Configuring A Dynamic Ip Address On Your Pc - Alcatel Speed Touch Pro User Manual

11.4.4

Configuring a Dynamic IP Address on your PC

Introduction
Note
Procedure
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If your local LAN, corporate network, or your ISP supports DHCP ,
this allows your PC to acquire initialization parameters (IP
addresses, masks, etc.) automatically.
These initialization parameters are valid for a limited period
(usually a few hours).
When these parameters expire, new parameters are obtained
automatically. Therefore your PC must be properly configured to
use BOOTP/DHCP .
The following instructions assume a Windows 9x environment.
Proceed as follows to enable DHCP client on your PC:
Step Action and Description
Browse to the 'TCP/IP Properties' window (with the 'IP Address' tab
1
selected) as described in the procedure of subsection 11.4.2.
2
If needed, tick
This setting specifies that the PC must obtain his IP address from a
DHCP server.
3
Click
The 'Network' window reappears.
4
Click
Some configuration files will be copied on your hard disk.
Restart your PC to allow the changes take effect.
5
After restart, the PC will acquire its own IP address from the DHCP
server using BOOTP/DHCP .
to save the changes and exit the window.
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