Note: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Window Server alway have TCP/IP installed, so you don't need
to install it if you are running Windows XP or Vista.
For Windows 95/98/Me, follow the steps described below.
Should your company have a network administrator, please consult them before making changes to a computer's network settings!
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Select the Windows Start button, then the Settings menu, and then the Control Panel from the Settings menu.
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Double click on the Network icon.
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Click Add and then select the Protocol option from the browse box and click Add.
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Select the Microsoft option from the left-hand browse box.
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Select the TCP/IP option from the right-hand browse box and click OK.
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The TCP/IP protocol is now added to the Network components browse box on the Configuration tab on the Network screen.
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Highlight the TCP/IP protocol and click the Properties button.
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Select the IP Address Tab and click the Specify an IP address radio button.
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In the IP Address field type in the IP Address ( e.g. "192.168.2.4" - 192.168.2.* is a fixed local address in terms of IP addressing, so you can use the last digit to set the unique IP address of each local user), and in the Subnet Mask field enter the mask "255.255.255.0". Note: Each user must have a unique IP Address.
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Click the OK button.
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Click on the Identification tab on the Network screen and check that the computer name, workgroup and computer description are correct (this will be used for identification purposes for servers and clients).
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Click the OK button and exit from the control settings screen.
Important: You do not have to have a network card or be on a network to make CapeSoft Office Messenger work, as long as at least one TCP/IP adapter is setup. An adapter is a physical device like a Network card or a Modem. If you don't have a modem or a Network Card in your computer. You can still add a Modem in your Network settings even though it's not present. (CapeSoft Office Messenger works when a TCP/IP modem adapter is setup in the Network properties even if the Modem is not plugged into the machine or connected to the Internet.)
