User's Manual

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Configure Your PCs
Overview
The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your computer to be able to communicate with the
Router.
To do this, you need to configure your PC’ s network settings to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically
(called DHCP). Computers use IP addresses to communicate with each other across a network or the Internet.
Find out which operating system your computer is running, such as Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000, or
XP. You will need to know which operating system your computer is running. You can find out by clicking the Start
button and then going to the Settings option. Then click Control Panel, and then double-click the System icon. If
your Start menu doesn’ t have a Settings option, you’ re running Windows XP. Click the Cancel button when done.
You may need to do this for each computer you are connecting to the Router.
Important: These instructions apply only to Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000, or XP machines. For TCP/IP
setup under Windows NT, see your Windows manual. By default Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP has TCP/IP
installed and set to obtain an IP address automatically.