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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ICS is a Windows® XP feature allowing several computers in a wired or wireless network to share a single Internet connection. With ICS, other wireless clients in a home or small office network rely on the wireless LAN adapter for Internet access. Enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) after setting the wireless LAN adapter on Soft AP mode. Connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that is always on To enable ICS if your computer connects to the Internet using a broadband that is always on: 1. Open the Wireless Settings utility. Select Config from the property window, then select the Soft AP tab. 2. Select the built-in 3Com Gigabit LAN connection from the Available Network Connections field, then drag it to the Internet field. 3. Check Enable ICS and Enable Firewall, then click Apply. 4. Click OK when this dialog box appears. 5. An Internet Sharing Configuration dialog box appears. Click Yes. The Internet network connection and the wireless LAN adapter is bridged. See "Network Bridge" section on page 3-70 for details. Wireless clients must be set to Infrastructure network type and STA (station) mode to connect to the Internet via the soft AP. The SSID and WEP keys of client computers must be identical with that of the soft AP. 3-66 Chapter 3: Starting up

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Chapter 3: Starting up
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
ICS is a Windows
®
XP feature allowing several computers in a wired or
wireless network to share a single Internet connection. With ICS, other
wireless clients in a home or small office network rely on the wireless LAN
adapter for Internet access. Enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) after
setting the wireless LAN adapter on Soft AP mode.
Connect to the Internet using a broadband connection
that is always on
To enable ICS if your computer connects to the Internet using a broadband
that is always on:
1.
Open the Wireless Settings
utility. Select
Config
from the
property window, then select the
Soft AP
tab.
2.
Select the built-in 3Com Gigabit
LAN connection from the
Available Network
Connections
field, then drag it
to the
Internet
field.
3.
Check
Enable ICS
and
Enable
Firewall
, then click
Apply
.
4.
Click
OK
when this dialog box
appears.
5.
An
Internet Sharing
Configuration
dialog box
appears. Click
Yes
. The Internet
network connection and the
wireless LAN adapter is
bridged. See “
Network Bridge
”
section on page 3-70 for details.
Wireless clients must be set to Infrastructure network type and STA
(station) mode to connect to the Internet via the soft AP. The SSID and
WEP keys of client computers must be identical with that of the soft AP.