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7. Click on “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server”.
8. Click OK to close the window.
9. Windows may copy files and will then prompt you to restart
your system. Click Yes and your computer will shut down and
restart.
Obtain IP Settings From Your Wireless Barricade g Router
Now that you have configured your computer to connect to the
Router, it needs to obtain new network settings. By releasing old
IP settings and renewing them with settings from the Router, you
will also verify that you have configured your computer correctly.
1. On the Windows desktop, click Start/Programs/Command
Prompt.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type IPCONFIG /RELEASE
and press the <ENTER> key.
3. Type IPCONFIG /RENEW and press the <ENTER> key. Verify
that your IP Address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask
is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.2.1.
These values confirm that the Router is functioning.