Determining if your system has a, Network interface card (nic), Checking for an existing nic – Toshiba Tekbright 700P User Manual

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Manually Configuring Clients for the Magnia SG20

Manually configuring clients with Windows NT 4.0, Windows

2000 and Windows XP operating systems

5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.1

To access the Magnia SG20, you need to configure:

The network card

Network settings

Web browser

Have your original operating system installation CD
available. Many of the settings require this CD to complete
the configuration.

NOTE: Some of the steps may require restarting the client
computer. Therefore, before starting the configuration, shut down
any other software that is currently running to avoid conflicts or
loss of data.

Many of the settings require your original installation CD for
the operating system. Make sure that you are logged into the
client computer as a system administrator before you begin.

Determining if your system has a network interface card
(NIC)

If the client computer has no NIC, the first step is to install
one. You need to have ready both the driver disk that came
with the card and your Windows

®

operating system setup

disk.

Checking for an existing NIC

Here are some ways to check whether the client computer
already has a network adapter installed:

Check the PCI or PCMCIA (for notebooks) sockets for a
network adapter. If you do not find a network adapter
card, you will be unable to configure the computer as a
client of the Magnia SG20 at this time. If you have not
overlooked an existing network adapter, you must
purchase one that is compatible with your computer.

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