Samsung X65 manual Wireless Network, Wireless LAN Connections, Access Point AP

Wireless Network

A wireless network (Wireless LAN) environment is a network environment that enables communicating between multiple computers at home or a small-size office through wireless LAN devices.

Before You Start!

■The descriptions below are for computer models with a Wireless LAN card or device. You can also configure the wireless network settings using the Easy Network Manager. p. 96

A Wireless LAN device is optional. To view the installed wireless LAN card, click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager > Network Adapter and click the + symbol.

The figures in this manual may differ from the actual ones depending on your wireless LAN device model.

■To use the wireless LAN, you have to turn the wireless LAN on first by pressing the Fn + ( ) keys. If the wireless LAN is turned

on, the Wireless LAN LED ( ) is lit.

Wireless LAN Connections

Wireless network connections can be classified into 3 categories and this manual describes the connection procedures for connecting through an AP.

■Access Point (AP)

You can connect to the Internet or another computer on the network through an 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 Note connect multiple wireless LAN installed computers to an AP.

■Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network

This is also called a peer-to-peer network. In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can connect 2 or more computers with wireless LAN modules.

For details, see the descriptions that ap-pear when clicking Start > Help and Support > Table of Contents >

Network-ing-connecting computers and devices > Setting up a network > Setting up a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network.

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