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Configuring Your Computer with Windows 95/98/ME
You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your version
of Windows. This is because these steps and screenshots w ere created i n
Windows 98. Window s 95 a nd Window s Millenn ium Editi on are very
similar, but not identical, to Windows 98.
Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup by connecting your devices,
you need to configure the computer to connect to the BLW-04EX. You need
to determine how your ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these
numbers automatically using a networking technology known as Dynamic
Host Control Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will s pecify your IP address
and associated numbers, which you must enter manually. This is also known
as a s tatic IP a ddress. How your ISP assigns your IP a ddress determines
how you will configure your computer.
1. From the Windows desktop,click “Start/Settings/Control Panel.”
Windows XP
1. Click the “start” button and choose “Control Panel.”
2. Select the “Network a nd Inter net Con nections” ic on, the n click the
“Network Connections” icon, and double click on the “LAN or High-
Speed Internet.”
3. Press the “Properties” button in the “General” tab.
4. Select the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your network card in the
“Local Area Connection Properties” window.
5. Click the “Properties” button to set the TCP/IP protocol for the BLW- 0 4 E X .
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ou can dynamically assign TCP/IP address settings to a client, or you
can manual ly conf igure a client with add ress s ettings t o meet your
specific network requirement s. (Note that the default IP address of the
BLW-04EX is 192.168.1.1.)