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c. Mac OS X
1. Click the Apple icon in the upper left hand corner of your screen.
2. Click the System Preferences option.
3. In the Internet & Network section click the Network icon.
4. Select the network connection you use to connect to the internet — the one that has a green dot in front of it.
The green dot means the connection is active.
5. Click the Configure button which is close to the bottom of the screen.
6. Click the Configure IPv4 drop down box and select the Manually option.
7. Enter:
• IP address: 192.168.1.100
• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
• Router: Leave blank
NOTE: We recommend 192.168.1.100 as the standard IP address; however, you may need to use a different
address if you are using a local switch already using this address.
8. Click Apply Now.
5. Click OK to close each window . If there is no OK button, click on the Close box (X) to close the windows.
NOTE: to change your computer back to DHCP follow the same process but select “Obtain an IP address
automatically” from the General network page.
4. Click OK.