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Ensure that your router is correctly configured for DHCP
Your HP Media Vault comes
automatically set to use a
Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) server
to dynamically assign
IP addresses
. Your router usually comes with a built in DHCP server.
Ensure that your router has the DHCP server correctly enabled. Check the documentation that came
with your router for instructions on proper DHCP server configuration.
Windows XP and Windows 2000: Ensure your network is set up properly for TCP/IP
1. Click
Start
,
Control Panel
.
2. Double
-
click
Network and Internet Connections
.
3. Double
-
click
Network Connections
.
4.
Right
-
click
Local Area Connection
(
LAN
) if your PC is connected via Ethernet cable to your
network or right
-
click
Wireless Network Connection
if you are using a wireless network.
5. Click
Properties
. In the dialog box that opens, check to ensure that
TCP/IP
is listed and selected.
If TCP/IP is not listed, click
Install
,
Protocol
,
Add
. In the dialog box that appears, select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
.
If TCP/IP is listed and checked, highlight it and click
Properties
,
then select
Obtain IP
address automatically
and
Obtain DNS server address automatically.
6.
Check all the computers on your network to ensure that
Obtain IP address automatically
and
Obtain DNS server address automatically
are selected. (All computers should be set
identically.)
Windows Vista: Ensure that Network Discovery is turned on.
1. Click
Start
menu,
Control Panel
.
2. In the Control Panel, click
View network status and tasks
.
3.
In the Network and Sharing Center, make sure that Network Discovery is on.
4.
If Network discovery is off, click
,
Turn on network discovery
,
Apply
.
Windows Vista: Ensure your network is set up properly for TCP/IP
1. Click
Start
,
Control Panel
.
2. Click
View network status and tasks
under Network and Internet.
3. In the left pane, click
Manage Network Connections
.
4.
Right
-
click
Local Area Connection
(
LAN
) if your PC is connected via Ethernet cable to your