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Difficulty: EasyWindows Client Networking Configuration

A technician needs to manually assign a static IPv4 address and DNS server on a Windows client workstation using the legacy Network Connections applet. In what sequence should the technician perform the following steps from start to finish?

  1. 1Open the Run dialog box, type ncpa.cpl, and press Enter.
  2. 2Right-click the Ethernet network interface adapter and select Properties.
  3. 3Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the list and click Properties.
  4. 4Select 'Use the following IP address' and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway.
  5. 5Select 'Use the following DNS server addresses', input the Preferred DNS server address, and click OK.

Answer

The correct sequence starts by opening Network Connections using ncpa.cpl, opening the Ethernet adapter properties, selecting TCP/IPv4 properties, specifying the static IP address details, and finally entering the DNS server address before saving.
Configuring a static IPv4 address on Windows using ncpa.cpl requires a logical progression: first open Network Connections using the run command ncpa.cpl, open the network adapter properties menu, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) properties, change the selection to manually enter the IP address parameters (IP, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway), and finally set the DNS server address and save the settings.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Launch the Network Connections control panel applet
Network adapters installed on the Windows system are displayed
Opening ncpa.cpl quickly navigates directly to network interfaces without navigating through Windows Settings.
2
Open adapter properties
The network interface properties dialog opens showing configured network components
Component properties must be accessed to modify specific network protocol bindings.
3
Open IPv4 properties
The IPv4 address configuration window opens
TCP/IPv4 controls the IP addressing schema utilized for local and remote network communication.
4
Configure static IP parameters
Manual fields for IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are populated
Switching from 'Obtain an IP address automatically' enables static field entry.
5
Configure DNS settings and apply changes
Static IP settings and name resolution servers are saved to the interface
Domain name resolution relies on configured DNS server addresses to translate hostnames to IP addresses.

Key Concept

Windows TCP/IPv4 Manual Client Configuration via Network Connections Applet
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Windows Client Networking Configuration

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