 Setting or changing your computer IP Address
on your Home Network
By Mitz
There are several reasons why you may need to
set your own IP Address, rather than have a random or Dynamic one chosen for
you. First you will need to be logged into your computer as an Administrator.
(the main identity which allows you to change settings.)
- Go to the Start Menu in the
bottom left corner and choose control panel from the menu.
- Click on the Network Connections
icon once to make it blue. Then right click on it and a menu will appear.
- Choose properties from the
menu. The dialog box below will appear.
- Make Internet Protocol
blue and then press the Properties Button.
- The dialog box below will appear.
By default, obtain an IP address
automatically will be selected on your computer. To change or set your
own Ip address choose the Use the following IP address option.
Now the only way I can explain (in simple terms)
how to enter all of these numbers is to follow my example.
I chose to make my IP Address 10.0.0.1
(You can also use this number as your first computer Ip address and your second
would be 10.0.0.2 and the third 10.0.0.3 and so on.)
Make
your subnet mask the same as mine. This number should be the same on all of your
computer on your network.
The default gateway is my Modems IP Address.
I found the modems Ip Address in the manual it came with. You can also find it
by typing the model number and make of your modem into google. For Example type
D-Link 540 IP address. This number will be the same for all the
computers on your network as they are all connected to the same modem...
If you have a router
connected to your modem then the routers IP address will be the default gateway.
If my routers number was 192.168.0.1 then this would be the default gateway and
I would choose an IP number following this sequence like 192.168.0.2 for my
computer. Then 192.168.0.3 for the next computer and so on.
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