High Performance Notebook Computer User Guide

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Wireless Network
Awirelessnetwork(WirelessLAN)environmentisanetworkenvironmentthatenablescommunicatingbetween
multiplecomputersathomeorasmall-sizeofcethroughwirelessLANdevices.
Before You Start!
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ThedescriptionsbelowareforcomputermodelswithaWirelessLANcardordevice.Youcanalsocongurethewirelessnetwork
settingsusingtheEasyNetworkManager.
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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guresinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualonesdependingonyourwirelessLANdevicemodel.
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TousethewirelessLAN,youhavetoturnthewirelessLANonrst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classied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.
Note
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.
■ 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.