D-Link DIR-100 user manual Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer, Configure Windows XP for Dhcp

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Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer

In order to configure your system to receive IP settings from the Router it must first have the TCP/IP protocol installed. If you have an Ethernet port on your computer, it probably already has TCP/IP protocol installed. If you are using Windows XP the TCP/IP is enabled by default for standard installations. Below is an illustrated example of how to configure a Windows XP system to automatically obtain IP settings from the Router. Following this example is a step-by-step description of the procedures used on the other Windows operating systems to first check if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed; if it is not, instructions are provided for installing it. Once the protocol has been installed you can configure the system to receive IP settings from the Router.

For computers running non-Windows operating systems, follow the instructions for your OS that configure the system to receive an IP address from the Router, that is, configure the system to be a DHCP client.

	If you are using this Router to provide Internet access for more than one computer, you
	can use these instructions later to change the IP settings for the other computers.
	However, you cannot use the same IP address since every computer must have its own IP
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	address that is unique on the local network.

Configure Windows XP for DHCP

Use the following steps to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client.

1. From the Start menu on your desktop, go to Control Panel.

From the Start menu, go to

Control Panel.

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