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Manual Configuration

You can configure a Windows XP Professional computer manually with a static IP address. Simplyselect Start > Control Panel > Network Connections, and then select the connection that you want to configure. Once the window appears, click the Properties button. If TCP/IP is not already installed you must do this first:

  1. Click Install from the Local Area Connection's Properties dialog box.
  1. Click Protocol, then click Add.
  1. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click OK.
  1. Once TCP/IP has installed, restart the computer.

You can now configure the settings required for TCP/IP to communicate with other systems and devices on the network as follows:

  1. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties.

  1. Click Use The Following IP Address and type the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

  1. Type the correct IP address for a Preferred DNS Server and an Alternate DNS Server (if present).

  1. Click the Advanced button to add additional IP addresses and default gateways. You can also add, edit or remove DNS server address information and change other DNS settings, eg: you can specify IP addresses for any WINS servers on the network, enable NetBIOS name resolution using an LMHOSTS file, enable or disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP and select IPSec and TCP/IP filtering as optional settings from the Advanced TCP/IP Settings Properties sheet.

  1. Click OK to close the Advanced TCP/IP Settings Properties dialog box.

  1. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box.

  1. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.


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