User's Manual

network activities
Sharing Resources and Joining Other Networks
After setting up your wireless network, you can perform common network tasks,
such as making les and printers available to other computers (a process called
“sharing”), and then accessing these shared resources. You can also use the
same Internet connection from multiple computers on your network.
This chapter describes how to:
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Log on to your network.
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Use the same Internet connection from multiple computers on your network.
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Start the Broadband Network Utility (to view shared resources, join other
networks, and access Help to troubleshoot problems).
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Share les and folders from one computer and then access them from other
computers.
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Share a printer that is connected to one computer and then print to it from
other computers.
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Make other peripheral devices available to computers on your network.
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Read e-mail messages on your network.
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Play games on your network and on the Internet.
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Create a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network.
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Join an available wireless network.
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