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<p>Click the network icon on the top bar and select <gui>Network Settings</gui>.</p>
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<p>Select the network connection that you want to set up manually and click <gui>Configure</gui>. For example, if you plug in to the network with a cable, look at <gui>Wired</gui>.</p>
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<p>Make sure that your wireless card is turned on or a network cable is plugged in. Otherwise, you won't be able to click <gui>Configure</gui>.</p>
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<p>Go to the <gui>IPv4 Settings</gui> tab and change the <gui>Method</gui> to <gui>Manual</gui>.</p>
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<p>Click <gui>Add</gui> and type the <em>IP address</em>, <em>network mask</em> and <em>default gateway IP address</em> into the corresponding columns of the <gui>Addresses</gui> list. Press <key>Enter</key> or <key>Tab</key> after typing each address.</p>
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<p>These three addresses must be IP addresses; that is, they must be four numbers separated by periods (e.g. 123.45.6.78).</p>
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<p>Type the IP addresses of the DNS servers you want to use in the corresponding field, separated by commas.</p>
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<p>Click <gui>Save</gui>. If you are not connected to the network, click the network icon on the top bar and connect. Test the network settings by trying to visit a website or look at shared files on the network, for example.</p>