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Networking Basics
Naming your Computer
To name your computer, please follow these directions:In
Windows XP
:
Click
Start
(in the lower left corner of the screen)
Right-click
on
My Computer
Select
Properties
and click
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Select the
Computer
Name Tab
in the System
Properties window.
You may enter a
Com-
puter Description
if you
wish; this field is optional.
To rename the computer
and join a domain, Click
Change
.
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Naming your Computer
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In this window, enter the
Computer name
Select
Workgroup
and enter
the name of the
Workgroup
All computers on your network
must have the same
Workgroup
name.
Click
OK
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Checking the IP Address in
W
indows XP
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Ad-
dress range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range.)
To
check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following:
Right-click
on the
Local Area
Connection
icon
in the task bar
Click
on
Status
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Checking the IP Address in
W
indows XP
This
window will appear.
Click the
Support tab
Click
Close
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Assigning a Static IP Address in
W
indows XP/2000
Note:
Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Ad-
dresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura-
tion Protocol) technology.
If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router you
will not need to assign Static IP Addresses.
If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router, or you need to assign a Static IP
Address, please follow these instructions:
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Go to
Start
Double-click on
Control Panel
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Assigning a Static IP Address in
W
indows XP/2000
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Double-click on
Network
Connections
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Double-click on
Properties
Right-click on
Local Area
Connections
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Assigning a Static IP Address
in
W
indows XP/2000
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
Address
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.
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The DNS server address will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
If the DNS Server address is not available from your ISP, you may input
192.168.0.1in this field.
Click on
Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
Click
Properties
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Click
OK
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Enter the
IP Address
of the
Default
Gateway
(in this case
it is
192.168.0.1
for
the
DI-784
)
Input your
DNS server
address.
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Select
Use the following
IP address
in the
Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties
window
(shown
below)
192
168
0
1
19216811.live