User's Manual

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WIreless LAN User’s Guide
Setting the printer-sharing function
1. Click the [Start] button first and then [Printers and
FAX]. A list of connected printers will be displayed.
2. Right-click the printer for which the sharing func-
tion is to be set, and then click [Sharing] in the
menu displayed. The property window correspond-
ing to the selected printer will be displayed.
3. Click the [Sharing] tab.
4. Click [Share this printer].
5. Enter the sharing printer name in [Share name].
6. Click the [OK] button.
Confirming connection
After you have finished the network setup operations,
access the folder whose sharing has been set for other
personal computers. Also, confirm the status of the radio
waves in case of trouble such as a network connection
failure.
Connecting your personal computer to another
personal computer
1. Click [Start] first and then [My Computer]. The [My
Computer] window will be displayed in the left
frame.
2. Click [My Network Places] in the "Other Places" list.
The window [My Network Places] will be displayed.
3. Click [View workgroup computers] under Network
Tasks in the left frame.
4. Double-click the personal computer to which your
personal computer is to be connected. The folder
that was specified in “Setting the file-sharing func-
tion” on page 96 will be displayed.
5. Double-click the folder to be accessed.
Confirming the status of the radio
Intel PROSet Wireless LAN:
1. Click [Start] -> [All Programs] -> [Intel Network
Adapters] -> [Intel(R) PROSet]. The [Intel(R)
PROSet] window will be displayed.
2. Click the [General] tab and confirm radio status in
the window displayed. The current connection sta-
tus will be displayed.
■
Signal Quality
The quality of the signals is displayed on a graph.
■
Network name (SSID)
The connected network name (SSID) is displayed.
■
Profile name
“<No profile>" is displayed.
■
Mode
If infrastructure connection is in use, "Infrastruc-
ture (AP)" will be displayed. If ad hoc connection
is in use, "Ad hoc (Peer-to-peer)" will be
displayed.
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Security
The setting status of WEP is displayed.
■
Speed
The communications speed is displayed.
■
Band (Frequency)
The current operating frequency band is
displayed. When communication is possible,
"802.11b (2.4 GHz)" is displayed.
■
Channel
The channel number currently being used for the
communications is displayed.
If connection cannot be made to the network or if you
want to check for normal connection, see "Trouble-
shooting" on page 100.
Broadcom Wireless LAN:
1. Right-click the Broadcom icon in the lower right
corner of the screen.
2. Click [Open Utility]. The Broadcom Wireless Con-
figuration Utility window opens.
3. Select the Link Status tab. The current radio condi-
tion is displayed. (When the radio is turned off or
the computer is not yet connected, some of the
conditions are not displayed.)
Setting the printer-sharing function when
Network Setup Wizard has been executed
is suggested on the screen. For the wireless
LAN, however, since security is guaranteed
by entry of the network name (SSID) and
the network key, the steps to be taken to
set the printer-sharing function without
using Network Setup Wizard are laid down
below.
In the case of infrastructure connection,
enter the necessary data for the access
point before confirming connection. Refer
to the manual of the access point for the
access point setup procedure.
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