Installing the network card
in desktop computers | Installing the
network card in laptop computers
Windows 95/98 network card setup guide |
Windows NT network card setup guide Windows NT 4.0 network card setup guide If you just installed a network card in a laptop and the network card
shows up in the network control panel, you can skip to the "TCP/IP
Setup and Configuration" part of this guide. Connect to the wall jack Once you’ve installed the Ethernet card, you’re ready to
plug the card into the Ethernet jack in the wall. The instructions below
apply to most wall jack connections.
- Push one end of the CAT6 Ethernet cable into your computer’s
Ethernet port until it clicks. You can purchase the proper cable at
any Residence Hall's front desks.
- Locate the Ethernet jack next to the phone jack on the wall and insert
the other end of the CAT6 Ethernet cable into the Ethernet jack. The
Ethernet jack is wider than the phone jack. It is colored orange and
has an icon of a computer to the left of the plug-in port.
Identify the Ethernet Card The next step is to make sure that the operating system recognizes the
newly installed Ethernet card or network adapter and identifies it properly.
Windows NT doesn’t automatically detect hardware so you’ll
need to add the card manually. Follow the following steps to have Windows
NT recognize and use your network card. TCP/IP Setup and configuration for Win NT The next step in connecting your computer to EIU’s network is to
install the TCP\IP protocol and configure it.
The TCP\IP protocol is used
by the computer to send and receive data such as e-mail and web pages
as well as connect to FTP sites.
 After
installing the network card select the Protocols
tab.
Click on TCP/IP Protocol and then click on Properties. |
|  Select
the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server option.
|
 Click
on the DNS tab. Type your last name followed by your
last four digits of your phone number i.e.: smith5555. |
 Click
on the WINS address tab and deselect Enable
LMHOSTS Lookup and select Enable DNS for Windows
Resolution.
Click OK. This will close the current window and
takes you back to the main network window. Click on the Bindings
tab so the protocols will bind to the network card, then close the
Network window. Restart the computer if told to
do so. |
| To test your new network connection try opening your browser (Netscape
or Internet Explorer) and connect to any site. If you cannot connect
and you can’t find anything wrong (did you plug the cable into
the Ethernet jack ) Contact the Help
Desk at 581-HELP for troubleshooting help. |
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If
you have given a new name to this icon, click that name.
2.
Double-click Control Panel.
3.
Double-click Network.
The
window will show the installed networking components, click the Adapters
tab. 
Click
on Add under the Adapter tab and
find your type of network card. If your card is shown in the window,
click on the name then click on OK. If your card
came with a driver on disk or CD, click the Have Disk button and follow
instructions on the screen.