How to configure TCP/IP 4 settings

Please use the attached instruction file for this assignment. It requires that you configure a new employee’s workstation so it connects to the local network and Internet.

The writing assignment will describe and justify the actions you undertook to ensure the workstation was connected and explain why each was necessary to get the workstation functioning on the internet properly. Be sure to describe and explain the properties you updated and the information you used to update them.

The following steps to configure the Local Area Connection's TCP/IP version 4 properties in the Office2 operating system as follows:

Step 1

Click Start->Control Panel-> Network and Internet->View network status and tasks or Network and Sharing Center, click on change adapter settings.

Step 2

Select the connection, right click it and select Properties.

Step 3

Select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4), double click it or click Properties.

Step 4

There are two ways to configure the TCP/IP Properties, Assigned by DHCP server automatically or manually.

1. Assigned by DHCP server

Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, if necessary, then click OK to save the settings.

2. Assigned manually

Select Use the following IP address, type IP address, subnet mask and default gateway IP address into it.

Select Use the following DNS server addresses, type your local area DNS server IP addresses into it, if necessary, then click OK to save the settings.

Step 5

Click OK to save and apply your settings.