AT-AR220E Broadband Router Installation Guide
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Setting up Windows 95/98 PC Clients
Configuring a
Client
Computer Using
the DHCP
Server
If you choose to use the server’s built-in DHCP server to configure a
client PC, the server automatically provides the following TCP/IP
configuration information to the PC:
G
The PC’s IP address
G
The PC’s subnet mask
G
The IP address of the default gateway, which is the IP address of
the server itself
G
The DNS (Domain Name System)
The configuration procedures are described below:
1.
From Windows’ Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon to
bring up the Network Control Panel.
2.
Double-click on TCP/IP in the network component list.
3.
Click on the IP Address tab.
4.
Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
5.
Click on the DNS tab.
6.
Select Enable DNS and add the server’s IP address to DNS Server
Search Order list.
7.
Save the changes and then restart the computer.
Your PC is ready to access the Internet through the server.
Configuring a
Client
Computer
Manually
If you do not want to use the DHCP server to configure the client
computer, you must configure the computer manually. The following
describes how to configure the IP parameters for a client computer
using Windows 95/98.
1.
From Windows’ Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon to
bring up the Network Control Panel.
2.
Double-click on TCP/IP in the network component list.
3.
Click on the IP Address tab.
4.
Select Specifying an IP address.
5.
Enter the IP address for this PC.
