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15 If you are setting up an Ethernet network on other computers, you may want to use the
Network Setup Wizard to do so. Click a method for installing and configuring the
network on your other computers or click Just finish the wizard; I don’t need to
run the wizard on other computers.
16 Click Next.
17 Click Finish. After you name each computer and assign it to your workgroup, go to
“Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol”.
Help and Support
For more information about using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP, click
Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword Network Setup Wizard in the HelpSpot Search box ,
then click the arrow.
computer you plan to use on your network.
e recommend you use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),
accepted and compatible for local area networks (LANs), as well as for
ternet communications. When networking is set up in Windows XP, TCP/IP is
erms you should know
st Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lets a router automatically assign
ss is a number that uniquely identifies a
P address for each computer
order to use the TCP/IP protocol on each computer, you must either set the protocol to
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IP address and a subnet mask. For more
formation about setting the IP address manually, see the Setting Up Your Wireless
ded on the installation CD that came with your network
tically assigns IP addresses to computers on
Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol
A networking protocol is a language computers use to talk to each other. One of several
available protocols must be set up on each
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which is widely
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automatically installed as the default protocol.
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DHCP - Dynamic Ho
an IP address to a computer on the network.
IP Address - Internet Protocol (IP) addre
computer on the network.
Setting up a DHCP I
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Obtain an IP address from a DHCP serve
or make the IP address settings manually. If you use a wireless access point router that
can act as the DHCP server, you can select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server. Obtaining an IP address automatically using DHCP is one of the most
common methods for setting up wireless network devices. If your network configuration
requires a static IP address (one that does not change), you must set the IP address
manually. This means that you need to enter an
in
Windows Network guide inclu
device. If you are connecting to a home Ethernet network, have a cable or DSL modem,
and a wireless access point router that automa
the network, follow the instructions in “To set up a DHCP IP address:”
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