Cisco Systems WRV54G manual Configuring Windows XP PCs

Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router

Configuring Windows XP PCs

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000.

1.Click the Start button and then the Control Panel icon. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon. Then click the Network Connections icon.

2.Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Double-click the Local Area Connection. Click the Properties button. (See Figure 5-6.)

3.Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. (See Figure 5-7.)

4.Select Obtain an IP address automatically. (See Figure 5-8.) Once the new window appears, click the OK button. Click the OK button again to complete the PC configuration.

Go to “Chapter 6: Using the Router’s Web-Based Utility.”

Chapter 5: Configuring the PCs

Figure 5-6: Properties

Figure 5-7: TCP/IP

Figure 5-8: IP Address

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Configuring Windows XP PCs