Configuring tcp/ip using a static ip address – Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
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Configuring Your System for the First Time
Configuring TCP/IP Using a Static IP Address
The following procedure is required if a static TCP/IP configuration was
previously used. By default, systems running Windows Storage Server 2003
operating systems attempt to obtain the TCP/IP configuration from a DHCP
server on your network.
NOTE:
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators
group or the Network Configuration Operators group on the local computer.
1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ Network Connections.
2 Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and click
Properties.
3 On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab
(for all other connections), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click
Properties.
4 Click Use the following IP address.
5 If you are configuring a local area connection, type the appropriate
information in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields.
If you are configuring a connection, type the IP address in the IP address
field.
6 Click Use the following DNS server addresses.
7 In the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server field, type the
primary and secondary DNS server addresses.
8 Configure additional IP addresses, if required. Otherwise, go to step 9.
a
Click Advanced.
b
On the IP Settings tab under IP addresses, click Add.
c
Under TCP/IP Address, type an IP address and subnet mask in the
appropriate fields, and click Add.
d
Repeat step b and step c for each additional IP address.