LAN Properties Setup

1. Click on the Start.
2. Click on Control Panel.
3. On the left hand side click on Switch To Classic View. If it?s not there your already in classic view.
4. Double click on Network Connections.
5. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties.
6. If Client for Microsoft Networks isn?t installed click on Install. Click on Client and then on Add. Click on Client for Microsoft Networks and then on OK. When it asks you to restart click No.

7. If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks isn?t installed click
   on Install. Click on Service and then on Add. Click on File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks and then OK. When it asks you to restart click on Yes. Your finished with this part unless your not using DHCP. Do not follow the rest of this set of instructions if you are using DHCP skip to the next section. Once you installed everything the screen should look like this:

8. Follow steps 1-3.
9. Click on Internet Protocol TCP/ICP and then on Properties.
10. If you plan on using two networks and one of them you want DHCP and on
    the other you don?t leave the settings in this tab. Click on Alternate Configuration tab. If you have one network and don?t want to use DHCP skip this step but continue with step 31. If you only want to use DHCP skip the rest of these steps.
11. Click on Use the following IP address.
12. Enter the IP number your network administrator gave you in the IP
    address box. If your setting up your own network enter a number and make the last set in the IP numbers different for each user. Unless other told to do something different leave the Subnet mask number at 255.255.255.0 then enter your DNS number. Your network administrator should give you this.

13. Click OK and restart your computer.