2. Preparations

2.3Installing the

TCP/IP Protocol

•Checking if TCP/IP is already installed

1.Click the Start button on the desktop. In the Settings menu, select

Control Panel .

Double-click the Network icon

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2.In the list of installed network compo- nents try to find the TCP/IP protocol. It may be followed by the name of the Ethernet controller. If you cannot locate anything that begins with TCP/IP, install it as described below.

• Adding TCP/IP in Network properties

1. Click Add.

2. Double-click Protocol.

3. Select Microsoft from the

 

 

manufacturers. In the list

 

 

of network protocols

 

 

browse to TCP/IP and

 

 

then double-click it.

 

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2.4Changing TCP/IP Settings

After the TCP/IP protocol is installed, restart your computer and consult the installation guide provided by your telephone company to complete TCP/IP configurations.

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