Configuring Computers To Communicate With The Wr850 - Motorola WR850GP User Manual

Installation
5 Once the PC is communicating with the WR850, you can proceed to Section 3:
Configuration to access the built-in Web-based Configuration Utility and configure the
WR850:
• For a typical WR850 configuration as a wired/wireless router, review and adjust as
necessary only those configuration options designated as "commonly used" or
"recommended". These fields are labeled with
• For advanced WR850 configuration, review and adjust any and all configuration
options as desired. Field codes requiring more advanced knowledge to configure
are labeled with black letters.
In either case, it is recommended that you first use the Web-based Configuration
Utility to establish security measures on your wireless network, and re-connect
securely to the WR850, prior to making any other changes to the WR850.

Configuring Computers to Communicate with the WR850

Each computer that will be part of your network needs to communicate with the router. To
do this, you may need to configure each PC's network settings to automatically obtain an IP
address.
This section includes information on configuring computers with the following operating
systems:
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Windows 98SE
®
Windows Me
®
Windows 2000
™
Windows XP
Determine the operating system for each computer you will include in your wireless network
and follow the steps to configure the network settings for that PC.
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