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Configuring the Wireless Network Connection

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4 Configuring the Wireless Network Connection If a wireless network adapter is installed on your computer, you can connect you computer to the HG536a through a wireless connection. To configure the wireless network connection, do as follows: Step 1 Log in to the Web-based configuration utility. Step 2 Set the wireless network name and access password of the HG536a. To set the wireless network name and the access password, do as follows (taking the authentication type WPA-PSK as an example): 1. In the navigation tree on the left of the Web-based configuration utility, choose Basic > WLAN. 2. Select the Enable WLAN option. 3. Enter a wireless network name in the SSID text box. 4. Select WPA-PSK from the Security drop-down combo box. 5. Enter an access password in the WPA pre-shared key text box. 6. Select AES from the WPA encryption drop-down combo box. 7. Click Submit to save the settings. Step 3 Enable the wireless configuration service. Taking the Windows XP operating system as an example, do as follows: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then choose Manage from the shortcut menu. 2. In the Computer Management window, choose Computer Management (Local) > Services and Applications > Services. 3. From the services listed in the right pane of the Computer Management window, right-click Wireless Zero Configuration, and then choose Properties from the shortcut menu. 4. In the Wireless Zero Configuration Properties (Local Computer) dialog box, check whether Service status is Started. If not, click the Start button. 5. Click OK to close the dialog box. Then, close the Computer Management window. Step 4 Configure the wireless network connection on your computer. To configure the wireless network connection, do as follows (taking the Windows XP operating system as an example): 1. Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > Network Connections. 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection to display a shortcut menu, and then select View Available Wireless Networks from the shortcut menu. 6

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Configuring
the
Wireless
Network
Connection
If a wireless network adapter is installed on your computer, you can connect you
computer to the HG536a through a wireless connection. To configure the wireless
network connection, do as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
Set the wireless network name and access password of the HG536a.
To set the wireless network name and the access password, do as follows (taking the
authentication type WPA-PSK as an example):
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In the navigation tree on the left of the Web-based configuration utility,
choose
Basic
>
WLAN
.
Select the
Enable
WLAN
option.
Enter a wireless network name in the
SSID
text box.
Select
WPA-PSK
from the
Security
drop-down combo box.
Enter an access password in the
WPA pre-shared key
text box.
Select
AES
from the
WPA encryption
drop-down combo box.
Click
Submit
to save the settings.
Step 3
Enable the wireless configuration service.
Taking the Windows XP operating system as an example, do as follows:
Right-click
My
Computer
, and then choose
Manage
from the shortcut
menu.
In the
Computer
Management
window, choose
Computer
Management
(Local)
>
Services
and
Applications
>
Services
.
From the services listed in the right pane of the
Computer
Management
window, right-click
Wireless
Zero
Configuration
, and then choose
Properties
from the shortcut menu.
In the
Wireless
Zero
Configuration
Properties
(Local
Computer)
dialog
box, check whether
Service
status
is
Started
. If not, click the
Start
button.
Click
OK
to close the dialog box. Then, close the
Computer
Managemen
t
window.
Step 4
Configure the wireless network connection on your computer.
To configure the wireless network connection, do as follows (taking the Windows XP
operating system as an example):
Choose
Start
>
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
Communications
>
Network Connections
.
In the
Network Connections
window, right-click
Wireless Network
Connection
to display a shortcut menu, and then select
View Available
Wireless Networks
from the shortcut menu.
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