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Setting up the pc to request an ip address, Ip a, Etting – ADC 400F User Manual

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Chapter 8: Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Megabit Modem 400F User Manual

59

S

ETTING

U

P THE

PC

TO

R

EQUEST AN

IP A

DDRESS

The modem, as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, provides an IP address
dynamically to devices on the LAN. When you choose to use DHCP for the modem to serve
IP addresses to the devices on your LAN, ensure that the TCP/IP properties are set to
automatically obtain the IP address from the modem.

The following is an example of how to set up the PC using Microsoft

®

Windows

®

95. If you

use an application other than Windows 95, refer to the appropriate operating system user
documentation.

1

Open the

Control Panel

window and double-click on the

Network

icon

shown at right.

2

In the

Network

dialog (shown below), double-click

TCP/IP

under the

Configuration

tab (or highlight

TCP/IP

then click

Properties

).

3

On the

IP Address

tab, select

Obtain an IP address automatically,

then click

OK

.

4

Restart the PC.