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Step 4:
Configure the PC (TCP/IP settings)
Introduction
In step 4, you will learn how to configure your computer to communicate with the Wireless IAD
Router.
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 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Macintosh OS 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 or Windows Vista. 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 for
your computer’s operating system.