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In Windows XP, Network and Internet Connections - setup wireless

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In Windows XP 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Network and Internet Connections. 4 Click Network Connections. 5 Right-click the icon for your wireless network connection. 6 Click Enable, if it appears in the pop-up menu. Note: If Enable does not appear, your wireless connection is already enabled. 7 Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon. 8 Click Properties. 9 Click the Wireless Networks tab. Note: If the Wireless Networks tab does not appear, your computer has third-party software that controls your wireless settings. You must use that software to set up the ad hoc wireless network. For more information, see the documentation for the third-party software to learn how to create an ad hoc network. 10 Select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box. 11 Under Preferred Networks, delete any existing networks. a Select the network to be removed. b Click Remove to delete the network from the list. 12 Click Add to create an ad hoc network. 13 In the Network Name (SSID) box, type the name you want to give your wireless network. 14 Write down the network name you chose so you can refer to it when running the wireless setup. Be sure to use the exact spelling and capitalization. 15 If Network Authentication appears in the list, select Open. 16 In the "Data encryption" list, select WEP. 17 If necessary, clear the "The key is provided for me automatically" check box. 18 In the Network Key box, type in a WEP key. 19 Write down the WEP key you chose so you can refer to it when running the wireless setup. Make sure you copy it down exactly, including any capital letters. 20 In the "Confirm network key" box, type the same WEP key. 21 Select This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used. 22 Click OK twice to close the two open windows. Installing the printer on a wireless network (selected models only) 52

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In Windows XP
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Network and Internet Connections
.
4
Click
Network Connections
.
5
Right-click the icon for your wireless network connection.
6
Click
Enable
, if it appears in the pop-up menu.
Note:
If Enable does not appear, your wireless connection is already enabled.
7
Right-click the
Wireless Network Connection
icon.
8
Click
Properties
.
9
Click the
Wireless Networks
tab.
Note:
If the Wireless Networks tab does not appear, your computer has third-party software that controls your
wireless settings. You must use that software to set up the ad hoc wireless network. For more information, see
the documentation for the third-party software to learn how to create an ad hoc network.
10
Select the
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check box.
11
Under Preferred Networks, delete any existing networks.
a
Select the network to be removed.
b
Click
Remove
to delete the network from the list.
12
Click
Add
to create an ad hoc network.
13
In the Network Name (SSID) box, type the name you want to give your wireless network.
14
Write down the network name you chose so you can refer to it when running the wireless setup. Be sure to use
the exact spelling and capitalization.
15
If Network Authentication appears in the list, select
Open
.
16
In the “Data encryption” list, select
WEP
.
17
If necessary, clear the “The key is provided for me automatically” check box.
18
In the Network Key box, type in a WEP key.
19
Write down the WEP key you chose so you can refer to it when running the wireless setup. Make sure you copy
it down exactly, including any capital letters.
20
In the “Confirm network key” box, type the same WEP key.
21
Select
This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used.
22
Click
OK
twice to close the two open windows.
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52