Samsung NM40PRTV02/SEF manual Connecting to an Access Point AP, What is an Access Point AP?

What is an Access Point (AP)?

An AP is a network device that bridges wired and wireless LANs, and corresponds to a wireless hub in a wired network. You can connect multiple wireless LAN installed computers to an AP.

2)Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) This is also called a peer-to-peer network.

In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can wirelessly connect 2 or more computers that have wireless LAN modules. For details, see “Connecting to computer- to-computer networks (peer-to-peer or ad hoc)” on page 45.

Connecting to an Access Point (AP)

This section describes how to connect to an AP. You can use the network when you are connected to an AP.

The connection setup is described for a computer running on Windows XP Service Pack 1. If you are using the Windows 2000 system, refer to ”Wireless Network Setup Using the Wireless LAN Setup Program” (p 50). For more detailed information such as the network key (encryption key), ask your network administrator.

1. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection ( ) icon on the taskbar, and select View Available Wireless Networks.

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