Configuring your PC

When connecting to the ZyTrax service you may need to configure your PC. Your local administrator will have been supplied with the necessary information which may include:

1. IP address
2. Subnet Mask
3. Gateway IP address
4. DNS Addresses

To enter this data in your PC, select your PC's operating system and follow the instructions below:

Windows '95, Windows '98

1. Click the 'Start' button (lower left corner of the screen)
2. Click 'Settings' then 'Control Panel'
3. In the control Panel Window find and double click the Network Icon
4. When the Network window loads it displays the 'Configuration' tab find the entry which starts 'TCP/IP ...' ,click it once then select 'Properties'
5. Depending on your local configuration (consult your system administrator) you should either
   1. Click 'Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server' and then the OK button. That's all you have to do.
   2. Click 'Specify an IP address' in which case you should proceed as follows:
   3. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway values supplied by your systems administrator in the relevant lines (each entry should be a group of four numbers - 1 to 3 digits long - separated by a 'dot')
   4. Click the 'DNS' tab and enter the following values:
   5. Under 'Host Name' enter the value supplied by your system administrator if none is supplied enter any 1 to 10 character vale (e.g. your first name or your mailbox account name)
   6. Under 'Domain Name' enter your domain name (the part of your e-mail address AFTER the @ sign)
   7. In the 'DNS Service Search Order' section remove any current entries (by click each line once and then the 'Remove' button)
   8. Then click the 'Add' button and enter the primary ZyTrax DNS IP address, click OK
   9. Click 'Add' again and enter the secondary ZyTrax DNS IP Address, click OK
   10. Go to the bottom of this window and click OK, then OK again.
6. You will normally be prompted to restart your PC (you can delay this process but remember you will not be able to access the Internet until you have restarted your PC).

Windows NT 4.0

1. Click the 'Start' button (lower left corner of the screen)
2. Click 'Settings' then 'Control Panel'
3. In the control Panel Window find and double click the Network Icon
4. When the Network window loads click the Protocols tab then find the entry which starts 'TCP/IP ...' click it once then select 'Properties'
5. Depending on your local configuration (consult your system administrator) you should either:
   1. Click 'Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server' and then the OK button. That's all you have to do.
   2. Click 'Specify an IP address' in which case you should proceed as follows:
   3. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway values supplied by your systems administrator in the relevant lines (each entry should be a group of four numbers - 1 to 3 digits long - separated by a 'dot')
   4. Click the 'DNS' tab and enter the following values:
   5. Under 'Host Name' enter the value supplied by your system administrator if none is supplied enter any 1 to 10 character vale (e.g. your first name or your mailbox account name)
   6. Under 'Domain Name' enter your domain name (the part of your e-mail address AFTER the @ sign)
   7. In the 'DNS Service Search Order' section remove any current entries (by click each line once and then the 'Remove' button)
   8. Then click the 'Add' button and enter the primary ZyTrax DNS IP address, click OK
   9. Click 'Add' again and enter the secondary ZyTrax DNS IP Address, click OK
   10. Go to the bottom of this window and click OK, then OK again.
6. You will normally be prompted to restart your PC (you can delay this process but remember you will not be able to access the Internet until you have restarted your PC).