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Networking Basics
Assigning a Static IP Address
in Windows XP/2000
You have completed the assignment of a Static IP Address. (You do not need to assign
a Static IP Address if you have a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router.)
Click on
Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
Click
Properties
IP Address:
e.g., 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
Enter the LAN IP address of
the wireless router. (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN IP
address of 192.168.0.1)
In the window below, select
Use the following IP address
. Input your
IP
address and subnet mask.
(The IP Addresses on your network must be
within the same range. For example, if one computer has an IP Address of
192.168.0.2, the other computers should have IP Addresses that are
sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. The subnet mask must be
the same for all the computers on the network.)
Click
OK
Select
Use the following
DNS server address
. Enter
the LAN IP address of the
Wireless Router. (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN
IP address of 192.168.0.1)
