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Configuring Your Primary Computer to Use the HomePortal

Computers communicate on the Internet using "TCP/IP," a set of "protocols" or rules that determine how each computer is identified (by an IP address), and how information is routed from computer to computer.

Each computer on your home network must be configured to obtain its IP address and routing information from the HomePortal.

The following sections cover how to configure TCP/IP. Please click the link below that corresponds to the operating system used by your primary computer: