User's Manual

EG102 User’s Guide

Appendix A - Configuring the Internet Settings

This appendix provides instructions for configuring the Internet settings on your

computers to work with the device.

C o nfig uring Ethe rne t PC s

Before you begin

By default, the device automatically assigns the required Internet settings to your PCs.

You need to configure the PCs to accept this information when it is assigned.

Note

In some cases, you may want to assign Internet information

manually to some or all of your computers rather than allow the

device to do so. See

Assigning static Internet information to your PCs section.

z If you have connected your LAN PCs via Ethernet to the device, follow the

instructions that correspond to the operating system installed on your PC:

z Windows® XP PCs

z Windows 2000 PCs

z Windows Me PCs

z Windows\ 95, 98 PCs

z Windows NT 4.0 workstations

z If you want to allow Wireless PCs to access your device, follow the instructions in

Configuring Wireless PCs below..

Windows® XP PCs

In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

Double-click the Network Connections icon.

In the LAN or High-Speed Internet window, right-click on the icon corresponding to

your network interface card (NIC) and select Properties. (Often, this icon is labelled

Local Area Connection).The Local Area Connection dialog box is displayed with a list

of currently installed network items.

Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labelled Internet Protocol TCP/IP is

checked and click Properties.

In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click the radio button labelled

Obtain an IP address automatically. Also click the radio button labelled Obtain DNS

server address automatically.

Click OK twice to confirm your changes, and then close the Control Panel.

Windows 2000 PCs

First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it:

In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control

Panel.

Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon.

In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection

icon, and then select Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is