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53D-Link DCH-M225 User Manual
Appendix B - Networking Basics
Windows® 7/ Vista® Users
• Click on Start > Control Panel (make sure you are in Classic View). Double-click on the Network and Sharing Center
icon. If you are using Windows Vista, click on Manage network connections along the left panel in the window. For
Windows® 7, click on Change adapter settings.
• Right-click on the Local Area Connection which represents your D-Link wireless network adapter which will be
connected to your network.
• Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4) and click
Properties.
• Click Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that
is on the same subnet as your network or LAN IP address on your
router or network.
Example: If the router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, make your IP
address 192.168.0.X where X is a number between 2 and 99. Make
sure that the number you choose is not in use on the network.
• Set Default Gateway the same as the LAN IP address of your router
or gateway.
• Set Primary DNS the same as the LAN IP address of your router or
gateway.
• The Secondary DNS is optional (you may enter a DNS server from
your ISP).
• Click OK to save your settings.