Sunrise Medical User Manual - Manual (Page 21)

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Setting up a LAN connection.
In order to establish a LAN connection between your PC/laptop and the sunrise surf & talk box, you fi rst have to
connect them with a network cable (Ethernet cable). Depending on how you would like to connect your computer
with the sunrise surf & talk box, you will need different network cables.
• If you connect your computer directly – without a switch or hub – to the sunrise surf & talk box, you should use
a cross-link network cable 10/100 BaseT with STP (shielded twisted pair).
• If you operate the sunrise surf & talk box over a switch or hub, you should use a 10/100 BaseT network cable,
wired 1:1 and with STP.
Note: If you use a LAN connection for the connection between your computer and the sunrise surf & talk box,
you can deactivate the WLAN interface of the sunrise surf & talk box. This is recommended for security reasons.
To do this, log in to the administration interface of sunrise surf & talk box (see Logging in and logging out,
pg. 25). Then select the Connection tab in the WLAN menu and click on the Off option fi eld next to the WLAN
interface.
Microsoft Windows XP: Setting up a LAN connection.
In order to be able to use a LAN connection between your PC/laptop and the sunrise surf & talk box, the following
steps are required:
1. Connect network cable
2. Confi gure LAN connection
3. Deactivate any proxy server
Step 1 – Connect network cable
1. Insert the network cable into the appropriate port on your computer.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into the jack marked LAN on the sunrise surf & talk box.
Step 2 – Confi gure LAN connection
1. Click on the START button of the taskbar of your computer and select Settings > Network Connections.
The Network Connections dialogue is opened.
2. Right-click on LAN Connection and select Properties from the context menu.
The Local Area Connection Properties dialogue is opened.
3. Make sure that on the General tab the box for Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked.
4. Highlight Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button.
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialogue is opened.
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