Linksys BEPSR41, BEPSR31, BEPSR11 manual Configuring Windows XP PCs

Instant Broadband™ Series

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 to the Network screen by clicking the Start button and then Control Panel. From there, click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then 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.

Figure 7-6

3.The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear, as shown in Figure 7- 6. Click the Properties button.

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4.Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), as shown in Figure 7-7, and click the Properties button.

Figure 7-7

5.Select Obtain an IP address automatically, as shown in Figure 7-8. Once the new window appears, click the OK button. Click the OK button again (or the Close button if any settings were changed) to complete the PC con- figuration.

Figure 7-8

6. Restart your computer.

Go to “Chapter 8: Configure the Router.”

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