To configure TCP/IP for static addressing1. | Open Network Connections | 2. | Right-click the network connection you want to configure, and then click Properties. | 3. | On the General tab (for a local area connection) or the Networking tab (all other connections), click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) component, and then click Properties. | 4. | Click Use the following IP address, and do one of the following: | • | For a local area connection, in IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway, type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway addresses. | | • | For all other connections, in IP address, type the IP address. |
| 5. | Click Use the following DNS server addresses. | 6. | In Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server, type the primary and secondary DNS server addresses. | 7. | To configure advanced static address settings for a local area connection, click Advanced, and do one or more of the following: | • | To configure additional IP addresses: 1. | On the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add. | 2. | In TCP/IP Address, type an IP address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask, and then click Add. | 3. | Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each IP address you want to add, and then click OK. |
| | • | To configure additional default gateways: 1. | On the IP Settings tab, in Default gateways, click Add. | 2. | In TCP/IP Gateway Address, type the IP address of the default gateway in Gateway. To manually configure a default metric, clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric. | 3. | Click Add. | 4. | Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each default gateway you want to add, and then click OK. |
| | • | To configure a custom metric for this connection, clear the Automatic metric check box, and then type a metric value in Interface metric. |
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Note | • | To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections. | | • | You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. |
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