Configuring Windows Xp Pcs - Linksys Instant Wireless BEFW11S4 User Manual

Configuring Windows XP PCs

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP's default
interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus
look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for
Windows 2000.
1. Click the Start button, open the Control Panel. and click the Network and
Internet Connections icon. Then, click the Network Connections icon to
display the Network screen.
2. Select the Local Area
Connection icon for
the applicable Ethernet
adapter (usually it is
the first Local Area
Connection listed).
3. When the Local Area Connection Status screen appears, click the
Properties button. (See Figure 3-6.)
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Figure 3-6
Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch
4. Select Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) (as shown in
Figure 3-7) and click the
Properties button.
5. Select Obtain an IP
address automatically
and verify that Obtain
DNS server address auto-
matically is selected (as
shown in Figure 3-8).
Then, click the OK button
and click the OK button on
the subsequent screens to
complete the PC's configu-
ration.
Repeat steps 1-5 for each PC on your network. When all of your PCs are
configured, proceed to Chapter 4: Configuring the Router.
Figure 3-7
Figure 3-8
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