4: Configure PCs on your LAN
Overview
For each PC, the following may need to be configured:
•
TCP/IP network settings
•
Internet Access configuration
TCP/IP Settings
If using the default XC-DPG Twin WAN Router settings, and the default Windows
95/98/ME/2000/XP TCP/IP settings, no changes need to be made. Just start (or restart) your
PC.
•
By default, the XC-DPG Twin WAN Router will act as a DHCP Server, automatically providing a
suitable IP Address (and related information) to each PC when the PC boots.
•
For all non-Server versions of Windows, the default TCP/IP setting is to act as a DHCP client. In
Windows, this is called
Obtain an IP address automatically
.
Just start (or restart) your PC and it will obtain an IP address from the XC-DPG Twin WAN
Router.
•
If using fixed IP addresses on your LAN, or you wish to check your TCP/IP settings, refer to
Appendix B – Windows TCP/IP Setup
.
Internet Access
To configure your PCs to use the XC-DPG Twin WAN Router for Internet access, follow this
procedure:
For Windows 9x/2000
1. Select
Start Menu - Settings - Control Panel - Internet Options
.
2. Select
the
Connection
tab, and click the
Setup
button.
3. Select "I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local
area network (LAN)" and click
Next
.
4. Select "I connect through a local area network (LAN)" and click
Next
.
5. Ensure all of the boxes on the following
Local area network Internet Configuration
screen are
unchecked
.
6. Check the "No" option when prompted "Do you want to set up an Internet mail account now?".
7. Click
Finish
to close the Internet Connection Wizard.
Setup is now completed.
For Windows XP
1. Select Start Menu - Control Panel - Network and Internet Connections.
2. Select
Set up or change your Internet Connection
.
3. Select
the
Connection
tab, and click the
Setup
button.
4. Cancel the pop-up "Location Information" screen.
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