How to change the IP Address on a Windows Computer – Draytek

{tab Windows 10}

To change the IP address of a network adapter in Windows 10:

Open the Start Menu and type "ncpa.cpl". This should then show:

ncpa.cpl
Control panel item

Click on that item or press the Enter key.

This will open the Network Connections control panel.

In the Network Connections control panel window, there should be a Local Area Connection adapter, which will usually be the network adapter on the computer:

To configure the connection, either double-click the icon or right-click the adapter and select Status, which will bring up a Status window for the connection:

Click on the Details button to see the IP address details for that connection:

Click on the Properties button to configure the connection:

In the properties window for that adapter, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click the Properties button:

This will go to the IP address settings for the adapter, select the Use the following IP address radio button which will make it possible to enter IP address details in the fields below.

Set the IP address details to the ones shown below if performing firmware recovery on the DrayTek router, otherwise set the IP address details to match the network:

Click OK on that window then Close or OK on the Local Area Connection properties window, which will apply the IP address changes to the network adapter:

To set the Local Area Connection back to DHCP:

Go to the Network Connections Control Panel > Local Area Connection
Right click, select Properties, go to the Properties for Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Set the radio buttons to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK on that window and OK / Close on the next window to apply that.

{tab Windows 7}

To change the IP address on a network adapter in Windows 7, go to the Start Menu and type "network and sharing" either after pressing the Start button or by selecting the Search section of the Start menu. This should then show the Network and Sharing Center similar to the image below, click on that:

In the Network and Sharing Center, click on the Change adapter settings text to go to the Network Connections window:

In the Network Connections window, there should be a Local Area Connection adapter, which will usually be the network adapter on the computer, right click that and select Properties:

In the properties window for that adapter, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click the Properties button:

This will go to the IP address settings for the adapter, select the Use the following IP address radio button which will make it possible to enter IP address details in the fields below, on there set the IP address details to the ones shown below if performing firmware recovery on the DrayTek router, otherwise set the IP address details to match the network:

Click OK on that window then Close or OK on the Local Area Connection properties window, which will apply the IP address changes to the network adapter:

To check the IP address details for the connection or the status of the connection, go to the Network Connections window, right click the Local Area Connection adapter and select Status, which will bring up a Status window for the connection:

Click on the Details button to see the IP address details for that connection:

To set the Local Area Connection back to DHCP:

Go to the Network and Sharing Center > Network Connections > Local Area Connection
Right click, select Properties, go to the Properties for Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Set the radio buttons to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK on that window and OK / Close on the next window to apply that.

{tab Windows 8.1}

To change the IP address on a Windows 8.1 computer, right click the Start Menu or type Win+X which will bring up the menu pictured below, select Network Connections:

In the Network Connections window, there should be a Local Area Connection adapter, which will usually be the network adapter on the computer, right click that and select Properties:

In the properties window for that adapter, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click the Properties button:

Click OK on that window then Close or OK on the Local Area Connection properties window, which will apply the IP address changes to the network adapter:

To check the IP address details for the connection or the status of the connection, go to the Network Connections window, right click the Local Area Connection adapter and select Status:

This will bring up a Status window for the connection, click on the Details button to see the IP address details for that connection.

To set the Local Area Connection back to DHCP:

Go to the Network Connections > Local Area Connection
Right click, select Properties, go to the Properties for Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Set the radio buttons to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK on that window and OK / Close on the next window to apply that.

{tab Windows XP}

To change the IP address on a network adapter in Windows XP, go to the Start Menu and select the Control Panel:

In the Control Panel, go to Network Connections:

In the Network Connections window, there should be a Local Area Connection adapter, which will usually be the network adapter on the computer, right click that and select Properties:

In the properties window for that adapter, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click the Properties button:

Click OK on that window then Close or OK on the Local Area Connection properties window, which will apply the IP address changes to the network adapter.

To check the IP address details for the connection or the status of the connection, go to the Network Connections window, right click the Local Area Connection adapter and select Status.

This will bring up a Status window for the connection, click on the Support tab to see the IP address details. Click on the Details button to see more information:

To set the Local Area Connection back to DHCP:

Go to the Start Menu > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection
Right click, select Properties, go to the Properties for Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Set the radio buttons to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK on that window and OK / Close on the next window to apply that.

{tab Windows Vista}

To change the IP address on a network adapter in Windows Vista, go to the Start Menu and type "network and sharing" either after pressing the Start button or by selecting the Search section of the Start menu. This should then show the Network and Sharing Center similar to the image below, click on that:

In the Network and Sharing Center, click on the Manage network connections text to go to the Network Connections window:

In the Network Connections window, there should be a Local Area Connection adapter, which will usually be the network adapter on the computer, right click that and select Properties:

In the properties window for that adapter, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click the Properties button:

Click OK on that window then Close or OK on the Local Area Connection properties window, which will apply the IP address changes to the network adapter:

To check the IP address details for the connection or the status of the connection, go to the Network Connections window, right click the Local Area Connection adapter and select Status:

This will bring up a Status window for the connection:

Click on the Details button to see the IP address details for that connection:

To set the Local Area Connection back to DHCP:

Go to the Network and Sharing Center > Network Connections > Local Area Connection
Right click, select Properties, go to the Properties for Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and on there
Set the radio buttons to Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically
Click OK on that window and OK / Close on the next window to apply that.

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