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Connecting to the Internet • Configuring TCP/IP for Windows Vista
SVG2501 Series Wireless Voice Gateway • User Guide
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Configuring TCP/IP for Windows Vista
1.
Click
Start
and then click
Settings
.
2.
Click
Control Panel
.
3.
Double-click
Network and Internet
to display the Network and Internet window.
4.
Double-click
Network and Sharing Center
to display the Network and Sharing
Center window.
5.
Click
Manage network connections
to display the LAN or High-Speed Internet
connections window.
6.
Right-click the network connection for your network interface.
7.
Select
Properties
to display the Local Area Connection Properties window.
8.
Vista may prompt you to allow access to the Network Properties Options. If you see
the prompt,
User Account Control -- Windows needs your permission to
continue
, click
Continue
.
9.
Select
Internet Protocol Version 4 or 6 (TCP/IPv4
or v6
)
and click
Properties
to
display the Internet Protocol Properties window.
10.
Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address
automatically.
11.
Click
OK
to save the TCP/IP settings and close the Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4) Properties window.
12.
Click
OK
to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
13.
Close the remaining windows and exit the Control Panel.
14.
When you complete the TCP/IP configuration, go to
Verifying the IP Address in
Windows Vista
.
Verifying the IP Address
Windows XP
1.
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start
.
2.
Select
Run
to open the Run window.
3.
Type
cmd
and click
OK
.
4.
Type
ipconfig
and press
Enter
to display your IP configuration.
If an Auto-configuration IP address is displayed, that indicates possible broadband
network problems or an improper connection between your computer and the SVG2501.
The Auto-configuration IP address, ranging from
169.254.0.0
to
169.254.255.255
, is
reserved for Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA).
This can occur if the gateway is configured to automatically obtain an IP address from a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. When Auto-configuration is
enabled, Windows will automatically assign an IP address if the gateway is unable to
obtain one. Because this automatically assigned IP address is not valid, you will not be
able to access the Internet using the gateway.