CONFIGURING YOUR PC TO A LOCAL AREA NETWORK!!!

it is virtually impossible to find a business premise that does not have a local area network in place. If you work in an office setup that has a local area connection and would like to setup your PC to the LAN to connect to the internet, then look no further. Here are steps and guidelines on how to configure your PC to a local area network. Steps 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. 6 Check the option ‘Show icon in notification area when connected’ and #click ‘OK”. This will enable you to know if the local area connection is connected or disconnected. ***prbxselfnetwork***