Student On-Campus Connections:Configuring Your System for the Network

Windows XP

The following steps will help you connect your computer to the Internet, and to the UMW Network servers, while on campus.

TIP: Before attempting a connection to the UMW Network make sure you have been given a NetID and password.

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NOTE: To proceed with these instructions:

• You will need to have a functioning Network Interface Card (sometimes called a "Network Adaptor").
• Windows XP may need your Windows XP Setup CD.

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Prior to coming to UMW, your computer may have been configured to use an ISP (such as AOL or Earthlink). This configuration may need to be changed to connect to the UMW Network successfully. Here's what to do:

Step 1 - To check the IP address, DNS, and Gateway settings for your Windows XP computer, do the following:
Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Network and Internet Connections."

Step 2 - Inside the "Network and Internet Connections " box, click on "Network Connections."

Step 3 - Inside the "Network Connections " box, right click on "Local Area Connection" and click on "Properties."

Step 4 - Check to make sure "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" is one of the items available in the list of components. If TCP/IP is availalbe, proceed to Step 6. If TCP/IP is not available, click on the "Install" button.

Step 5 - In the next dialogue box, double-click on "Protocol." You will get a dialogue box that will either list TCP/IP as a choice to Install, or you may click the "HAVE DISK" button, and browse to your Windows XP Setup CD for the TCP/IP installation. Once you have located it, click "Install". Then, proceed to step 6.

Step 6 - In the next dialogue box, click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)," and then click the "Properties" button.

Step 7 - Once inside the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties", make sure you select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically," as shown below:

Step 8 - Click "OK" and "OK" again. If you have made any changes, Windows XP may prompt you to restart your computer. The changes take effect only after you restart.

The above steps will ensure that you are connected to the Internet from on-campus. To then access the servers on the UMW network, you will need to have a bit more information.

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ACCESSING THE UMW NETWORK SERVERS FROM ON CAMPUS

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