Linksys BEFW11S4 configured, proceed to Configuring the Router, Configuring Windows 2000 PCs

Instant Wireless® Series

5.Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Supply them by pointing to the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, c:\windows\options\cabs, etc. (This assumes that “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

6.If Windows asks you to restart your PC, click the Yes button. If Windows does not ask you to restart, restart your computer anyway.

Repeat steps 1-6 for each PC on your network. When all of your PCs are

configured, proceed to Chapter 4: Configuring the Router.

Configuring Windows 2000 PCs

1.Click the Start button, click Settings and open the Control Panel. From there, double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. This will display the Network screen.

2.Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed).

Figure 3-3

3.When the Local Area Connection Status screen appears, click the Properties button. (See Figure 3-3.)

Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

4.Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (as shown in Figure 3-4) and click the Properties button.

Figure 3-4

5.Select Obtain an IP address automatically and verify that Obtain

DNS server address automatically is select- ed (as shown in Figure 3-5). Then, click the OK button and click the OK button on the subse- quent screens to com- plete the PC’s configura- tion.

Figure 3-5

Repeat steps 1-5 for each PC on your network. When all of your PCs are

configured, proceed to Chapter 4: Configuring the Router.

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