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Internet access is available in all courtrooms
and conference rooms for hearings and trials. This service is
provided by funding from the Attorney Admission Fee Fund and is
provided at no charge. Please
note that while Internet content will not be monitored the service
is set up to block access to prohibited content as determined by the
Court. In addition, the Court can not take responsibility for
any monitoring or other actions so executed by our Internet service
provider.
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PREREQUISITES |
 | A laptop with an ethernet network adapter.
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| An ethernet network cable with CAT5 cabling in a
straight-through configuration with a RJ-45 connector
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| A userid and password on the laptop that has
local administrative privilege for modifying network
configuration
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INSTRUCTIONS |
To set up your laptop for connecting to the
Internet, please follow the instructions below. These
instructions assume the use of Microsoft Windows XP Professional;
however, differences in the instructions where Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional is in use will be noted.
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Log on to your laptop with a userid that has
sufficient privilege to modify your laptop network
configuration.
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Verify that all applications are closed. You will be modifying the laptop network
configuration which may disrupt some open applications.
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Open the "Control Panel" by clicking on the
"Start" button and then click on "Control Panel". (In
Windows 2000, open the "Control Panel" by
clicking on the
"Start" button, clicking on "Settings" and then
click on
"Control Panel".)
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Click on "Network Connections".
(In Windows 2000, click on "Network and Dial-up Connections".)
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Right-click on "Local Area Connection" (or
similarly named connection) and click on "Properties". A
window with the title "Local Area Connection" properties will
then appear.
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A section labeled "This connection uses the
following items:" should be present on the "Local Area
Connection" properties window (in Windows 2000, the section is
labeled "Components checked are used by this connection:").
Within that section, highlight the component "Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)" but do not uncheck the box to the left of the
component.
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Click on the "Properties" button. A window
with the title of "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" will
appear.
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In order to use the Internet service provided by
the Court, you will need to select the following radio buttons
on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window:
 | Obtain an IP address automatically |
| Obtain DNS server address automatically
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Click on the "OK" button at the bottom of the
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window.
Click on the "OK" button at the bottom of the
"Local Area Connection Properties" window.
You may also close the "Network Connections"
window (in Windows 2000, the window is titled "Network and
Dial-up Connections").
You should now be connected to the Internet
service provided by the Court.
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ASSISTANCE |
If you experience problems connecting to the Internet service in
a courtroom or conference room, please call 627-5650 for assistance. |
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