Mac
OS X
- First, check
to see if you have a signal under the airport signal at the top
right of the screen. You may have to pull down from that menu
to select a wireless access point. You should then be connected
to the internet.
If that doesn’t work do the following items below.
- Select System
Preferences from the Apple Menu.
- Select the
Network icon.
- Select Automatic
from the Location menu.
- Click on
Aironet-1, then on the TCP/IP Window and make sure that it is
set on DHCP.
- There
should be numbers in the IP that are similar to 10.8.8.12
(ending number will be different).
- The Subnet
Mask should be 255.255.255.0 and the router 10.8.8.254.
- You should
not be able to change any of these numbers but if they are
not there or not similar to above you will need to ask for
assistance.
- Click Apply
Now.
Mac
OS 8.x or 9.x
- From
the Apple menu , select Control Panels , TCP/IP.
Important:
If your laptop currently has an IP Address specified, write this
number down. It is not stored on your laptop and will need to
be re-entered once you return to your static IP address configuration.
- Change
the Configure: option to Use DHCP Server. You do not need to provide
the DHCP Client ID.
- Re-boot
the computer if requested to do so.
Once
the machine is configured to use the DHCP server, the information
entered in the Subnet mask:, Router address:, Name server addr.:
and domain fields will be ignored (but remembered).
When
you wish to operate under a static IP address once again, change
the Configure: field back to "Manually" and re-enter the
previously set address. |
