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Setting Up Your Computers, Obtaining an IP Address Automatically, Windows 2000, Obtaining an IP

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3 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS The OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway has the ability to dynamically allocate network addresses to the computers on your network, using DHCP. However, your computers need to be configured correctly for this to take place. To change the configuration of your computers to allow this, follow the instructions in this chapter. If your computers are configured with fixed or static addresses and you do not wish to change this, then you should use the Discovery program on the Gateway CD-ROM to detect and configure your Gateway. Refer to Appendix A for information on using the Discovery program. Obtaining an IP Address Automatically Windows 2000 If you are using a Windows 2000-based computer, use the following procedure to change your TCP/IP settings: 1 From the Windows Start Menu, select Settings > Control Panel. 2 Double click on Network and Dial-Up Connections. 3 Double click on Local Area Connection. 4 Click on Properties. 5 A screen similar to Figure 6 should be displayed. Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and click on Properties. Figure 6 Local Area Properties Screen 6 Ensure that the options Obtain an IP Address automatically, and Obtain DNS server address automatically are both selected as shown in figure 7. Click OK.

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3
S
ETTING
U
P
Y
OUR
C
OMPUTERS
The OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway has the ability to dynamically
allocate network addresses to the computers on your network, using DHCP.
However, your computers need to be configured correctly for this to take place. To
change the configuration of your computers to allow this, follow the instructions
in this chapter. If your computers are configured with fixed or static addresses and
you do not wish to change this, then you should use the Discovery program on the
Gateway CD-ROM to detect and configure your Gateway. Refer to Appendix A for
information on using the Discovery program.
Obtaining an IP
Address Automatically
Windows 2000
If you are using a Windows 2000-based computer, use the following procedure to
change your TCP/IP settings:
1
From the Windows
Start
Menu, select
Settings
>
Control Panel
.
2
Double click on
Network and Dial-Up Connections
.
3
Double click on
Local Area Connection
.
4
Click on
Properties
.
5
A screen similar to Figure 6 should be displayed. Select
Internet Protocol TCP/IP
and click on
Properties
.
Figure 6
Local Area Properties Screen
6
Ensure that the options
Obtain an IP Address automatically
, and
Obtain DNS server
address automatically
are both selected as shown in figure 7. Click
OK
.