User Manual (Vista)

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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.
Somepicturesmaydifferfromactualproduct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.
■ Wireless Ad-Hoc Network Type
ThisconnectscomputerswithwirelessLAN
communicationscapability.
CommunicationisenabledbyconstructinganAd-Hoc
networkviaonecomputerandconnectinganother
computerthroughawirelessconnection.
Formoredetailedconnectionprocedures,refertothe
descriptionsthatappearwhenselectingStart > Help
and Support > Table of Contents > Networking-
connecting computers and devices > Setting up a
network > Setting up a computer-to-computer (ad
hoc) network.
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WhenyouuseAd-Hoc,youhavetochangethe
McAfeeFirewallsettings.
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