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Using operating system controls, Using a WLAN, Connecting to an existing WLAN

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Using operating system controls The Network and Sharing Center allows you to set up a connection or network, connect to a network, manage wireless networks, and diagnose and repair network problems. Windows 7 ▲ Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center. Windows XP ▲ Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections. For more information, select Start > Help and Support. Using a WLAN A wireless connection connects the computer to Wi-Fi networks, or WLANs. A WLAN is composed of other computers and accessories that are linked by a wireless router or a wireless access point. Connecting to an existing WLAN Windows 7 1. Be sure that the WLAN device is on. (Refer to Turning wireless devices on or off on page 3). 2. Click the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. 3. Select your WLAN from the list. 4. Click Connect. If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code. Type the code, and then click OK to complete the connection. NOTE: If no WLANs are listed, you are out of range of a wireless router or access point. NOTE: If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click Open Network and Sharing Center, and then click Set up a new connection or network. A list of options is displayed. You can choose to manually search for and connect to a network or to create a new network connection. Windows XP 1. Be sure that the WLAN device is on. (Refer to Turning wireless devices on or off on page 3.) 2. Select Start > Connect to. 3. Select your WLAN from the list. ● If the network is unsecured, a warning is displayed. Click Connect Anyway to accept the warning and complete the connection. ● If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code. Type the code, and then click Connect to complete the connection. NOTE: If no WLANs are listed, you are out of range of a wireless router or access point. NOTE: If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click Set up a connection or network. A list of options is displayed. You can choose to manually search for and connect to a network or to create a new network connection. After the connection is made, you can place the mouse pointer over the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, to verify the name and status of the connection. Using a WLAN 5

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Using operating system controls
The Network and Sharing Center allows you to set up a connection or network, connect to a network,
manage wireless networks, and diagnose and repair network problems.
Windows 7
▲
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network and Internet
>
Network and Sharing Center
.
Windows XP
▲
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network and Internet Connections
>
Network Connections
.
For more information, select
Start
>
Help and Support
.
Using a WLAN
A wireless connection connects the computer to Wi-Fi networks, or WLANs. A WLAN is composed of
other computers and accessories that are linked by a wireless router or a wireless access point.
Connecting to an existing WLAN
Windows 7
1.
Be sure that the WLAN device is on. (Refer to
Turning wireless devices on or off
on page
3
).
2.
Click the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
3.
Select your WLAN from the list.
4.
Click
Connect
.
If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code.
Type the code, and then click
OK
to complete the connection.
NOTE:
If no WLANs are listed, you are out of range of a wireless router or access point.
NOTE:
If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click
Open Network and Sharing
Center
, and then click
Set up a new connection or network
. A list of options is displayed. You
can choose to manually search for and connect to a network or to create a new network connection.
Windows XP
1.
Be sure that the WLAN device is on. (Refer to
Turning wireless devices on or off
on page
3
.)
2.
Select
Start
>
Connect to
.
3.
Select your WLAN from the list.
●
If the network is unsecured, a warning is displayed. Click
Connect Anyway
to accept the
warning and complete the connection.
●
If the network is a security-enabled WLAN, you are prompted to enter a network security code.
Type the code, and then click
Connect
to complete the connection.
NOTE:
If no WLANs are listed, you are out of range of a wireless router or access point.
NOTE:
If you do not see the network you want to connect to, click
Set up a connection or
network
. A list of options is displayed. You can choose to manually search for and connect
to a network or to create a new network connection.
After the connection is made, you can place the mouse pointer over the network icon in the notification
area, at the far right of the taskbar, to verify the name and status of the connection.
Using a WLAN
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