Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Assign Static IP Address in Windows 7

What is Static IP and How to assign it?

When organizing your home network it’s easier to assign each computer it’s own IP address than using DHCP. Here we will take a look at doing it in XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
If you have a home network with several computes and devices, it’s a good idea to assign each of them a specific address. If you use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol),each computer will request and be assigned an address every time it’s booted up. When you have to do troubleshooting on your network, it’s annoying going to each machine to figure out what IP they have.
Using Static IPs prevents address conflicts between devices and allows you to manage them more easily. 


Steps:
1. To change the computer’s IP address, type network and sharing into the Search box in the Start Menu and select Network and Sharing Center when it comes up.
2. Then when the Network and Sharing Center opens, click on Change adapter settings.
3. Right-click on your local adapter and select Properties.
4. In the Local Area Connection Properties window highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click the Properties button.
5. Now select the radio button Use the following IP address and enter in the correct IP, Subnet mask, and Default gateway that corresponds with your network setup. Then enter your Preferred and Alternate DNS server addresses. Here we’re on a home network and using a simple Class C network configuration and Google DNS.
6. Check Validate settings upon exit so Windows can find any problems with the addresses you entered. When you’re finished click OK.
7. Now close the Local Area Connections Properties window.
8. Windows 7 will run network diagnostics and verify the connection is good. If there are any problems run the network troubleshooting wizard.
9. Now open the command prompt and type ipconfig  to see the network adapter settings have been successfully changed or not.

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