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If you need Client for Microsoft Networks:

a.

Click the Add button.

b.

Select Client, and then click Add.

c.

Select Microsoft.

d.

Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.

3.

Restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings

After the TCP/IP protocol components are installed, each PC must be assigned specific

information about itself and resources that are available on its network. The simplest way to

configure this information is to allow the PC to obtain the information from a DHCP server in the

network.

You will find there are many similarities in the procedures for different Windows systems

when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP.

The following steps will walk you through the configuration process for each of these

versions of Windows.

Locate your Network Neighborhood icon.

•

If the Network Neighborhood icon is on the Windows desktop, position your mouse

pointer over it and right-click your mouse button.

•

If the icon is not on the desktop,

•

Click Start on the task bar located at the bottom left of the window.

•

Choose Settings, and then Control Panel.

•

Locate the Network Neighborhood icon and click on it. This will open the Network

panel as shown below.

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Verify the following settings as shown:

•

Client for Microsoft Network exists

•

Ethernet adapter is present

•

TCP/IP is present

•

Primary Network Logon is set to

Windows logon

Click the Properties

button. The following

TCP/IP Properties window will display.

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Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method

1.

On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.

Double-click the Internet Options icon.

3.

Select “I want to set up my Internet connection manually” or “I want to connect through a

Local Area Network” and click Next.

4.

Select “I want to connect through a Local Area Network” and click Next.

5.

Uncheck all boxes in the LAN Internet Configuration screen and click Next.

6.

Proceed to the end of the Wizard.

Verifying TCP/IP Properties

After your PC is configured and has rebooted, you can check the TCP/IP configuration using the

utility

winipcfg.exe

:

1.

On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.

•

By default, the IP Address

tab is open on this

window.

• Verify the following:

Obtain an IP address automatically

is

selected. If not selected, click in the radio

button to the left of it to select it.

This

setting is required to enable the DHCP server

to automatically assign an IP address.

• Click OK to continue.

Restart the PC.

Repeat these steps for each PC with this

version of Windows on your network.

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2.

Type

winipcfg

, and then click OK.

The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (among other things), your IP address, subnet

mask, and default gateway.

3.

From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter.

The window is updated to show your settings, which should match the values below if you are

using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for connecting through a

router or gateway:

•

The IP address is between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254

•

The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

•

The default gateway is 192.168.1.1

Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking

As part of the PC preparation process, you may need to install and configure

TCP/IP on each networked PC. Before starting, locate your Windows CD; you may need to insert

it during the TCP/IP installation process.

Install or Verify Windows Networking Components

To install or verify the necessary components for IP networking:

1.

On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.

Double-click the Network and Dialup Connections icon.

3.

If an Ethernet adapter is present in your PC, you should see an entry for Local Area

Connection. Double-click that entry.

4.

Select Properties.

5.

Verify that ‘Client for Microsoft Networks’ and ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ are present. If

not, select Install and add them.

6.

Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, click Properties, and verify that “Obtain an IP address

automatically is selected.

7.

Click OK and close all Network and Dialup Connections windows.

8.

Then, restart your PC.

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DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000, or NT4

You will find there are many similarities in the procedures for different Windows systems when

using DHCP to configure TCP/IP.

The following steps will walk you through the configuration process for each of these versions of

Windows.

DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP

Locate your Network Neighborhood icon.

•

Select Control Panel from the Windows XP new Start Menu.

•

Select the Network Connections icon on the Control Panel.

This will take you to the next

step.

• Now the Network Connection window

displays.

The Connections List that shows all the

network connections set up on the PC,

located to the right of the window.

• Right-click on the Connection

you will

use and choose Status.