ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W User Manual

HomeSafe User’s Guide 

Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 

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All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed.  

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of 

UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and use TCP/IP on your 

computer. Windows 3.1 requires the purchase of a third-party TCP/IP application package. 

TCP/IP should already be installed on computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 

and later operating systems. 

After the appropriate TCP/IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in order to 

"communicate" with your network.  

If you manually assign IP information instead of using dynamic assignment, make sure that your 

computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet (192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 

range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.) as the default HomeSafe’s LAN port IP address 

(192.168.1.1). 

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click 
the Network icon to open the Network window. 

 

2. The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. You need a 
network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks. 

If you need the adapter: 

a. 

In the Network window, click Add. 

b. 

Select Adapter and then click Add. 

c. 

Select the manufacturer and model of your network adapter and then click OK. 

If you need TCP/IP: 

a. 

In the Network window, click Add.