DRAFT
Chapter 5
:
Configuring Your Ethernet Connection
Release 34 DRAFT 1.6 June 2017
Touchstone DG3450 Data Gateway User Guide
© 2017 ARRIS Enterprises LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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1.
Click the
Start
menu and type
network and sharing
into the Search box.
2.
Select
Network and Sharing Center
when it appears.
3.
Click
Change adapter settings
from the left-side menu.
4.
Right-click on your local area connection icon and select
Properties
to open the
Properties window.
5.
Select
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
and click
Properties
to configure TCP/IPv4.
Note:
If your cable provider requires TCP/IP version 6, select
Internet Protocol Version 6
(TCP/IPv6)
and click
Properties
to configure TCP/IPv6.
The TCP/IP properties window for the version you selected displays.
6.
For either TCP/IPv4 or TCP/IPv6, select
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain
DNS server address automatically
, unless instructed otherwise by your cable provider.
7.
Click
OK
to accept the new settings and close the Properties window. Then click
Close
to
back out of the remaining setup screens.
TCP/IP Configuration for macOS
Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet interface on a macOS operating system.
1.
Open System Preferences, either by choosing
System Preferences
from the Apple menu
or by clicking the System Preferences icon in the dock.
2.
Click the
Network
icon.
3.
Choose
Automatic
from the Location drop-down menu, and
Built-in Ethernet
from the
Show menu.
4.
Choose the TCP/IP tab, if necessary.
If you are using
TCP/IPv4
, go to
step 5
.
If your cable provider requires
TCP/IPv6
, go to
step 8
.
5.
Choose
Using DHCP
from the Configure IPv4 menu.
6.
If necessary, click the
Renew DHCP Lease
button.
7.
Close the System Properties application.
TCP/IPv4 configuration is completed.
8.
If you are using TCP/IPv6, click
Configure IPv6
near the bottom of the previous window.
9.
Choose
Automatically
from the Configure IPv6 drop-down menu and click
OK
.
10.
Close the System Properties application.
