Essential Applications Information

Specific information is needed to configure your application environment such as Email Username, Email Password, Mail Relay Host, etc.  This information can be obtained from your System Administrator.


LAN Installation

A Local Area Network (LAN) Installation means you are configuring your computer to be a host on a network inhouse.  This will allow you to communicate with other computers on your network, usually within your company.  If your company as a whole is connected to the Internet you may also have access.  Contact your System Administrator for details.


Domain Name Server
Domain Name Server (DNS)

The Domain Name Server or DNS is the program that resolves host names such as desk1.supertcp.com  to IP addresses such as 111.111.22.22.  This program must be running on the DNS Server computer for you to use Internet access applications such as Email.

The DNS Server IP Address field should be filled in with the IP Address of the computer which runs the DNS application.  This address can be found by asking your System Administrator or Internet Service Provider.  An IP Address is required for this field, not a host name.


Machine Name and Domain Name

Machine Name

The machine name refers to the local host (computer) name.  The software can refer to this field when emailing or by pinging on the LAN.  This is similar to your first or given name.

Domain Name

The domain name refers to the network name.  A domain name of supertcp.com and a machine name of desk1 would be combined as desk1.supertcp.com to be reached by anyone not on the supertcp.com LAN.  This is similar to your last or family name.


Driver Type

Driver Type defines what type of network interface you desire.  Examples include NDIS, ODI and Packet Drivers.  Some drivers are included with this package or you can use drivers provided by the hardware vendors.


IP Address Type

The IP Address Type field is used to determine how your computer is assigned an IP Address.  If you have the same IP Address every time you login you have fixed IP addressing.  If you get assigned a new IP Address every time you login you either have dynamic or BootP IP addressing.  This address can be found by asking your System Administrator.


IP Address
IP Address and Mask

IP Address

The IP Address of your local machine identifies you on the network.  The number is a four byte number such as 111.111.22.33 where 111.111.22 identifies your network and 33 identifies your computer.  This address can be found by asking your System Administrator.

IP Mask

The IP Mask or Subnet Mask is compared to the IP Address to determine whether the address is on the local network or must be routed remotely.  The number is usually in the form of a four byte number such as 255.255.255.0.  This address can be found by asking your System Administrator.


IP Address Mask
IP Mask

The IP Mask or Subnet Mask is compared to the IP Address to determine whether the address is on the local network or must be routed remotely.  The number is usually in the form of a four byte number such as 255.255.255.0.  This address can be found by asking your System Administrator.


Mail Relay and POP Configuration
Mail Relay Host and POP Configuration

Mail Rely Host

Fill in the name of your mail relay host (or SMTP Gateway) to have all your outgoing mail sent to this host, which then assumes the responsibility of sending your mail to its final destination.  If you do not have a relay host, leave this field blank.

POP Configuration

POP is used to retrieve mail messages from a mailbox residing on a remote machine.  If you have a POP account, enter the Hostname for the remote machine, and the Username and Password by which the remote machine knows you.  If you do not have a POP account, leave the POP Configuration section empty.


Essential Network Information

Specific information is needed to configure your networking environment such as IP Address or Type, IP Mask, Email information,etc.  This information can be obtained from your System Administrator.


Email Address

Your Email address is the name you use to identify yourself in applications like Email and Network News Reader.  Your System Administrator provides your Email address.


X Server

The X Server module will allow you to access X Client applications on a UNIX platform.  The user must define which UNIX hosts are running X Client software that they want to access.  The hosts must be identified by host name, not IP Address.


Installation Path

Enter the directory in which you want files to be installed, then press the Begin Install button.