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CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook Testing your network Now that your home network is set up, log onto one of your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. If you are unable to connect to the Internet: • Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then the Network and Sharing Center. Choose Diagnose and Repair on the left of the window. Take any actions suggested. • If you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all physical cable connections • Make sure that your router or access point is plugged in and compare the status lights on the front of the router or access point with the patterns described in the router or access point documentation • Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your desktop computer • Turn off all of the devices, then power them back on • Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information • Contact your Internet service provider Adding a printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of your computers, you can add a printer to your network. To add a printer to the network, do one of the following: • Connect your printer to a networked computer, then share the printer. For information about sharing printers, see "Sharing drives and printers" on page 54. • Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. For more information, see the instructions that came with your router or access point. • Use a printer that has built-in networking. • Use a print server. Sharing resources With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the computers connected to the network. Important To share a printer among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can: • View a network drive • Open and copy files stored on other network computers • Print documents on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 Click Start, then click Computer. 2 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click Share. The Properties dialog box opens. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on your network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone on the network. 54

Section	Page
Contents	3
Getting Help	7
Thank you for purchasing our notebook!	8
Using the Gateway Web site	8
Using Help and Support	9
Searching for a topic	9
Getting help for Windows Media Center	9
Using online help	10
Using Windows	11
Using the Windows desktop	12
Using the Start menu	13
Adding icons to the desktop	14
Identifying window items	14
Working with files and folders	15
Viewing drives	15
Creating folders	16
Copying and moving files and folders	16
Deleting files and folders	17
Searching for files	18
Using the Windows Search	18
Using advanced search options	19
Browsing for files and folders	19
Using Tablet PC	20
Calibrating your tablet	20
Using gestures	21
Using the digital pen	21
Digital pen button	21
Tips	21
Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP)	22
Working with documents	23
Creating a new document	23
Saving a document	23
Opening a document	24
Printing a document	24
Shortcuts	25
Using the Internet and Faxing	27
Learning about the Internet	28
Setting up an Internet account	28
Accessing your Internet account	29
Using the World Wide Web	29
Connecting to a Web site	30
Downloading files	30
Using e-mail	31
Sending e-mail	31
Checking your e-mail	32
Using Windows Fax and Scan	32
Sending a Fax	33
Setting up your cover page template	36
Faxing a scanned document or from programs	36
Canceling a fax	37
Receiving and viewing a fax	37
Playing and Creating Media Files	39
Playing music and movies	40
Playing audio and video files	40
Playing optical discs	41
Playing an optical disc using Windows Media Player	41
Creating audio files and music libraries	43
Creating music files	43
Recording audio files	43
Creating WMA and MP3 music files	44
Building a music library	45
Editing track information	45
Creating music CDs and video DVDs	46
Creating a music CD	46
Creating a music CD using Windows Media Player	46
Creating a video DVD	47
Creating a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker	47
Creating and copying data discs	49
Creating a data disc	49
Using Windows Media Center	50
Starting Windows Media Center	50
Networking Your Notebook	51
Introduction to Networking	52
Networking terms you should know	52
Ethernet networking	52
Wired Ethernet networking	52
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet	52
Using a router	52
Equipment you need for a router-based Ethernet network	53
Setting up wired Ethernet network hardware	54
Wireless Ethernet networking	55
Wireless Ethernet standards	55
Using an access point	56
Equipment you need for an access point-based network	56
Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware	57
Establishing your Ethernet network connection	57
Naming the computers and the workgroup	57
Configuring the TCP/IP protocol	58
Connecting to a wireless Ethernet network	58
Wireless security	59
Testing your network	60
Adding a printer to your network	60
Sharing resources	60
Sharing drives and printers	60
Using the network	61
Viewing shared drives and folders	62
Creating a shortcut to a network drive	62
Opening files across the network	62
Copying files across the network	62
Printing files across the network	63
Bluetooth networking	63
Protecting Your Notebook	65
Hardware security	66
Kensington lock slot	66
CompuTrace	66
Data security	67
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)	67
Computrace	67
Startup and hard drive password	67
Windows user accounts	67
Protecting your notebook from viruses	68
Using McAfee SecurityCenter	69
Scanning for and removing viruses	69
Updating your virus definitions	69
Configuring McAfee VirusScan	70
Using McAfee Parental Controls	71
Using Windows Security Center	72
Modifying security settings	73
Security updates	74
Windows Update	74
Scheduling automatic updates	74
BigFix	75
Traveling securely	75
Customizing Windows	77
Changing screen settings	78
Changing color depth and screen resolution	78
Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds	79
Selecting a screen saver	80
Changing gadgets	81
Using a gadget’s control panel	82
Configuring the gadget Sidebar	82
Changing system sounds	83
Changing mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings	84
Changing mouse settings	84
Changing touchpad or pointing device settings	85
Adjusting tablet, digital pen, and input panel settings	86
Adding and modifying user accounts	87
User account tips	87
Changing accessibility settings	88
Using the Ease of Access Center	88
Using voice recognition	89
Using the Windows Mobility Center	90
Setting up parental controls	92
Filtering Internet access	92
Scheduling notebook and Internet use	93
Restricting game access	93
Restricting specific programs	95
Creating activity reports	95
Maintaining Your Notebook	97
Setting up a maintenance schedule	98
Updating Windows	98
Using BigFix	98
Managing hard drive space	99
Checking hard drive space	99
Deleting unnecessary files	100
Checking the hard drive for errors	101
Defragmenting the hard drive	102
Backing up files	103
Scheduling maintenance tasks	104
Moving from your old computer	104
Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer	104
Transferring files and settings manually	105
Finding your documents	105
Finding other files	105
Notices	106
Index	107
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CHAPTER 5: Networking Your Notebook

Testing your network

Now that your home network is set up, log onto one of your computers and access a favorite

Internet Web site.

If you are unable to connect to the Internet:

•

Click

Start

Control Panel

Network and Internet

, then the

Network and Sharing

Center

. Choose

Diagnose and Repair

on the left of the window. Take any actions

suggested.

•

If you are using a wired Ethernet network, check all physical cable connections

•

Make sure that your router or access point is plugged in and compare the status lights on

the front of the router or access point with the patterns described in the router or access

point documentation

•

Temporarily turn off any firewall software on your desktop computer

•

Turn off all of the devices, then power them back on

•

Refer to your router’s or access point’s troubleshooting information

•

Contact your Internet service provider

Adding a printer to your network

Instead of plugging a printer into each of your computers, you can add a printer to your network.

To add a printer to the network, do one of the following:

•

Connect your printer to a networked computer, then share the printer. For information

about sharing printers, see

“Sharing drives and printers” on page 54

•

Connect your printer to your router or access point if the router or access point includes

a USB or parallel port. For more information, see the instructions that came with your router

or access point.

•

Use a printer that has built-in networking.

•

Use a print server.

Sharing resources

With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers.

Sharing drives and printers

With a network, you can

drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers

among the computers connected to the network.

After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as

though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can:

•

View a network drive

•

Open and copy files stored on other network computers

•

Print documents on network printers

Sharing drives or folders

To share drives or folders:

Click

Start

, then click

Computer

Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click

. The

Properties

dialog box opens.

If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on your

network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone

on the network.

Important

To share a printer among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer’s drivers installed.

Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer.