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Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista

Use the following procedure to configure a computer running Microsoft Windows Vista with

the default interface. If you use the Classic interface, where the icons and menus resemble

previous Windows versions, perform the procedure under “Configuring Microsoft Windows

2000” on page 19.

1. On the Windows taskbar, click

Start

, click

Control Panel

, and then select the

Network

and Internet

icon.

2. Click

View Networks Status and tasks

and then click

Management Networks

Connections

.

3. Right-click the

Local Area Connection

icon and click

Properties

.

4. Click

Continue

. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears.

5. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, verify that

Internet Protocol

(TCP/IPv4)

is checked. Then select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IPv4)

and click the

Properties

button (see Figure 7). The Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties dialog box

appears.

Figure 7. Local Area Connection Properties Window

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6. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties dialog box, click

Obtain an IP address

automatically

to configure your computer for DHCP (see Figure 8).

Figure 8. Internet Protocol Properties Window

7. Click the

OK

button to save your changes and close the dialog box.

8. Click the

OK

button again to save your changes.

Figure 9. Local Area Connection Status Window

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Configuring Microsoft Windows 7

Use the following procedure to configure a computer running Microsoft Windows 7.

1. In the Start menu search box, type:

ncpa.cpl

Figure 10. Typing ncpa.cpl in the Start Menu Box

The Network Connections List appears.

Figure 11. Example of Network Connections List

2. Right-click the

Local Area Connection

icon and click

Properties

.

3. In the

Networking

tab, click either

Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

or

Internet

Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)

, and then click

Properties

.

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Figure 12. Local Area Network Connection Properties Dialog Box

4. In the properties dialog box, click

Obtain an IP address automatically

to configure your

computer for DHCP (see Figure 13).

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Figure 13. Properties Window

5. Click the

OK

button to save your changes and close the dialog box.

6. Click the

OK

button again to save your changes.

Configuring an Apple

®

Macintosh

®

Computer

The following procedure describes how to configure TCP/IP on an Apple Macintosh running

Mac OS 10.2. If your Apple Macintosh is running Mac OS 7.x or later, the steps you perform

and the screens you see may differ slightly from the following. However, you should still be

able to use this procedure as a guide to configuring your Apple Macintosh for TCP/IP.

1. Pull down the Apple Menu, click

System Preferences

, and select

Network

.

2. Verify that the NIC connected to your SMCD3GN2 is selected in the

Show

field.

3. In the

Configure

field on the

TCP/IP

tab, select

Using DHCP

(see Figure 14).

4. Click

Apply Now

to apply your settings and close the TCP/IP dialog box.