Dell TM373, PP06XA owner manual Setting Up and Using Networks

4Shut down your computer and any other wireless-enabled computers in the vicinity through the Windows Vista Start button , or Start→Shutdown in Windows XP.

5Disconnect your broadband modem power cable from the electrical outlet.

6Disconnect the network cable from the computer and the modem.

7Disconnect the AC adapter cable from your wireless router to ensure that there is no power connected to the router.

NOTE: Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes after disconnecting your broadband modem before continuing with the network setup.

8Insert a network cable into the network (RJ-45) connector on the unpowered broadband modem.

9Connect the other end of the network cable into the Internet network (RJ-45) connector on the unpowered wireless router.

10Ensure that no network or USB cables, other than the network cable connecting the modem and the wireless router, are connected to the broadband modem.

NOTE: Restart your wireless equipment in the order described below to prevent a potential connection failure.

11Turn on only your broadband modem and wait for at least 2 minutes for the broadband modem to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to step 12.

12Turn on your wireless router and wait for at least 2 minutes for the wireless router to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to the step 13.

13Start your computer and wait until the boot process completes.

14See the documentation that came with your wireless router to do the following in order to set up the wireless router:

•Establish communication between your computer and your wireless router.

•Configure your wireless router to communicate with your broadband router.

•Find out your wireless router’s broadcast name. The technical term for the name of your router’s broadcast name is Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name.

15If necessary, configure your wireless network card to connect to the wireless network (see "Connecting to a WLAN" on page 96).

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