8120-B1 User’s Guide
Appendix A - Configuring the Internet Settings
This appendix provides instructions for configuring the Internet settings on your
computers to work with the device.
Configuring Ethernet PCs
Before you begin
By default, the device automatically assigns the required Internet settings to your PCs.
You need to configure the PCs to accept this information when it is assigned.
In some cases, you may want to assign Internet information
manually to some or all of your computers rather than allow the
device to do so. See
X
Assigning static Internet information to your
PCs
X
section.
Note
If you have connected your LAN PCs via Ethernet to the device, follow the instructions
that correspond to the operating system installed on your PC:
•
Windows
Vista
•
Windows
XP
PCs
•
Windows
2000
PCs
Windows Vista PCs
1. Go
to
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Network and Sharing Center
→
Manage
Network Connections
.
2.
Double click on your
Local Area Connection
.
3. Click
on
Properties
.
4. Click
on
Continue
.
5. Select
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/Ipv4)
.
6. Click
Properties
.
7.
In this page, click the
Obtain an IP address automatically
radio button.
8. Select
Obtain DNS server address automatically
radio button and click
OK
to
finish the configuration.
Windows XP PCs
1.
In the Windows task bar, click the
Start
button, and then click
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click
the
Network Connections
icon.
3. In
the
LAN or High-Speed Internet
window, right-click on the icon corresponding
to your network interface card (NIC) and select
Properties
. (Often, this icon is
labeled
Local Area Connection
).The
Local Area Connection
dialog box will then
display a list of currently installed network items.
4.
Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labeled
Internet Protocol
TCP/IP
is checked and click
Properties
.
5. In
the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box, click the radio button
labeled
Obtain an IP address automatically
. Also click the radio button labeled
Obtain DNS server address automatically
.
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