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Template:How to set up a static ip address on a windows 10 pc (view source)
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==Set up==
The instruction below are aimed to be applied to the '''Windows 10''' operating system, although the configuration is quite similar on other versions of Windows.
The instruction below are aimed to be applied to the '''Windows 10''' operating system, although the configuration is quite similar on other versions of Windows.
===Step 1: Search===
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To set up a static IP address on your PC using Windows 10, you must first go to the '''Ethernet Settings''' menu. In order to reach the '''Ethernet Settings''' menu, enter "'''Change Ethernet Settings'''" in the Windows search field located next to "'''Start'''" in the bottom left corner of the screen and press '''Enter''':
To set up a static IP address on your PC using Windows 10, you must first go to the '''Ethernet Settings''' menu. In order to reach the '''Ethernet Settings''' menu, enter "'''Change Ethernet Settings'''" in the Windows search field located next to "'''Start'''" in the bottom left corner of the screen and press '''Enter''':
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows ethernet.PNG]]
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows ethernet.PNG]]
===Step 2: Change Ethernet Settings===
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When in the '''Ethernet Settings''' window, click '''Change adapter options''' located under "'''Related settings'''":
When in the '''Ethernet Settings''' window, click '''Change adapter options''' located under "'''Related settings'''":
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows change adapter options.PNG]]
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows change adapter options.PNG]]
===Step 3: Network Connections===
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When in the '''Network Connections''' window, right-click on the Network connection associated with your Ethernet adapter and click '''Properties''':
When in the '''Network connections''' window, right-click on the Network connection associated with your Ethernet adapter and click '''Properties''':
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections new.PNG]]
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections new.PNG]]
===Step 4: Ethernet Properties===
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Next, click on '''Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)''':
Next, click on '''Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)''':
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections ipv4.PNG]]
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections ipv4.PNG]]
===Step 5: Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)===
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Check '''Use the following IP address''' and enter a static IP for your PC (e.g., '''192.168.1.2'''); netmask - '''255.255.255.0'''; gateway - '''192.168.1.1''' (router's default IP address):
Check '''Use the following IP address''' and enter a static IP for your PC (e.g., '''192.168.1.2'''); netmask - '''255.255.255.0'''; gateway - '''192.168.1.1''' (router's default IP address):
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections static ip.PNG]]
[[Image:Configuration examples bootloader windows network connections static ip.PNG]]
===Step 6: additional notes===
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* '''Note 1''': once you are done with your configurations (the reason you needed a Static IP), you should undo the changes that you made to the computer's IPv4 configuration, because otherwise you might not have an Internet connection. To undo these changes, go back to the '''Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)''' window and check '''Obtain an IP address automatically'''.
'''NOTE''': once you are done with your configurations (the reason you needed a Static IP), you should undo the changes that you made to the computer's IPv4 configuration, because otherwise you might not have an Internet connection. To undo these changes, go back to the '''Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)''' window and check '''Obtain an IP address automatically'''.
* '''Note 2''': if you are planning on using this configuration permanently and will require access to the Internet, add some DNS Servers in to the IPv4 configuration in '''[[Step 5]]
