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For help with other tasks in home or small office networking, see
Using the Shared Documents
folder and
Sharing files and folders
in the
Help and Support Center
in Microsoft Windows XP.
Other networking tasks
Click
OK
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.)
Select
Use the following IP Address
in the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window
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 Ad
dress 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.)
Input your
DNS server address
. (Note: If you are
entering a DNS server, you must enter the IP Address
of the
Default Gateway
.)
The DNS server information will be provided by your
ISP (Internet Service Provider.)
Highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click
Properties
Assigning a Static IP Address
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