User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Understanding your AnyPoint™ Wireless II Network 1
- What is a network?
- Components required to connect a PC to a network
- How does my Wireless II adapter operate?
- How do I use my Wireless II laptop in different locations?
- What is the AnyPoint Connection Manager?
- What is sharing and mapping?
- What is Internet Sharing Software (ISS)?
- Guidelines for setting up your network
- Set Up the AnyPoint™ Wireless II Network 2
- Share Drives and Printers 3
- Connect to the Internet 4
- Managing your Wireless II Network 5
- Using the AnyPoint Connection Manager
- View and edit current settings using the Wireless Control Panel tab
- Activate a profile
- Creating a new profile
- Scan for public access points
- Create a profile for a public access point
- Create an AnyPoint profile for your home or small office
- Create a profile for a corporate wired network
- Troubleshooting 6
- I can’t see a network PC from another PC
- I have an insufficient permissions error when running Windows 2000
- Remove incompatible network adapters
- I can’t connect to my ISP from an ISS client PC
- Make sure the ISS server PC is turned on and running the ISS software
- Make sure both the ISS server and ISS client PCs are on the network
- If you are using AOL*, check the AOL software
- If you are using AT&T WorldNet*, or CompuServe 2000*, check their settings
- Find out if the problem is ISS or your ISP connection
- I keep getting disconnected from the Internet without hanging up
- Can I use Internet sharing software from more than one manufacturer?
- ISS and ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
- Network game problems
- I can’t see a drive or printer on a network PC
- I can’t map or print to a printer
- I can’t map to a drive
- I can’t write or save files to a drive on a network PC
- Printer drivers not found
- My laptop has speaker noise
- I am trying to access my Wireless II network with an Intel PRO/Wireless adapter
- I am trying to install a Wireless II adapter into an Intel PRO/Wireless network
- My Wireless II connection keeps getting interrupted
- What do the lights on my Wireless II adapter mean?
- Internet Service Provider Reference 7
- Technical Support Option 8
- Agency Notices
- Glossary
- Specifications
CHAPTER 1 Understanding your AnyPoint™ Wireless II Network
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Once you install the Firewall through your ISS server, it works silently to
protect your PC whenever the ISS server PC is operating.
The Firewall has four security levels:
Trusting, Cautious, Nervous and
Paranoid
. Inbound traffic is blocked according to the security level you
select. The more restrictive the security level, the more likely the Firewall
will block unsolicited inbound traffic.
Paranoid is the most restrictive and
Trusting is the least restrictive. Refer to the section "Set up the Firewall" on
page 20 for more information.
What is Web site filtering?
The AnyPoint Connectivity Software Suite identifies and filters Web page
content in specified categories (such as pornography, hate speech, weapons,
drugs, and gambling). At home, you can set up Parental Control to block
undesirable Web pages from appearing on specific PCs on your network.
Refer to the section "Set up Parental Control" on page 23 to set up each PC
with different levels of Web access:
• Select the option
Automatically filter Web sites to automatically filter
objectionable sites. You can add exceptions to the automatic option for
sites you wish to allow or filter.
• Select
Allow these sites only to specify an acceptable list of Web sites
each PC can visit. You must click
Configure and type the specific
HTTP sites you want to allow.
• Select
No restrictions to disable Parental Control.
Web site filtering does not block chat programs, download sites, e-mail, or
news groups.
Guidelines for setting up your network
It is easy to set up your network, but you need to plan a little. Draw a
diagram showing the location of PCs and printer(s). Indicate the location of
data or printers you want to be available to everyone on the network and
other data or printers you do not want to be available to everyone. It is
important to identify the PC you will use for your shared Internet
connection. This is usually the PC with the fastest connection through your
modem (or cable).
Important: A Firewall provides protection against unauthorized
access by hackers, but you will still need additional software to help
protect you against computer viruses.