Linksys WCGP200, User Manual, Page: 17 / 31

Chapter 3: Software Installation and Configuration
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Setting TCP/IP on Client PC
After you successfully complete the network interface card (Ethernet card) installation task, you need to make sure
the TCP/IP communications protocol used by the Ethernet card is installed and correctly configured on your system.
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1. Click on the Start menu, point to Settings and click on Control Panel .
2. The Control Panel window will show up. Double-click the “Network” icon in the Control Panel window.
3. Windows will appear the Network dialog box. Click “Configuration” tab to bring it to the front, and on this tab,
a list of installed network components appears. Look for an entry that includes TCP/IP-> followed by the
Ethernet card installed in your computer.
4. The Select Network Component Type dialog box will show up. Click ”Protocol”, and then click ”Add”.
5. You will see the Select Network Protocol dialog box. Click “Microsoft” in the “Manufactures:” list, and then
click “TCP/IP” in the “Network Protocols:” list. Click “OK”.
6. You will be directed back to the Network dialog box, and on the “Configuration” tab, the entry that includes
TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer will appear in the list of installed network
components.
7. Click TCP/IP -> followed by the Ethernet card installed in your computer, and then click ”Properties”. The
TCP/IP Properties dialog box will appear.
8. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, please follow the directions below: Click “IP Address” tab to bring it to the
front, and then click “Obtain an IP address automatically” on the tab.
9. Click “Gateway” to bring it to the front. On this tab, leave the “New gateway:” blank. If there is the entry in the
“Installed gateway:” list, click it and then click “Remove” to remove all installed gateways.
10. Click “DNS Configuration” tabs to bring it to the front, and click “Disable DNS”, then click “OK” to close the
dialog box.
11. The Copying Files dialog box will pop up and the system will start copying files from Windows. At the first
time you will be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM (or diskette) into the CD-ROM drive (or floppy
diskette drive) during the files copying, and follow the instructions when they show up, then click “OK”. It will
prompt another Copying Files dialog box. Please type the command line that Windows 98/ME files located in
the dialog box (For example, D:\win98). Click “OK” to continue the files copying.
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Windows will appear the System Settings Change dialog box and ask you if you would like to restart your
computer. Click “Yes”.
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Click “Start” button on your computer’s taskbar, point to “Settings”, and then click ”Network and Dial-up
Connections”.
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The Network and Dial-up Connections window will show up. Double-click “Local Area Connection” icon in the
Network and Dial-up Connections window.
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The Local Area Connection status window will show up. Click the “Properties” button.
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Click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and then click “Properties”.
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The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. Click “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Click
“Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to close the dialog box.
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Windows will appear the System Settings Change dialog box and ask you if you would like to restart your
computer. Click “Yes”.
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