Philips CPWUA001 manual Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows XP, English

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Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for

Windows XP

You must have administrative rights to enable ICS in Windows XP.

1 Before you begin, check if you have a working Internet connection and if your home network is working properly (if you have one)

•Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser.

2 Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.Then double-click 'Internet Options' and double-click 'Home Networking Wizard'.

In the New Connection Wizard, choose 'Set up a home or small office network'.

> The Network Setup Wizard will appear.

3 Follow the instructions on the screen, and enter:

-a computer name (unique for each computer, e.g. STUDY or MOM)

-a workgroup name (the same for all computers in the network, e.g.

HOMENET)

NOTE: these names are not the SSID or network name.

-Select to share your files and printers

-Make a Home Networking Setup disk if you have PCs with other

Windows versions.

> This concludes the Wizard.

4 Run the 'Home Networking Wizard' or the Setup disk you created earlier, on all computers that you wish to use the shared Internet connection from.

> This adjusts the Internet settings to use the shared Internet connection.