BB005x Installation and Configuration Guide
Procedure B –
Setting the Network Card in your computer to automatically
obtain an IP address.
1. In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, highlight Settings
and click on Control Panel.
2. Double click the Network icon
3. Click on the network component TCP/IP for your
N
etwork
I
nterface
C
ard
(for example: Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC) and then Click on
the Properties button. If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, please make
sure that you select the listing associated with your NIC.
4. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click on the IP Address tab and then
click on the option
“Obtain an IP Address automatically”
.
5. Click on the Gateway tab and then remove any installed Gateway.
6. Click on the DNS Configuration tab and then click on the option
“Disable DNS
” (make sure that the black dot is beside this option). Do
not change any other settings.
7. Click on the OK button twice to confirm and save your changes.
8. Click on the Yes button to restart the computer.
Systems running Windows 2000/XP
Procedure C
- Assigning a predetermined IP address value (to be referred below
as “known IP address”) to the network card in your computer.
1. In the Windows task bar click on the Start button, highlight Settings and
click on Control Panel.
2. Double click the Network and Dial Up Connections icon
3. In the Network and Dial Up Connections window, right click once on the
Local Area Connections icon and then click on Properties.
4. In the Local Area Connections Properties dialog box, click on Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on Properties.
5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click on the
option
“Specify an IP Address
” (make sure that the black dot is beside
this option).
6. Set the IP Address to the value indicated by “known IP address” and set
the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0
7. Click on the option
“Obtain DNS server address automatically”
(make
sure that the black dot is beside this option). Do not change any other
settings.
8. Click on the OK button twice to confirm and save your changes and then
close the Control Panel.
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