Connecting to Internet via an Access Point
You can connect your computer to the Internet or a wired network via an access point supporting IEEE 802.11b. Refer to the manual of the access point or consult your network administrator if you are not sure.
Communicating with Other Computers
•Confirm each computer is enabled for wireless LAN.
• Make sure to log on your computer as a member of the Computer administrators group. Otherwise, you cannot set or change some settings for wireless LAN.
1. | Click start – Control Panel. |
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2. | Click Network and Internet Connections – Network Connections. If Classic view |
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3. | Select Wireless Network Connection; then, click Change settings of this |
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| connection of Network Tasks. |
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5.In Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select Use the following IP address and set a unique IP address to 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.254 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0; then, click OK.
•The IP address of each computer should be unique.
• The Default gateway can be blank.
6.Click Wireless Networks tab; then, Advanced button in the lower right of the dialog box. Advanced dialog box appears.
7.Select
8.Click Add… button in Preferred networks of Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box.
9.Type a name of the network in Network name (SSID) field of Wireless Network Properties dialog box.
Confirm your computer and other computers are connecting to the same network.
10. Click OK twice; then, close the Control Panel window.
