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D-Link DWA-123 User Manual
Appendix B - Networking Basics
Windows
®
7/Windows Vista
®
Users
• Click on
Start
>
Control Panel
(make sure you are in Classic View). Double-click on the
Network and Sharing Center
icon. If you are using
Windows Vista, click on
Manage network connections
along the left panel in the window. For Windows 7, click on
Change adapter settings
.
• Right-click on the
Local Area Connection
which represents your D-Link wireless network adapter which will be connected to your network.
• Highlight
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
and click
Properties
.
• Click
Use the following IP address
and enter an IP address that is on the same
subnet as your network or LAN IP address on your router or network.
Example:
If the router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, make your IP address
192.168.0.X where X is a number between 2 and 99. Make sure that the number
you choose is not in use on the network.
• Set
Default Gateway
the same as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.
• Set
Primary DNS
the same as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.
• The
Secondary DNS
is optional (you may enter a DNS server from your ISP).
• Click
OK
to save your settings.