Gateway MT6452 8511882 - Gateway Notebook User Guide for Windows Vista - Page 4

Contents Chapter 4: Using Multimedia 31 Playing music and movies 32 Playing audio and video files 32 Playing optical discs 33 Creating audio files and music libraries 35 Creating music files 35 Building a music library 37 Editing track information 37 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 38 Creating a music CD 38 Creating a video DVD 39 Creating and copying data discs 41 Creating a data disc 41 Using Windows Media Center 42 Starting Windows Media Center 42 Chapter 5: Networking Your Notebook 43 Introduction to Networking 44 Making sure your broadband connection works 44 Networking terms you should know 44 Wired Ethernet networking 44 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet 44 Using a router 44 Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 48 Wireless Ethernet standards 48 Using an access point 48 Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware 49 Setting up your network connection 50 Naming the computers and the workgroup 50 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 50 Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network 51 Wireless security 52 Testing your network 52 Adding a printer to your network 53 Sharing resources 53 Sharing drives and printers 53 Using the network 55 Viewing shared drives and folders 55 Creating a shortcut to a network drive 55 Opening files across the network 55 Copying files across the network 56 Printing files across the network 56 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 ii