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34D-Link DWA-160 User Manual

Appendix B - Networking Basics

Windows®

8 Users

• Press the Windows key and then type IP. Click Settings on the right side and then click View Network Connections.

• Right-click on the adapter which represents your D-Link wireless network

adapter.

• Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4) and click Properties.

• Click Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is on the same

subnet as your network or LAN IP address on your router or network.

Example: If the router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, make your IP address

192.168.0.X where X is a number between 2 and 99. Make sure that the number

you choose is not in use on the network.

• Set Default Gateway the same as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.

• Set Primary DNS the same as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.

• The Secondary DNS is optional (you may enter a DNS server from your ISP).

• Click OK to save your settings.