NEC PowerMate 2000 Series Instruction Manual

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NEC PowerMate®2000 Series
Release Notes
The PowerMate 2000 Series Release Notes provide up-to-date information about the software
that comes with your computer. These notes also provide system configuration information that
was not included in the printed user’s guide or online NEC INFO Center.
Applications
See the following sections for updates to software information in your NEC PowerMate 2000
Series User’s Guide and NEC PowerMate 2000 Series Quick Reference poster.
Starting Up a Windows 2000/Windows NT Configuration
The first time you start up a preloaded Windows®2000/Windows NT®operating system
configuration, you must choose the operating system you want to load. Once you choose the
operating system, it is your only operating system. The operating system you choose is the one
that the NEC OS Restore program restores.
Installing Applications, Drivers, and Utilities
NECC-provided applications, drivers, and utilities come loaded on the hard drive. You do not
need to install applications and utilities from the NEC Application and Driver CD as described
in your NEC PowerMate documentation. Drivers, utilities, and many of the applications are
already installed on your system. You can install the other applications through icons on your
Windows desktop.
Note Install the NEC INFO Center from the NEC OnLine Docs Installer icon on the Windows
desktop.
Use the NEC Application and Driver CD to install drivers for system options that are not part of
the factory configuration. Also use the NEC Application and Driver CD to reinstall NECC-
supplied applications, drivers, or utilities when you are not performing a full system restore.
Using the NEC OS Restore CD
Use the NEC OS Restore CD to select a full system restore with the factory-installed software or
to restore only the operating system and drivers. If you select the full restore option, you do not
need to reinstall software from the NEC Application and Driver CD. A full restore installs all the
factory-installed software.
System Configuration
See the following sections for system configuration information.
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer
TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer. See the following
sections to enable TCP/IP.
Note On systems with Windows 98, the second boot of the system automatically installs
TCP/IP. For systems with Windows NT orWindows 2000, see the appropriate section that
follows for your operating system.

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Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows NT
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:

enable a different network protocol

disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance

add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols, enable
TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway information. (If a different protocol is
enabled, the menu choices might differ from those described in the procedure.)
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
2. Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel window.
3. Click the Configuration tab. In the Configuration display, the following protocols are
loaded:
NetBEUI Protocol
NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport
NWLink NetBIOS
4. Highlight NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and click Remove. A warning window
appears asking for confirmation to continue.
5. Click Yes. The NWLink IPXSPX-Compatible Transport and NWLink NetBIOS lines
disappear from the Configuration display.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the NetBEUI Protocol.
7. In the Configuration tab display, click Add. Highlight Protocol and click Add.
8. Highlight Microsoft and then TCP/IP and click OK. The TCP/IP Setup window appears. If
there is a DHCP server on the network, click Yes; otherwise click No.
9. Change the path in the window to C:\I386. Click Continue. The Network window appears.
If Yes was clicked in step 8, skip to step 16. If No was clicked in step 8, the Windows Setup
window appears.
10. Click Close. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties Box appears.
11. Fill in the IP Address, the Subnet Mask, and the Default Gateway in the “Specify an IP
address”area.
12. Click the DNS tab and enter the host and domain name in the DNS display.
13. Click the Identification tab and change the Computer Name if appropriate.
14. Click the WINS tab and enter the WINS address if appropriate.
15. Click the Routing tab and enable IP forwarding if appropriate.
16. Click OK. When prompted to restart the system, click Yes.
Changing Network Settings on Systems with Windows 2000
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:

enable a different network protocol

disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance

add or change network, domain, and gateway information.

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The following procedures describe how to enable TCP/IP and how to provide network, domain,
and gateway information. (If a different protocol is enabled, the menu choices might differ from
those described in the procedure.)
Network Type and/or Workgroup
Use the following procedure to set up a network type and/or workgroup.
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Network
and Dial up Connections.
2. Click the Network Identification hyperlink in the right window.
3. From the System Properties box, click the Network ID button. The Network Identification
Wizard launches.
4. Follow the instructions to set up your network type and/or workgroup. Get this information
from your system administrator.
5. When you have completed the wizard setup, click Finish. At the message, “You must
reboot this computer for the changes to take effect,”click OK.
6. At the System Properties screen, click OK.
7. Click Yes to restart your system.
TCP/IP Setup
Use the following procedure to set up TCP/IP.
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, and click Network
and Dial up Connections.
2. Click Add Network Components.
3. From the Windows Optional Network Components Wizard, highlight “Networking
Services,”then click the Details button.
4. Check the box for “Simple TCP/IP Services.”Click OK.
5. At the Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard, click Next.
6. At the instruction to insert the Disc labeled “Windows 2000,”click OK.
7. At the Files Needed box, change the “Copy files from”information to C:\i386. Click OK.
8. Reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
TCP/IP Configuration for DNS
Windows 2000 has an extensive Help file. Use the Windows 2000 help to set up DNS.
Setting Boot Order in BIOS
To use the CD-ROM drive as a boot device, the BIOS must list it before the hard drive and/or
before the network.
The system does not boot from a Zip®drive if it is listed as the first boot device.

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NEC PowerMate 2000 Series
Release Notes
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