Please Note:
 To access our Internet connection, you must have a network card. 
also known as a NIC.   A telephone modem will not work.

How to configure your laptop to use our 
wired Internet connections
(for wireless access configuration, click here)

"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol" or "DHCP" allows devices to be automatically configured for the network. Most laptops are configured for DHCP by default, but some corporate laptops are set up with static TCP/IP information. In order to access the Internet here at the Library, your laptop has to be configured to use DHCP.

If you are unsure of how your laptop is configured, please contact your company's network administrator, or follow the instructions provided below. Please note that the Library cannot provide technical support, and is not responsible for changes that you make to your laptop to establish Internet connectivity.

Please Note: You will not be able to print from your own laptop to the library printers.

Important! 
Before making any changes, be sure to record your current network settings.

Instructions for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. " 

1. Start your laptop 
2. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel 
3. Double click on the Network Icon (Network & Dialup Connection for Windows 2000) 
4. Follow the instructions listed below for your Laptop's Operating System 
5. Reboot your laptop

Windows 95/98/ ME " 

1. Scroll down to the TCP/IP line for your network adapter, highlight it, then click on the Properties button 
2. Click on "Obtain IP Address Automatically" Note: If "Obtain IP Address Automatically" is already set, then you are using DHCP and are configured for the Internet. Click Cancel, and then Cancel again. You do not need to follow the remaining instructions. 
3. Click on the DNS tab and ensure that NO DNS servers are specified 
4. Click on the Gateway tab and ensure NO Default Gateways are specified " Click on OK, and then OK again to close the network properties dialogue box

NT

• Click on the Protocol tab, highlight TCP/IP, then click on the Properties button Note: If the Properties button is grayed out then you do not have permission to change your settings. Contact your network administrator. 
• Click on "Obtain IP Address Automatically" Note: If "Obtain IP Address Automatically" is already set, then you are using DHCP and are configured for the Internet. Click Cancel, and then Cancel again. You do not need to follow the remaining instructions. 
• Click on the DNS tab and ensure that NO DNS servers are specified 
• Click on OK, and then OK again to close the network properties dialogue box

Windows 2000 

• Double click on Local Area Connection 
• Highlight Internet Protocol and then click on the Properties button Note: If the Properties button is grayed out then you do not have permission to change your settings. Contact your network administrator. 
• Click on "Obtain IP Address Automatically" Note: If "Obtain IP Address Automatically" is already set, then you are using DHCP and are configured for the Internet. Click Cancel, and then Cancel again. You do not need to follow the remaining instructions. 
• Click on "Obtain DNS Server address automatically" 
• Click OK and then OK again to close the network properties dialogue box

Instructions for Windows XP:

1. Start your laptop 
2. Click on Start > Control Panel 
3. Single click "Network and Internet Connection 
4. Single Click on Network Connections 
5. Double Click on Local Area Connection 
6. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 
7. Single Click Properties 
8. Choose Obtain IP Address Automatically 
9. Choose Obtain DNS Address Automatically 
10. Click on Okay and the Okay again to exit the configuration screens 
11. Reboot your laptop

Instructions for  Microsoft Vista: (coming soon1)

Macintosh OS X 

1. Start by opening the System Preferences by clicking on it in the dock or choosing it from the Apple menu.
2. Next, select the Network in the "Network and Internet" category
3. In the Network window that opens make sure the Location drop down menu is set to Automatic and the Show menu is set to Built-in Ethernet.
4. Select Using DHCP from the Configure Ipv4 drop-down menu
5. Once you've completed steps 3 and 4, click on the Apply Now button . Your new settings will take effect.
6. Close the Network window.
7. Open a web browser to test your connection. 

If you do not have Internet connectivity, open the Network preference pane again and click the Renew DHCP Lease button and watch to see if the IP Address changes. If not, try restarting your computer.