled intranet
and Administration Web site can be accessed from clients
connecting via the corporate LAN.
Wireless networking
Wireless communications provide the ability to connect client
computers to the Magnia SG20 and the network to the
Internet without using cables.
The Magnia SG20 can be purchased with a built-in wireless
capability, so that the server acts as the wireless access point
for your wireless network. If the Magnia SG20 contains the
wireless access point option, simply configure it for use (see
“Configuring wireless access” on page 40 ). Make sure clients
systems that are to be part of the wireless network have a
wireless 802.11b PC Card or PCI card installed.