RAD Data comm BLW-04EX User Manual

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BLW-04EX

Configuring Your Computer with Windows NT 4.0

Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settings

After you have completed the hardware setup, you need to configure your

computer to connect to your BLW-04EX. You need to determine how your

ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these numbers automatically

u sing a networking technology k nown as Dynami c Host C onfiguratio n

Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will specify your IP address and associated

numbers, which you must enter manually. This is known as a static or fixed

IP address. How your ISP assigns your IP address determines how you will

configure your computer.

Here is what to do:

1. From the Windows desktop click “Start/ Settings/Control Panel.”

2. In the “Command Prompt” window, type “IPCONFIG /RELEASE” and

press the key.

3. Type “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press t he key. Veri fy that

your IP address i s now 192. 168.1.xxx (2-255), your Subnet Mas k i s

255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1. These values

confirm that your BLW-04EX is functioning.

4. Type “EXIT” and press to clos e t he “Comm and Prompt”

window.