1.
First and foremost, attach the RJ-45 connector to the Ethernet network port on
your PC.
2. Right click on ‘My Network
Places’ icons located on the desktop and in the popup menu click on properties.
You can also find it through the My Computer window. Alternatively, click
‘Start’ from the taskbar and right click on ‘My Network Places’ option from the
popup menu. In the menu that appears select ‘Properties’
3. In the new Window that appears,
under the LAN or High-Speed internet, right on ‘Local Area Connection’ and
select properties in the popup menu that appears.
4. In the local area connection
dialog box that appears under the connection box, scroll down and select
‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on ‘Properties.
5. To configure your PC, you can
opt for obtaining the configuration settings automatically or manually. To
obtain the settings automatically, select ‘Obtain an IP Address Automatically’.
However, to use this option, you will need to have a DHCP server that will
function in allocating and managing IP address to ensure that there are no
conflicts. To configure your PC to the network manually, follow the procedures
listed below:
Click the option ‘Use the following
IP Address’. Enter the IP address to use. It is important that you consult your
network administrator on the IP to use so as to avoid conflicts occurring in
the network, i.e. a situation where two PCs have similar IP addresses.
Thereafter, enter the Subnet Mask and Default gateway. #*The subnet mask is
used to identify the network level you are in while the default gateway
identifies the router connection.
Thereafter, enter the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server address.
Click ‘OK’ to accept the changes or ‘cancel’ to exit the setup.
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