Obtaining An Ip Address Automatically - Fritz! Box 6660 Cable Configuration And Operation

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Obtaining an IP Address Automatically

Overview
Network devices that are to obtain their IP address automatically by
DHCP must be configured accordingly. This configuration is performed
on the operating system level in the IP settings of the network devices.
Obtaining an IP Address Automatically in Windows
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The network device receives an IP address from the FRITZ!Box.
Obtaining an IP Address Automatically in Mac OS X
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FRITZ!Box 6660 Cable
In Windows 10, click on "Start".
In Windows 8, press the Windows key and the Q key at the same
time.
Enter "ncpa.cpl" in the search field and press Enter.
Click on the network connection between the computer and the
FRITZ!Box with the right mouse button and select "Properties".
Under "This connection uses the following items", select
"Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)".
Click on the "Properties" button.
On the "General" tab, enable the options "Obtain an IP
address automatically" and
"Obtain DNS server address automatically".
Click on "OK" to save the settings.
Enable the options "Obtain an IP address automatically" and
"Obtain DNS server address automatically" for the internet
protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) as well.
Select the "System Preferences" in the Apple menu.
In the "System Preferences" window, click on "Network".
In the "Network" window, select the "Ethernet" entry from the
"Show:" list.
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