FOR WINDOWS 7
1b . Start the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Control Panel . In the Control Panel, locate and double click Network and Sharing Center to bring
up Network and Sharing dialog, shown below . Double click on Local Area connection and then select Properties to bring up the Local Area
Connection dialog box on the right, below .
2 . For Windows 7, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or for
Windows XP, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . Then click Properties
to bring up the TCP/IP dialogs .
3 . If the
Use the following Ip address
field is selected, make
a note of the current IP address and Subnet mask for future
reference:
Current IP address:
____ .____ .____ .____
Current Subnet mask:
____ .____ .____ .____
4 . If
Obtain an Ip address automatically
is selected instead, then
click
Use the following Ip address
.
5 . Set the IP address to a unique IP address, such as 192 .168 .0 .99,
and set the Subnet mask to 255 .255 .255 .0 as shown in the image
at the right and click OK . On some computers you may have to
restart the computer for your changes to take affect .
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