1. Windows Networking Configuration
CIS 375
Windows Networking Configuration

2. Network Control Panel Accessing the network control panel (Windows 7)
Right-click Tray Network Icon

3. Network/Sharing Center
A Quick view of Network Adapters, Connections, etc…

4. Network Status View Connection Status and Packets Transmitted
“Diagnose” Runs Network Troubleshooter – IPConfig Release/Renew
*Also available in Tray Icon

5. Network Details
Specifics of Network Connection

6. Network Connection Properties
Network Connection Properties Control Panel
Configure Network Adapter settings
Configure Protocols (IPv4), Clients, and Add/Remove/Config

7. Network Adapter Properties
Network Adapter (Hardware) Properties
Varies by hardware/driver

8. IPv4 Protocol Properties
Assign static ip address, DNS server(s), etc…

9. IPv4 Alternate Configuration
Assign IPv4 Alternate Configuration Properties for multiple networks

10. IPv4 Advanced Configuration
IPv4 Advanced DHCP Settings, etc…

11. IPv4 Advanced Configuration
IPv4 Advanced DNS Configuration

12. Command Line Instructions
Type CMD to get to command line (or power shell)
ipconfig - In computing, ipconfig (internet protocol configuration) in Microsoft Windows is a console application that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration
ipconfig –help
ipconfig –release (releases current ip address)
Ipconfig –renew (grabs a new ip address)
Netstat - In computing, netstat is a command-line network utility tool that displays network connections for the Transmission Control Protocol, routing tables, and a number of network interface and network protocol statistics. Wikipedia
Netstat-help
Other command line tools -
(right-click network icon - troubleshoot)

13. Windows Firewall
Window Firewall Control Panel

14. Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall (General) Settings (Add/Remove Programs, Alter access)

15. Windows Firewall Advanced
Windows Firewall Advanced Settings
Profiles, Policies, Rules, etc…

16. Windows Firewall Advanced
Add incoming/outgoing connections by program/port, etc…