eMachines M2350 Network Manual page 11

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Enter the following values in the appropriate fields:
■ Host Name
are required in these fields and, if so, what entries are required.
■ Enable/Disable wireless
functions of your access point router.
- Type a unique name for your wireless access point.
■ SSID
■ Allow Broadcast SSID to associate
automatically see the SSID in the
"Connecting to your access point" on page
means that you will need to manually add the access point (see
"Adding an access point" on page
wireless network more secure because intruders will not be able
to connect to your network without knowing the name of your
access point.
Tips & Tricks
- In the United States, you can specify any channel
■
Channel
between 1 and 11.
- To use WEP (wired equivalent privacy) encryption, select
■
WEP
Mandatory
network must use the same WEP encryption. See the
documentation that came with your access point on how to use
WEP encryption.
■ WAN Connection Type
each time you log on, click
your ISP requires a fixed IP address, click
values provided by your ISP.
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Click , then click
Apply
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Disconnect your notebook from the access point router.
and
Domain Name
- Click
If you live in an apartment building or dormitory, you may
want to click No to prevent your neighbors from discovering
and accessing your network.
. If you use WEP encryption, all computers on your
- If your ISP assigns you a different IP address
Continue
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Setting up a wireless network
- Check with your ISP to see if entries
to turn on the wireless
Enable
- Clicking
Yes
Available Networks
14). Clicking
Obtain an IP Address Automatically
Static IP
to save the settings.
lets you
list (see
11). Clicking
No
makes your
No
, then type the
. If
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