D CONFIGURING THE TCP/IPSETTINGS OF WIRELESS STATIONSThis appendix provides information on how to configure the TCP/IPsettings of a wireless station on different Windows platforms.Overview of TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is probably themost widely known and is a combination of two protocols (IP and TCP)working together. TCP/IP is an internationally adopted and supportednetworking standard that provides connectivity between equipment frommany vendors over a wide variety of networking technologies.For the wireless stations to be able to communicate with the AccessPoint, they must have TCP/IP settings that match. This appendix providesstep-by-step instructions for:■ Configuring TCP/IP on Windows XP■ Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 2000■ Configuring TCP/IP on Windows Me/98/95■ Configuring TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0Configuring TCP/IPon Windows XPTo configure the TCP/IP settings of a wireless station that is runningWindows XP:1 From the Start menu, click Control Panel.2 Double-click Network. The Network dialog box appears, as shown inFigure 56.
