AirLive WH-5420CPE - Manual (Page 17)

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to reach the CPE. This is because they may no longer belong to the same IP network
address space.
Step 3. Change the sett ing of the PC back to ―obtain IP addresses dynamically‖. Now you
can put the WH-5420CPE and the PC to your network where the DHCP server is
connected. From then on, any wireless client configured to ―obtain IP addresses
dynamically‖ will work with the CPE, with each other, and with devices on the wired LAN
network.
1.3.6 Set up a wireless client as a DHCP client
The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to ―obtain
IP addresses automatically‖.
In the case of using a LAN attached PC, the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed
properly, be connected to the WH-5420CPE either directly or through an external LAN
switch, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically
from a DHCP server in the network.
In the case of using a wireless client, the client must also have an 802.11a wireless
interface installed properly, be physically within the radio range of the WH-5420CPE, and
have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP
server in the network.
Then perform the following steps for either of the cases above. To configure types of
workstations other than Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, please consult the manufacturer’s
documentation.
Step 1. From the Win95/98/2000/XP Start Button, select Settings, then Control Panel. The
Win95/98/2000/XP Control Panel displays.
Step 2. Double-click on the Network icon.
Step 3. Check your list of Network Components in the Network window Configuration tab. If
TCP/IP has already been installed, go to Step 8. Otherwise, select Add to install it now.
Step 4. In the new Network Component Type window, select Protocol. In the new Select
Network Protocol window, select Microsoft in the Manufacturers area.
Step 5. In the Network Protocols area of the same window, select TCP/IP, then click OK.
You may need your Win95/98 CD to complete the installation. After TCP/IP installation is
complete, go back to the Network window described in Step 4.
Step 6. Select TCP/IP in the list of Network Components.
Step 7. Click Properties, and check the settings in each of the TCP/IP Properties window:
Bindings Tab: both Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for
Microsoft Networks should be selected. Gateway Tab: All fields should be blank. DNS
Configuration Tab: Disable DNS should be selected. IP Address Tab: Obtain IP
address automatically should be selected.
Step 8. With the WH-5420CPE powered on, reboot the PC/wireless client. After the
PC/wireless client is re-booted, you should be ready to configure the WH-5420CPE. See
Chapter 2.