Administrator's Guide

Configuring Your System for the First Time 9
Figure 1-1. NIC Connector
NOTE: The NIC connector’s physical orientation may vary depending on your system. See your system’s
User’s Guide for more information.
Configuring the Network Connection
Configuring TCP/IP Using DHCP (Default)
NOTE: To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group or the Network Configuration
Operators group on the local computer.
1 Click Start and select Settings → Control Panel → Network Connections .
2 Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and click Properties .
3 On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections),
click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties .
4 Click Obtain an IP address automatically , and click OK .
Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address
The following procedure is required if a static TCP/IP configuration was previously used. By default,
systems running Windows Storage Server 2003 operating systems attempt to obtain the TCP/IP
configuration from a DHCP server on your network.
NOTE: To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group or the Network Configuration
Operators group on the local computer.
1 Click Start and select Settings → Control Panel → Network Connections .
2 Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and click Properties .
3 On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (for all other connections),
click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties .
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