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4.2
Checking your connection
With the Command Prompt of Windows you can verify if you have received a correct IP address on your
(wired or wireless) Local Area Connection. This example is based on Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.
Windows Vista needs administrative rights to perform the steps below. There is an explanation on how to
gain administrative rights.
A.
Click “
Start
”
Æ
“
All programs
”
Æ
“
Accessories
”, right click “
Command Prompt
” and select
“
Run as administrator
”.
You might get a warning message, which you need to accept by clicking “
Continue
”.
The Command Prompt will appear. Make sure the Command Prompt title bar mentions “
Administrator:
Command Prompt
”. When “
Administrator
” is not mentioned, you do not have the needed administrative
rights for these steps and you will need to perform step
A
again.
B.
Enter the command “
IPCONFIG
” and press
ENTER
.
You should see the following information
IPv4 Address
:
192.168.0.xxx
(Where
xxx
can vary between
100 ~ 199
).
Subnet Mask
: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway
:
192.168.0.1
If the information shown above matches your configuration you can continue the configuration of the
device in
Chapter 5
.
If the information shown above does not match your configuration (i.e. your IP address is 169.254.xxx.xxx)
please check the options below:
1.
Power
off
and power
on
the device.
2.
Reconnect the LAN cable to the device and to your computer.
B