User`s guide

SpeedStream Wireless DSL Gateway Installation
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Chapter 3
Operating System Configuration
This chapter details the configuration required for each computer on your network.
Overview
The operating system on each computer in your network, must have the TCP/IP network settings and
Internet access settings configured.
Windows Configuration
This section describes how to configure computers to share Internet access through the SpeedStream
Gateway:
The first step is to check each computer's TCP/IP protocol settings. Because the Gateway uses the TCP/IP
network protocol for all functions, it is essential that the TCP/IP protocol be installed and configured
properly on each computer.
If using the default Gateway settings and the default Windows TCP/IP settings, you do
not need to make any changes.
By default, the Gateway will act as a DHCP server, automatically providing a suitable IP address and
related information to each computer when the computer boots up. For all non-server versions of
Windows, the TCP/IP setting defaults to act as a DHCP client.
Checking TCP/IP Settings (Windows 9x/ME)
1. Select Control Panel >Network. The system responds with the “Network” window.
Figure 7: Network Configuration
2. Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card.
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