L i f e B o o k P 2 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n F i v e

 

Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Network

 

Enter the network name to which you

Name

 

want to connect. This is a required item.

SSID

 

For the network name, ask your LAN

 

 

administrator.

 

 

 

AdHoc network: Set the same name for all

 

 

of the computers that are to be connected.

 

 

Infrastructure network: Specify the same

 

 

name as that specified on the access point

 

 

that is to be connected. For access point

 

 

instructions, refer to the manual that

 

 

comes with the access point.

 

 

 

Key

 

Click the down arrow and select the input

Format

 

for the Network key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII

 

Select this when using

 

 

characters

 

ASCII characters for the

 

 

 

 

Network Key. Characters

 

 

 

 

that can be used follow:

 

 

 

 

0-9, A-Z, a-z, and

 

 

 

 

_ (underscore)

 

 

 

 

Example: To set the key to

 

 

 

 

“ABC12”, input “ABC12”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hexa-

 

Select this when using

 

 

decimal

 

hexadecimal characters for

 

 

characters

 

the Network Key.

 

 

 

 

Use this if there is a wireless

 

 

 

 

LAN card in the network

 

 

 

 

that has the Network Key

 

 

 

 

set to a character code. In

 

 

 

 

’Network Key’, input the

 

 

 

 

same value as the other

 

 

 

 

wireless LAN card.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 10: Setting parameters

8.When you finish your entry, click [OK]. [Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties] appears again.

9.Make sure the network name you specified for the SSID in Step 7 is added under [Preferred networks].

Network Connection

The section describes how to set the network connection for a computer running Windows XP.

Network Settings

In this section, you set “TCP/IP Settings,” and complete “Checking Computer Name and Workgroup” required for the network connection.

TCP/IP Settings

1.On [Wireless Network Connection Properties], click [General].

P O I N T

If [Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties] is not displayed, click [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel], and double-click the [Network Connection] icon.

Right click the [Wireless Network Connection], and then click [Properties] from the menu that appears.

2.Perform the following steps.

Click [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)].

Click [Properties]. [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties] appears.

3.Set an IP address. Ask your network administrator and check the setting.

Item

Description

 

 

AdHoc

Set the IP address and subnet mask.

Network

Click [Use the following IP address].

 

Enter a value for [IP address] and

 

[Subnet mask]. See “Setting IP

 

Addresses” on page 60 to set IP

 

address and subnet mask.

 

 

For

Select [Obtain an IP address

Infrastructure

automatically]. For the DNS server,

Network

select [Obtain DNS server address

 

automatically]. For the IP address,

 

DNS server, and default gateway,

 

follow the network administrator's

 

instructions, if any.

 

 

Table 11: Setting an IP address

5. Click [OK].

P O I N T

If you have changed the setting, [Close] is shown instead. Click [Close].

6. Close [Network Connection].

Checking the Full Computer Name and Workgroup

1.Click [Start] -> [Control Panel]. Make sure the Classic View is selected.

2.Double-click the [System] icon. [System Properties] appears.

3.Click the [Computer Name] tab.

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