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Connecting Your Windows XP Professional PC
to the University Network
Before beginning, please have your original Windows XP CD or diskettes
ready. If your computer came with Windows pre-installed, the Windows
setup files may be located on your computer. If you do not have your original
media and you do not have the Windows XP setup files on your hard disk,
contact your computer manufacturer.
Windows XP can be configured so that it looks and feels like Windows 2000.
This may affect where the various options (such as the Control Panel) are
located. The instructions below are designed for Windows XP using the
default look and feel.
Please note that the University of Brighton will not be held responsible for
any loss of data or Corruption of the operating system.
First draft October 2002
Marco Troiani
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Connecting Your Windows XP Professional PC to the University Network
Step 1:
Begin by opening the Windows XP Control Panel. Click the Start button, then select
Control Panel.
Step 2:
Click on the icon labelled Network and Internet Connections.
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Step 3:
Click the Icon labelled Network Connections to display all Network Connections.
Step 4:
Right click the icon labelled Local Area Connection to configure your network
connection. (Note: If you do not see this icon, your Network Interface Card may be
improperly installed.)
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Step 5:
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Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties.
Step 6:
Select Obtain an IP address automatically
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and then select Use the following DNS Server Addresses
Primary DNS Server: 194.83.112.10
Secondary DNS Server: 194.83.112.20
Step 7:
Then click on Advanced button. The following dialog box should appear:

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Select the WINS tab and enter the following by clicking the Add button
WINS Addresses for Eastbourne:
194.83.125.150
194.83.112.15
WINS Addresses for all other sites:
194.83.116.3
194.83.112.15
Make sure that NetBIOS setting is set to Enable NetBIOS over TCP-IP. Then Click OK
to finish.
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Step 8:
Click OK again to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Settings dialog box and click
Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
Windows may copy some files and then ask to restart your computer. Click Yes to do
so.
Step 9: Changing Computer Name
Select Advanced Menu and click Network Identification.
Select the Computer Name tab and then click Change button
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Enter your User ID for the Computer name
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If you haven't been given a specific Workgroup name to use, enter Halls into the
workgroup box. Then click OK and again.
Step 10: Configuring Internet Explorer 6
Launch Internet Explorer. Select the Tools Menu and Then Click Internet Options.
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The following dialog box will appear
Then Click the Connections Tab and then LAN Settings button
The Local Area Network Settings dialog box will appear:
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Then tick Use Automatic Configuration Script box and enter the following for the
address:
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/proxy.pac
Then click OK and again.
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