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Step 3:
Configure the PC (TCP/IP settings)
Introduction
In step 3, you will configure your computer to communicate with the SIEMENS ADSL C-110.
To do this, you will need to configure your PC’s network settings to obtain an IP address auto-
matically. Computers use IP addresses to communicate with each other across a network or the
Internet.
Find out which operating system your computer is running, such as Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows Me, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Macintosh OS 8.6, 9.x, 10.x.
You will need to know which operating system your computer is running. You can find out by
clicking on
Start
->
Settings
. (If your Start menu doesn’t have a Settings option, you are run-
ning Windows XP. You can select the Control Panel directly from the Start menu.) Then, click on
Control Panel
and double-click on the
System
icon.
Click the
Cancel
button when done.
Once you know which operating system you are running, follow the directions in this step
(Step 3a – 3e) for your computer’s operating system.
The next few pages tell you, step by step, how to configure your TCP/IP settings based on the
type of Windows operating system you are using. Once you’ve configured your computer,
continue with “Step 5: Configure the Internet Access on page 16.
