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Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs
Configuring Windows XP PCs
Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router
Configuring Windows XP PCs
The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the
Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the
instructions for Windows 2000.
1. Click the
Start
button and then the
Control Panel
icon. Click the
Network and Internet Connections
icon.
Then click the
Network Connections
icon.
2. Select the
Local Area Connection
icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area
Connection listed). Double-click the
Local Area Connection
. Click the
Properties
button. (See Figure 5-6.)
3. Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
, and
click the
Properties
button. (See Figure 5-7.)
4. Select
Obtain an IP address automatically
. (See Figure 5-8.) Once the new window appears, click the
OK
button. Click the
OK
button again to complete the PC configuration.
Go to “Chapter 6: Using the Router’s Web-Based Utility.”
Figure 5-6: Properties
Figure 5-7: TCP/IP
Figure 5-8: IP Address
