Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway

4.The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens.

If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically.

If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. To configure advanced static address settings for a local area connection, click Advanced, and do one or more of the following to configure additional IP addresses:

ƒIn the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add.

ƒIn TCP/IP Address, type an IP address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask, and then click Add.

ƒRepeat the above two steps for each IP address you want to add.

ƒConfigure additional default gateways in the IP Settings tab by clicking Add in Default gateways.

ƒIn TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric.

ƒClick Add.

ƒRepeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to add.

ƒClick OK when finished.

5.In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window's General tab:

Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es).

If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them.

6.Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.

7.Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.

8.Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer (if prompted).

Verifying TCP/IP Properties

1.Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.

2.In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then the Support tab.

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