Judicial Center

Remote Dial-out and Connecting to the Internet

 

The Judicial Center has been equipped to provide connections to remotely access your network or email services via Internet connectivity through the County's network or via phone lines for dial-out. All Judicial Center Conference Rooms and Court Rooms have designated locations for these connections. A BLUE colored jack within the faceplate identifies the enabled network connection points for Internet access through the county's hi-speed network. In addition, a black and white ARROW MARK sticker will point to the specific port for access to the Internet.

 

Analog phone lines marked 'voice' on the faceplates will allow you to dial-out to a local or toll free number only.

 

Please see attached directions for enabling your laptop to be connected to the Internet through our network. Your laptop needs to be configured for DHCP in county's network. Two sets of documents are attached for that purpose. Use the one that matches the operating system of your laptop. If unsure of the operating system on your laptop, you can confirm by following the steps below:

 

1. Click on the START Menu, usually in the lower left of your screen.

2. Select Settings

3. Select Control Panel

4. Select System

5. Select the General Tab to view the Operating System information.

 

If you need technical support, please contact YOUR IT advisor.

 

It is advisable to write down the settings, as they may be required for connecting your laptop to your office network.

 

This access is provided as a courtesy to the public and to assist the members of the bar. However, the County of Charleston assumes no responsibility for any damage to equipment, loss of data, or inoperability of the network or phone lines. The County makes no warranty of any kind for the network or telephone connections, or availability of access, and disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Users are responsible for consulting with appropriate advisors to determine hardware and software requirements for use of the network or telephone connections for their desired purposes. Do not rely on this access for integral parts of your trial or hearing!

 

By use of the County network, the user also acknowledges he/she is subject to Charleston County regulations and practices for network usage, and to the requirements of applicable local, state and federal laws.
Text Box: NOTICE For users intending to use dial-up access to your service provider please contact your own IT Department for assistance. The County of Charleston accepts no responsibility for the setup or support of such connection.

 

Setting DHCP on a Win9X Machine

 

 

1              Start by clicking on “Start”, “Settings”, “Control Panel” “Network”

a)      Make sure your network adapter is installed.

b)      You will need “TCP/IP”.  To install click “Add” and then click “Protocols” click “Microsoft” then “TCP/IP” then “Ok”.

 

2            Right-click on “Network Neighborhood” and select “Properties”. 

 

 

3            Make sure that TCP/IP is highlighted and then click “Properties”. Take note of any existing settings. Make sure you select “Obtain an IP address automatically”.

 

 

4            Next click on the “WINS Configuration” tab. Take note of any existing settings and click the bottom option “Use DHCP for WINS Resolution”.

 

 

 

5            Next click on the “Gateway” tab.  Make sure all settings are blank. Take note of any existing settings.

 

 

 

6            Select “DNS Configuration”, take note of any existing settings and click on “Disable DNS”.  This completes the TCP/IP Properties configuration.

 

 

 

For further assistance please contact your internal IT department.

Windows 2000 and XP Connectivity

 

 

(Please note:  Information required for Windows 2000 is similar to XP except that some screens may look different.)

 

1. Select Start, Control Panel, Network Connections, Local Area Connection, Properties.

 

 

 

2. Ensure that your Network Adapter is installed. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Properties.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Take note of any existing settings. Ensure that “Obtain an IP address automatically” is selected. Ensure that “Obtain DNS server addresses automatically” is selected.

 

 

 

 

4. Select Advanced. Take note of any existing settings. Ensure that DHCP is enabled.

 

 

 

 

5. Select DNS. Take note of any existing settings. Ensure that there are no DNS server address entries.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Select WINS. Take note of any existing settings. Ensure that there are no WINS addresses entered.