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Appendix b Setting Up Static IP on the Computer

12. Enter the following address in the “Subnet mask” text box:

255.255.255.0

Enter the periods in the address by pressing the space bar on the keyboard.

13. Click

OK

. The “Internet Protocol (

TCP/IP

) Properties” window disappears.

14 In the “Local Area Connection Properties” window, click

OK

. The Local Area

Connection Properties window disappears.

15. Click Close in the Local Area Connection Status window. The window

disappears.

16. Close the Network and Dial-up Connections window by clicking on the “x”

button at the upper right corner of the window.

The computer restarts. It is now set up with a static

IP

address, allowing access to

the Gateway’s Web Configurator utility (as shown in chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6).

Windows XP

1. From the desktop, click Start button in the lower left corner.

2. From the menu that appears, select Control Panel.