TCP/IP settings for a static IP address

Open a Command Prompt

Open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all in that window, and then press the enter key. This will display a lot of information. If it scrolls off the top you may need to enlarge the window. 

We are only concerned with IPv4 entries; you can ignore the IPv6. Write down some of the information in this window: IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and Servers Name.

Make sure to note which is which. We are going to use this information a little bit later.

Setting Static IP's

Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections > Network Connections Right Click on Local Area Connection > Properties 

Select > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties

Before you make any changes, write down the settings that you see on this page. If something goes wrong you can always change the settings back to what they were! You should see a dot in the Obtain an IP address automatically box. If you do not, your connection is already set up for a static IP. Just close all these windows and you are done.

Pick an IP address and enter it into the IP Address box. The IP address you choose should be very similar to the router's IP address. Only the last number of the IP address should be different. If the router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, I might choose 192.168.1.10.

The IP address you choose should end with a number between 1 and 254, and should not be the same as the router's IP address. Every device that connects to your network needs to have its own IP address.

Put the subnet mask we previously found in the subnet mask section. The default gateway should go into the Default gateway box. For the DNS servers, you will use Google DNS that are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Click okay all the way out of this menu.

If you can't connect to the internet, go back and change your configuration back to what it originally was.

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