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Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work,
using Microsoft Windows XP.
Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com
and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about
networking computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98.
Go to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections
Select Set up a home or small office network
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When this screen appears, Click Next.
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Please follow all the instructions in this window:
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Click Next
In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your
computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the
second option as shown.
Click Next
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Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.)
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Click Next
Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the
same Workgroup name.
Click Next
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Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes.
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When the changes are complete, click Next.
Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer.
This may take a few minutes.
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In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example, Create
a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the
computers on your network. Click Next.
Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A.
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Please read the information under Here’s how in the screen below. After you com-
plete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the
Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network. To continue
click Next.
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Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the
Network Setup Wizard.
The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click Yes to
restart the computer.
You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the
Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network. After run-
ning the Network Setup Disk on all your computers, your new wireless net-
work will be ready to use.
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Naming your Computer
To name your computer, please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen)
Right-click on My Computer
Select Properties and click
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Select the Computer
Name Tab in the System
Properties window.
You may enter a Com-
puter Description if you
wish; this field is optional.
To rename the computer
and join a domain, Click
Change.
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Naming your Computer
!In this window, enter the
Computer name
Select Workgroup and enter
the name of the Workgroup
All computers on your network
must have the same
Workgroup name.
Click OK
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Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP
Address range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range.)
To check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the following:
Right-click on the
Local Area
Connection icon
in the task bar
Click on Status
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Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
This window will appear.
Click the
Support tab
Click Close
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Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP Ad-
dresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura-
tion Protocol) technology. If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/Router you
will not need to assign Static IP Addresses.
If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router, or you need to assign a Static IP
Address, please follow these instructions:
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Go to Start
Double-click on
Control Panel
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Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
!Double-click on
Network
Connections
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Properties
Right-click on Local Area
Connections
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Assigning a Static IP Address
in Windows XP/2000
Input your IP address and
subnet mask. (The IP
Addresses on your network
must be within the same
range. For example, if one
computer has an IP Address
of 192.168.0.2, the other
computers should have IP
Addresses that are
sequential, like 192.168.0.3
and 192.168.0.4. The
subnet mask must be the
same for all the computers
on the network.
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The DNS server address will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
If the DNS Server address is not available from your ISP, you may input 192.168.0.1
in this field.
Click on Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
Click Properties
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!Click OK
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of the Default
Gateway (in this case
it is 192.168.0.1 for
the DI-764)
Input your DNS server
address.
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Assigning a Static IP Address with Macintosh OSX
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Go to the Apple Menu and se-
lect System Preferences
cClick on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in the
Show pull-down menu
Select Manually in the
Configure pull-down menu
!Input the Static IP Address,
the Subnet Mask and the
Router IP Address in the
appropriate fields
Input the Domain Name
Server address. Your ISP
(Internet Service Provider)
will provide the IP address of
the DNS Server. If the DNS
Server address is not avail-
able from your ISP, you may
input 192.168.0.1 in this field.
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Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with Macintosh OSX
Go to the Apple Menu and select
System Preferences
Click on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in the
Show pull-down menu
Select Using DHCP in the
Configure pull-down menu
Click Apply Now
The IP Address, Subnet
mask, and the Router’s IP
Address will appear in a few
seconds
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Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and
2000
Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows Me
and 98
Go to Start > Run >
type cmd. A window
similar to this one
will appear. Type
ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will show
four replies from the
Wireless Router or
Acess Point, as
shown.
Go to Start > Run
> type command.
A window similar to
this will appear.
Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where xxx is the IP
Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the wireless
router or access
point, as shown.
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Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP
After you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all the computers in your network
(please see the Network Setup Wizard section at the beginning of Networking
Basics,) you can use the Add Printer Wizard to add or share a printer on your
network.
Whether you want to add a local printer (a printer connected directly to one computer,)
share an LPR printer (a printer connected to a print server) or share a network
printer (a printer connected to your network through a Gateway/Router,) use the Add
Printer Wizard. Please follow the directions below:
First, make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all of the
computers on your network.
On the following pages, we will show you these 3 ways to use the Add Printer Wizard:
1. Adding a local printer
2. Sharing an network printer
3. Sharing an LPR printer
For help with other tasks, that we have not covered here, in home or small office
networking, see Using the Shared Documents folder and Sharing files and folders
in the Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP.
(Other Networking Tasks)
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Adding a local printer (a printer connected directly to a computer)
A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to one computer
is called a local printer. If you do not need to share your printer on a network,
follow these directions to add the printer to one computer.
Go to
Start>
Printers
and Faxes
Click on Add a printer
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Adding a local printer
Click Next
Select Local printer
attached to this
computer
(Deselect Automati-
cally detect and install
my Plug and Play
printer if it has been
selected.)
Click Next
Select Use the
following port:
From the pull-down
menu select the correct
port for your printer
(Most computers use the LPT1: port,
as shown in the illustration.)
Click Next
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Adding a local printer
Select and highlight
the correct driver for
your printer.
Click Next
(If the correct driver is
not displayed, insert the
CD or floppy disk that
came with your printer
and click Have Disk.)
At this screen, you can
change the name of
the printer (optional.)
Click Next
Select Yes, to print a
test page. A successful
printing will confirm that
you have chosen the
correct driver.
Click Next
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Adding a local printer
This screen gives you information about your printer.
Click Finish
When the test page has printed,
Click OK