Microsoft MN-500 manual Logging on to Your Network, Using an Internet Connection over a Network

Logging on to Your Network

After starting your computer, you must always log on to your network to access files, printers, and other resources that have been shared.

If you have Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Windows Millennium Edition operating system, do not click Cancel during the logon process, even if you decide to leave your password blank. Type your user name, type your password (or leave it blank), and then click OK.

Do not click Cancel

If you are already using Windows, and you haven’t yet logged on to your network, you can log off from Windows and then log back on.

To log off and log back on to your network

1.Click Start.

2.Click Log Off. (If Log Off does not appear on your Start menu, click Shut Down, make sure that Log Off is selected in the drop-down box, and then click OK.)

3.Log on to your network.

After you log on to your network, you can perform certain network functions, such as opening shared files.

Using an Internet Connection over a Network

Now that you’ve installed the base station, all of the computers on your network can use one Internet connection. Multiple computers can even use the Internet connection at the same time, without making the Internet connection speed noticeably slower for each person.

You can access the Internet from each computer in the way you are used to, for example, by simply starting your Web browser and visiting a Web site. Note that, to browse the Web, each computer must have its own Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer) installed.

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