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Connecting to Internet via an Access Point, Communicating with Other Computers, If Classic view

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Connecting to Internet via an Access Point You can connect your computer to the Internet or a wired network via an access point supporting IEEE 802.11b. Refer to the manual of the access point or consult your network administrator if you are not sure. Communicating with Other Computers • Confirm each computer is enabled for wireless LAN. • Make sure to log on your computer as a member of the Computer administrators group. Otherwise, you cannot set or change some settings for wireless LAN. 1. Click start - Control Panel. 2. Click Network and Internet Connections - Network Connections. If Classic view is selected, double-click Network Connections. 3. Select Wireless Network Connection; then, click Change settings of this connection of Network Tasks. 5 4. Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in This connection uses the following items. 5. In Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select Use the following IP address and set a unique IP address to 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.254 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0; then, click OK. • The IP address of each computer should be unique. • The Default gateway can be blank. 6. Click Wireless Networks tab; then, Advanced button in the lower right of the dialog box. Advanced dialog box appears. 7. Select Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only; then, click Close button. 8. Click Add... button in Preferred networks of Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box. 9. Type a name of the network in Network name (SSID) field of Wireless Network Properties dialog box. Confirm your computer and other computers are connecting to the same network. 10. Click OK twice; then, close the Control Panel window. 5-5

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Connecting to Internet via an Access Point
You can connect your computer to the Internet or a wired network via an access point
supporting IEEE 802.11b. Refer to the manual of the access point or consult your
network administrator if you are not sure.
Communicating with Other Computers
Confirm each computer is enabled for wireless LAN.
Make sure to log on your computer as a member of the Computer
administrators group. Otherwise, you cannot set or change some
settings for wireless LAN.
1.
Click
start
Control Panel
.
2.
Click
Network and Internet Connections
Network Connections
. If Classic view
is selected, double-click
Network Connections
.
3.
Select
Wireless Network Connection
; then, click
Change settings of this
connection
of
Network Tasks
.
4.
Double-click
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
in
This connection uses the following
items.
5.
In
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box, select
Use the following IP
address
and set a unique
IP address
to
192.168.1.2
through
192.168.1.254
and
the
Subnet mask
to
255.255.255.0
; then, click
OK.
The IP address of each computer should be unique.
The
Default gateway
can be blank.
6.
Click
Wireless Networks
tab; then,
Advanced
button in the lower right of the
dialog box.
Advanced
dialog box appears.
7.
Select
Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only
; then, click
Close
button.
8.
Click
Add…
button in
Preferred networks
of
Wireless Network Connection
Properties
dialog box.
9.
Type a name of the network in
Network name (SSID)
field of
Wireless Network
Properties
dialog box.
Confirm your computer and other computers are connecting to the same
network.
10.
Click
OK
twice; then, close the
Control Panel
window.