6
Preparing for Installation
Preconfiguring the Access Point (Standalone Only)
Figure 2.
Sample configuration in the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties dialog box
On Microsoft Windows XP
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network Connections.
2.
When the Network Connections window appears, right-click the icon for Local Area
Connection, and then click
Properties
.
NOTE:
Make sure that you configure the Local Area Connection properties, not the
Wireless Network Connection properties.
3.
When the
Local Area Connection Properties
dialog box appears, select
Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
from the list, and then click
Properties
. The
Internet Protocol (TCP/
IP) Properties
dialog box appears.
4.
Write down all of the currently active network settings. You will need this information
later when you restore your computer to its current network configuration.