Accton Technology CheetahAccess AC-IG1004, User Manual

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Configuring Client TCP/IP
5-3
Configuring Your Computer with Windows 95/98/ME
You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your version of
Windows. This is because these steps and screenshots were created from Windows
98. Windows 95 and Windows Millennium Edition are very similar, but not identical,
to Windows 98.
Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup by connecting your devices, you need
to configure your computer to connect to your CheetahAccess Internet Gateway.
You need to determine how your ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these
numbers automatically using a networking technology known as Dynamic Host
Control 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 configure your
computer.
1. From the Windows desktop, click
the “Start” button. Choose
“Settings,” then click “Control
Panel.”
2. From “Control Panel,”
double-click the “Network”
icon.