4. Enter your Password and enter again to confirm the password. Click Next to continue. Click the box before Log me in automatically when system starts up if you want to log in without entering your password. Doing so will allow people to access your computer without permission. Keep your password in mind! You have to pass the password check every time you start up your Eee PC if you select not to login automatically.
Operating Mode The system is designed with an operating mode that is functionoriented and clearly divides functions into six categories, Internet, Work, Learn, Play, Settings, Favorites. The lucid desktop categorization is convenient for first-time users to operate this Eee PC and enables sophisticated users to more easily locate and initiate applications.
Shutdown Do the following instructions to turn down your Eee PC. 1. Click the red power switch in the Notification area. 2. 3. Or, click Instant Shutdown from the Settings tab and select Shutdown. Or, press the power switch of the Eee PC directly. Select Shut Down from the dialog box. Select OK to proceed.
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Internet Work Learn Play Settings Favorites 4 Using the Eee PC
Internet Configuring a wireless network connection 1. Press + ( + ) to activate the wireless LAN function. 2. Click Wireless Networks from Internet tab. 3. Select the wireless access point you want to connect to from the list and click Connect to build the connection. he P. Ensure that the box before Enable wireless is checked. 4. 4-2 When connecting, you may have to enter a password.
5. After a connection has been established, the connection is shown on the list. 6. You can see the wireless signal strength bars in the Notification area. In Windows XP environment, the wireless connection icon disappears when you disable the wireless LAN by pressing + ( + ). Activate the wireless LAN function before configuring a wireless network connection.
Configuring a network connection If you want to obtain network access, connect the network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the network port on the Eee PC and the other end to a hub or switch. The illustration below is the example of your Eee PC connected to a network hub or switch for use with the built-in Ethernet controller. Connect to network before enjoying all the network services and functions in Eee PC.
2. Click Create to create a network connection. 3. Select the type of connection you are using and click Next. 4. Toggle the first option Dynamic IP address (DHCP) and click Next. 5. Enter a name for this connection and click Next.