7
Changing Your Computer's Configuration
2.
CHANGING YOUR COMPUTER'S CONFIGURATION
You may need to make some changes to the configuration of your computers
in order to communicate with the Router.
If you have PPPoE or PPTP client software installed on your computer, you will
need to disable it. To do this:
1.
From the Windows Start menu, select
Settings > Control Panel.
2.
Double click on
Internet Options
.
3.
Select the
Connections
Tab. A screen similar to
Figure 2
should be dis-
played.
4.
Select the
Never Dial a Connection
option and click
OK
.
You may wish to remove the PPPoE client software from your computer to
free resources, as it is not required for use with the Router.
Follow the instructions below for your particular operating system to ensure
that your computers are configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
For computers using Windows XP.
1.
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Control Panel
.
2.
Click on
Network and Internet Connections
.
3.
Click on the
Network Connections
icon.
4.
Double click on
LAN
or
High Speed Connection
icon. A screen titled
Local
Area Connection Status
will appear.
5.
Select
Internet Protocol TCP/IP
and click on
Properties
.
6.
Ensure that the options
Obtain an IP Address automatically
, and
Obtain DNS
servers automatically
are both selected as shown in
Figure 4
. Click
OK
.
7.
Restart your computer.
For computers using Windows 2000.
1.
From the Windows
Start
Menu, select
Settings > Control Panel.
2.
Double click on
Network and Dial-Up connections.
3.
Double click on
Local Area Connection
.
4.
Click on
Properties
.
5.
A screen similar to
Figure 3
should be displayed. Select
Internet Protocol
TCP/IP
and click on
Properties
.
6.
Ensure that the options
Obtain an IP Address automatically
, and
Obtain DNS
servers automatically
are both selected as shown in
Figure 4
. Click
OK
.
7.
Restart your computer.
GB
Obtaining an IP Address
automatically.
DSL users with PPPoE or
PPTP Client Software.
Figure 3
Figure 2