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Setting Up the PC to Request an IP Address

PRELIMINARY

18

Megabit Modem 500L Installation Manual

PR

EL

IM

IN

A

RY

S

ETTING

U

P

THE

PC

TO

R

EQUEST

AN

IP A

DDRESS

You configure the Megabit Modem 500L using a PC connected to the 10/100BASE-T port.
The PC must be set to obtain an IP address automatically from the modem. The modem, as a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, provides an IP address to this PC
dynamically.

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.