User`s manual

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WLAN Router
Click OK to restart the PC and complete the TCP/IP installation.
Next, congure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway:
Open the Control Panel window, and then click the Network icon.
Select the network component labeled TCP/IP, and then click Properties.
If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, select the listing associated with your network card or adapter.
In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the IP Address tab.
Click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically.
Click the DNS Conguration tab, and then click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically.
Click OK twice to conrm and save your changes.
You will be prompted to restart Windows.
Click Yes.
Windows NT 4.0 workstations
First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:
In the Windows NT task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, double click the Network icon.
In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.
The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols. If the list includes TCP/IP, then the protocol
has already been enabled. Skip to step 9.
If TCP/IP does not display as an installed component, click Add…
In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select TCP/IP, and then click OK.
You may be prompted to install les from your Windows NT installation CD or other media. Follow the instructions
to install the les.
After all les are installed, a window displays to inform you that a TCP/IP service called DHCP can be set up to dyna-
mically assign IP information.
Click Yes to continue, and then click OK if prompted to restart your computer.
Next, congure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway:
Open the Control Panel window, and then double-click the Network icon.
In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab.
In the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP, and then click Properties.
In the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address from a DHCP se-
rver.
Click OK twice to conrm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel.
Assigning static Internet information to your PCs
If you are a typical user, you will not need to assign static Internet information to your LAN PCs because your ISP au-
tomatically assigns this information for you.
In some cases however, you may want to assign Internet information to some or all of your PCs directly (often cal-
led “statically”), rather than allowing the Wireless Gateway to assign it. This option may be desirable (but not requ-
ired) if:
You have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want to always associate with specic computers (for
example, if you are using a computer as a public web server).
You maintain dierent subnets on your LAN (subnets are described in Appendix B).
Before you begin, you must have the following information available:
The IP address and subnet mask of each PC