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Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs
Configuring Windows 2000 PCs
Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router
4. Now click the
Gateway
tab, and verify that the Installed Gateway field is blank. Click the
OK
button.
5. Click the
OK
button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files.
Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and
check the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, etc. (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
6. Windows may ask you to restart your PC. Click the
Yes
button. If Windows does not ask you to restart, restart
your computer anyway.
Go to “Chapter 6: Using the Router’s Web-Based Utility.”
Configuring Windows 2000 PCs
1. Click the
Start
button. Select Settings and click the
Control Panel
icon. Double-click the
Network and Dial-
up 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 5-3.)
3. Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click
the
Properties
button. (See Figure 5-4.)
4. Select
Obtain an IP address automatically
. Once the new window appears, click the
OK
button. Click the
OK
button again to complete the PC configuration. (See Figure 5-5.)
5. Restart your computer.
Go to “Chapter 6: Using the Router’s Web-Based Utility.”
Figure 5-3: Properties
Figure 5-4: TCP/IP
Figure 5-5: IP Address
