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Conguring Your Computer 
with Windows NT 4.0
Step 1. Congure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup, you need to congure 
your computer to connect to your Barricade. You need to determine 
how your ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these 
numbers automatically using a networking technology known as 
Dynamic Host Control Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will specify your 
IP address and associated numbers, which you must enter manually. 
This is also known as a static IP address. How your ISP assigns your 
IP address determines how you will congure your computer:
1. From the Windows desktop click 
“Start,” then “Settings,” and click 
“Control Panel.”
2. Double-click the “Network” icon.
3. Select the “Protocols” tab.
4. Double-click “TCP/IP Protocol.”
5. Select the “IP Address” tab.
6. In the “Adapter” drop-down list, 
be sure your Ethernet adapter is 
selected. If “Obtain an IP address 
automatically” is already selected, 
your computer is already congured 
for DHCP. Click “Cancel” to close 
each window, and skip to Step 2 
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