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Networking Basics
Naming your Computer
±
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
±
±
±
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
±
±
OK
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Networking Basics
Checking the IP Address in
W
indows XP
This
window will appear.
Click the
Support tab
Click
Close
±
±
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:
±
±
Go to
Start
Double-click on
Control Panel
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Networking Basics
Assigning a Static IP Address in
W
indows XP/2000
±
Double-click on
Network
Connections
±
±
Click on
Properties
Right-click on
Local Area
Connections
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Networking Basics
Assigning a Static IP Address
in
Windows XP/2000
±
The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)
±
Click
OK
±
±
±
Enter the LAN IP address of
the Wireless Router. (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN IP
address of 192.168.0.1)
Enter the LAN IP address of
the Wireless Router. (D-Link
wireless routers have a LAN IP
address of 192.168.0.1)
192
168
0
1
192
168
0
1
In the window below, input your
IP
address, subnet mask, default
gateway and DNS server address.
(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.)
Select
Use the following DNS
server addresses.
IP Address:
e.g., 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Click on
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click
Properties
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Networking Basics
Assigning a Static IP Address with
Macintosh OSX
±
±
±
±
±
±
Go to the
Apple Menu
and se-
lect
System Preferences
c
Click on
Network
Select
Built-in Ethernet
in the
Show
pull-down menu
Select
Manually
in the
Con-
figure
pull-down menu
Input the
Static IP Address
,
the
Subnet Mask
and the
Router IP Address
in the ap-
propriate fields
Click
Apply Now

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