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To prepare for connections Windows 2000
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Modem and Network Connections Making Wireless Connections To prepare for connections (Windows 2000) Before you can connect your computer to a particular 802.11 wireless network, you have to configure the computer for the specific type of connection: "AdHoc" or "Infrastructure." Computer-to-Computer Connection (AdHoc) An AdHoc network provides a wireless connection from your computer directly to one or more computers with wireless capabilities, even if they aren't connected to a LAN. You can then share resources such as shared files, printers, and Internet connections with the other computers. 1. Click the wireless link icon in the taskbar. 2. On the Configuration tab, set these parameters: Mode: AdHoc. ESSID: any name; must be identical for all computers connecting to each other. Do not use a name that is used by a nearby access point. AdHoc Channel: must be identical for all computers connecting to each other. For best performance, do not use a channel that is the same as or adjacent to a channel already being used by a nearby access point. 3. If the computers use encrypted communication, use the Encryption tab to set the following parameters, which must be identical for all computers that will connect to each other: Encryption: 64-bit or 128-bit. Key: see the hint below. The computers automatically connect whenever they're within range of each other and wireless communication is turned on-see "To turn wireless communication on and off," below. Reference Guide 71