SIEMENS 5881 Broadband Internet Router
User’s Guide
Chapter 2 Installation
PC Configuration
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PC Configuration
Your PC must be configured to use the TCP/IP protocol suite over the Internet, and to accept Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol address assignments from the router. Although this is the default settings for the PC, it
is a good idea to verify that they have not been changed.
Each supported PC Operating System varies slightly in how the configuration windows are presented. Select
the Operating System installed on the PC connected to the router from the list below and follow the associated
procedure.
Windows 98/ME
1. Click
Start >Control Panel > Network
. This displays the
Configuration
tab on the Network window.
2. Select
TCP/IP
protocol for your network card.
3. Click
Properties
. This displays the TCP/IP Properties
window.
4. Click the
IP Address
tab.
5. Ensure that the
Obtain an IP address automatically
option is selected. This is the default Windows
setting.
6. Click
OK
to close each dialog.
7. Restart the PC to ensure it obtains an IP address from the router.
8.
Configure the router
.
•
Windows 98/ME
•
Windows NT 4
•
Windows 2000
•
Windows XP
•
Mac OS 9.x
•
Mac OS X
•
Linux OS
