SMC Networks Barricade SMC7004ABR, Installation Manual

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Conguring Your Computer
with Windows NT 4.0
Step 1. Congure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup, you need to congure
your computer to connect to your Barricade. You need to determine
how your ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these
numbers automatically using a networking technology known as
Dynamic Host Control Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will specify your
IP address and associated numbers, which you must enter manually.
This is also known as a static IP address. How your ISP assigns your
IP address determines how you will congure your computer:
1. From the Windows desktop click
“Start,” then “Settings,” and click
“Control Panel.”
2. Double-click the “Network” icon.
3. Select the “Protocols” tab.
4. Double-click “TCP/IP Protocol.”
5. Select the “IP Address” tab.
6. In the “Adapter” drop-down list,
be sure your Ethernet adapter is
selected. If “Obtain an IP address
automatically” is already selected,
your computer is already congured
for DHCP. Click “Cancel” to close
each window, and skip to Step 2
“Disable HTTP Proxy.”