3Com OfficeConnect 3C3SH573BT Quick start guide

OfficeConnect
®
10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card
The following procedures explain how to configure the OfficeConnect 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card for a
broadband connection on notebooks running the following operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0.
Windows 95 and Windows 98
1 Select Start / Settings / Control Panel / Network .
2 Select TCP/IP -> FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet, and then click Properties .
3 If your ISP provided a specific IP address and subnet mask, select IP Address .
4 Click Specify an IP address: and type the IP and subnet mask addresses in their respective
text boxes.
Configuring a
Broadband Connection
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5 If your ISP provided WINS server information, select WINS Configuration .
6 Click Enable WINS Resolution: and type the Primary WINS Server and Secondary WINS Server
addresses.
7 If you were supplied with scope ID information, type it in the Scope ID: text box.
If you were not supplied with scope ID information, leave the text box blank.
8 If your ISP provided gateway information, select Gateway and type the IP address(es) of the
gateway(s) in the New gateway: text box.
After typing each address, click Add . The addresses will appear in the Installed gateways: text field.

Windows 95 and Windows 98
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9 If your ISP provided DNS information, select DNS Configuration.
10 Click Enable DNS and type the host and domain addresses in their respective text boxes.
If you were provided with DNS server information only, type your computer name in the Host: text box and
leave the Domain: text box blank.
11 Type the DNS server address(es) in the DNS Server Search Order text box.
After typing each address, click Add . The address(es) will appear in the text field below the text box.
12 If you were provided with domain suffix information, type it in the Domain Suffix Search Order
text box.
After typing each suffix, click Add . The suffix(es) will appear in the field below the text box.
13 When you are finished, click OK .
The PC Card is now configured for broadband service.

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Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
1 Select Start / Settings / Control Panel / Network .
If you do not see the Network icon in the Control Panel, go to the Tools menu and select Folder Options .
Click View , and select Display all Control Panel options and all folder contents .
2 In the Network window, select TCP/IP -> FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet and
click Properties .
The TCP/IP Properties window will appear.
3 If your ISP provided a specific IP address and subnet mask, select IP Address .
4 Click Specify an IP Address: and type the addresses in their respective text boxes.
5 If your ISP provided WINS server information, select WINS Configuration .
6 Click Enable WINS Resolution: and type the WINS server addresses in the WINS Server Search
Order: text box.
After typing each address, click Add . The address(es) will appear in the text field below the text box.

Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
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7 If you were supplied with scope ID information, type it in the Scope ID: text box.
If you were not supplied with scope ID information, leave the text box blank.
8 If your ISP provided gateway information, select Gateway and type the IP address(es) of the
gateway(s) into the New gateway: text box.
After typing each address, click Add . The address(es) will appear in the Installed gateways: text field.

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9 If your ISP provided DNS information, select DNS Configuration .
10 Click Enable DNS and type the host and domain addresses in their respective text boxes.
If you were provided with DNS server information only, type your computer name in the Host: text box and
leave the Domain: text box blank.
11 Type the DNS server addresses in the DNS Server Search Order text box.
After typing each address, click Add . The address(es) will appear in the text field below the text box.
12 If you were provided with domain suffix information, type it in the Domain Suffix Search Order
text box.
After typing each suffix, click Add . The suffix(es) will appear in the text field below the text box.
13 When you are finished, click OK .
The PC Card is now configured for broadband service.

Windows 2000
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Windows 2000
1 Select Start / Settings / Control Panel / Network and Dial-up Connections .
2 Right-click Local Area Connection and select Properties .
The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear.
3 Verify that the Connect using: text box displays: FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet .
4 From the Components checked are used by this connection: list box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) .
5 Click Properties in the Local Area Connection Properties window.
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window will appear.
6 If your ISP provided a specific IP address and subnet mask, click Use the following IP address: and
type the addresses in their respective text boxes.
7 If you received a gateway address, type the address in the Default Gateway: text box.
If you did not receive a gateway address, leave the text box blank.
NOTE: You may have more than one local area connection.

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8 If you received DNS server information, click Use the following DNS server addresses: and type the
DNS server IP address(es) in their respective text boxes.
9 If your ISP provided WINS server information, click Advanced… in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties window.
The Advanced TCP/IP Settings window will appear.
10 Select WINS and type the WINS server address(es) in the WINS Addresses, in order of use: text field.
After each entry, click Add.

Windows NT 4.0
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11 When you are finished, click OK, OK, and OK again.
The PC Card is now configured for broadband service.
Windows NT 4.0
1 Select Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network.
2 Select Protocols.
3 Select TCP/IP Protocol and click Properties.
The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window will appear.
4 If your ISP provided a specific IP address and subnet mask, select IP Address.
5 Select FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet from the Adapter: drop down list.
6 Click Specify an IP address and type the IP and subnet mask addresses in their respective
text boxes.
7 If you were supplied with a gateway address, type the address in the Default Gateway: text box.
If you were not supplied with a gateway address, leave the text box blank.

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8 If your ISP provided DNS information, select DNS and type the host and domain addresses in their
respective text boxes.
If you were provided with DNS server information only, type your computer name in the Host Name: text box
and leave the Domain: text box blank.
9 Type the DNS server addresses in the DNS Service Search Order text box.
After typing each address, click Add. The addresses will appear in the text field below the text box.
10 If you were provided with domain suffix information, type it in the Domain Suffix Search Order
text box.
After typing each suffix, click Add. The suffix(es) will appear in the text field below the text box.
11 If your ISP provided WINS server information, select WINS Address.
12 Select FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet from the Adapter: drop down list.
13 Type the primary and secondary server addresses in their respective text boxes.

Windows NT 4.0
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14 If you were supplied with scope ID information, type it in the Scope ID: text box.
If you were not supplied with scope ID information, leave the text box blank.
15 When you are finished, click OK.
The PC Card is now configured for broadband service.
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