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Chapter 5: Configure TCP/IP
Overview
Important: These instructions apply only to Windows XP, 2000,
Millennium, or 98 machines. By default, Windows XP, 2000,
Millennium, and 98 has TCP/IP installed and set to obtain an IP
address automatically.
The instructions in this chapter will help you configure your computer to be
able to communicate with the Adapter using TCP/IP.
To do this, you need to configure your PC's network settings to obtain an IP (or
TCP/IP) address automatically (called DHCP). Computers use IP addresses to
communicate with each other across a network or the Internet.
Find out which operating system your computer is running, such as Windows
XP, 2000, Millennium, or 98. You will need to know which operating system
your computer is running. You can find out by clicking the Start button and
then going to the Settings option. Then click Control Panel, and then double-
click the System icon. If your Start menu doesn't have a Settings option, you're
running Windows XP. Click the Cancel button when done.
You may need to do this for each computer that you are connecting to the
Router.
The next few pages tell you, step by step, how to configure your network set-
tings based on the type of Windows operating system you are using. Make sure
that an adapter has been successfully installed in each PC you will configure.
Once you've configured your computers, continue to "Chapter 6: Configure
the Adapter."
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Configuring Windows XP PCs
The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the
default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and
menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions in
the next section for Windows 2000.
1. Click to the Network screen by clicking the Start button and then Control
Panel. From there, click the Network and Internet Connections icon and
then the Network Connections icon.
2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter
(usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the Local
Area Connection. Click the Properties button. (See Figure 5-1.)
Figure 5-1
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