How to Change the IP Address on Your Computer
Changing your computer's IP address can help you solve network connection problems or achieve a specific network configuration. Here are some simple steps to guide you on how to change your computer's IP address on the Windows operating system.
Step 1: Open Network Settings
- Find the network connection icon in the Windows taskbar, right-click and select "Open Network and Internet Settings".
- In the "Settings" window, select "Change adapter options".
- In the "Network Connections" window, find the network connection you are currently using, right-click and select "Properties".
Step 2: Change IPv4 Settings
- In the "Network Connection Properties" window, find "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", select it and click "Properties".
- In the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties" window, select "Use the following IP address".
- Enter the new IP address and subnet mask you want to set in the "IP Address" and "Subnet Mask" fields.
- If you need to set the default gateway and DNS server addresses, you can enter the corresponding information in the corresponding fields.
- After confirming the settings, click "OK" to save the changes.
Step 3: Check the IP address changes
- After the changes are completed, you can check whether your new IP address is effective by opening the command prompt (CMD) and entering the "ipconfig" command.
- Enter the "ipconfig /release" and "ipconfig /renew" commands in the command prompt to release and renew the IP address to ensure that the changes are effective.
With the above steps, you can successfully change the IP address on your Windows computer. Please note that changing the IP address may affect your network connection. Make sure you understand your network setting requirements and operate with caution.
Related Recommendations
- How to change IP in a virtual machine?
- What are the functions of the http proxy IP tool? How to set the proxy IP address for mobile phone software?
- How to set a computer to access the Internet with static IP? Here are the detailed steps
- How to turn off global proxy settings
- How to set up the Firefox proxy server? Just these few steps are easy to get done
- How to change the IP address of a router: This setting can easily optimize the network
- How to change the IP address of a computer: It is actually very simple to follow these steps
- How to set up proxy IP in Edge Browser: Detailed Tutorial
- Apple mobile phone set up static IP tutorial, what is the role of long-term IP agents?
- http global proxy: how to set up a stable connection
