KVH Industries TracPhone V11 Installation Manual page 41

B Configuring Computers for DHCP
Follow these steps to configure your computer
for DHCP to allow it to receive an IP address
from the CommBox-ACU. The location of this
configuration setting varies slightly by operating
system.
NOTE: The computer must have a network interface
card installed and all cabling must be 100 Mbps fast
Ethernet UTP CAT-5 with RJ45 connectors.
Windows 7 or Windows Vista
1. Turn on the computer.
2. From the Windows Control Panel, navigate
to the Network and Sharing Center. (You
might need to click Network and Internet
first.) You can find the control panel either
through the Start menu or "My Computer."
3. At the Network and Sharing Center window,
double-click the Local Area Connection link
(Windows 7) or View Status link (Windows
Vista) for the Ethernet connection you are
using.
4. At the Local Area Connection Status window,
click Properties. This screen only displays if the
computer is currently connected to a network.
5. At the Local Area Connection Properties
window, click the Networking tab. Then
select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click
Properties (see Figure 87).
6. At the Internet Protocol Properties window,
select Obtain an IP address automatically
and Obtain DNS server address
automatically (see Figure 88). Then click OK.
7. At the Local Area Connection Properties
window, click OK.
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Figure 87: Windows 7 - Local Area Connection Properties
Figure 88: Windows 7 - Internet Protocol Properties
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