Configuring Your Computer With Windows Xp - Siemens Gigaset Owner's Manual

Configuring Client TCP/IP

Configuring your Computer with Windows XP

Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup, you need to configure your computer to
connect to your Gigaset Router. You also need to determine how your ISP issues your IP
address. Many ISPs issue these numbers automatically, using a networking technology
known as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will specify your IP
address and associated numbers, which you must enter manually. This is also known as
a static IP address. How your ISP assigns your IP address determines how you will con-
figure your computer.
1. From the Windows desktop, click the start button. Choose Control Panel.
2. Select the Network and Internet Connections icon, then click the Network
Connections icon.
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