Linksys BEFW11S4 manual Configuring Windows XP PCs, Instant Wireless Series

Instant Wireless® Series

Configuring Windows XP PCs

The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP’s 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, open the Control Panel. and click the Network and Internet Connections icon. Then, click the Network Connections icon to 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 3-6

3.When the Local Area Connection Status screen appears, click the Properties button. (See Figure 3-6.)

Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

4.Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (as shown in Figure 3-7) and click the Properties button.

Figure 3-7

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

DNS server address auto- matically is selected (as shown in Figure 3-8). Then, click the OK button and click the OK button on the subsequent screens to complete the PC’s configu- ration.

Figure 3-8

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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