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±

Right-click on

Local Area Connections

.

±

Double-click on

Properties

.

±

Click on

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

.

±

Click

Properties

.

±

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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Input your

DNS server addresses

.

(Note:

If you are entering a DNS server, you

must enter the IP address of the default gateway.)

The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)

±

Click

OK

.

Assigning a Static IP Address in Macintosh OSX

±

Go to the

Apple Menu

and select

System Preferences

.

±

Click on

Network

.

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Select

Built-in Ethernet

in the

Show

pull-down menu.

±

Select

Manually

in the

Configure

pull-down menu.

±

Input the

Static IP Address

, the

Subnet Mask

and the

Router IP Address

in the

appropriate fields.

±

Click

Apply Now

.

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Go to the

Apple Menu

and select

System Preferences

.

±

Click on

Network

.

±

Select

Built-in Ethernet

in the

Show

pull-down menu.

±

Select

Using DHCP

in the

Configure

pull-down menu.

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±

Click

Apply Now

.

±

The

IP Address, Subnet mask

, and the

Router’s IP Address

will appear in a few

seconds.

Go to

Start

>

Run

> type

cmd

.

A window similar to this one will appear. Type

ping

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

, where

xxx

is the

IP address

of the wireless router or access point. A

good wireless connection will show four replies from the wireless router or access point,

as shown.

Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging

in Windows XP and 2000