Setting Up Your Notebook - eMachines M2350 Network Manual

Networking Your Notebook
12
Reset the power on your cable or DSL modem. This step is important
because it establishes communication between your broadband
modem and the access point router.
13
Restart your notebook.

Setting up your notebook

Naming the computers and the workgroup
Important
To identify this computer on the network:
1
Click
Start
If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Maintenance
2
Click/Double-click
3
Click
Computer Name
4
Click
Change
5
Type a unique computer name in the
identifies the computer to other users on the network. Use a
computer name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Each
computer name must be unique on your network. All-numeric
computer names are not allowed. Names must contain some letters.
6
Type a name for your workgroup in the
workgroup name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The
workgroup name must be the same for all computers in your network
workgroup, and the name must be different than any computer
name on your network.
7
Click
OK
10
You must give each computer on the network a unique
Computer Name and the same Workgroup Name.
, then click
Control Panel
. The Performance and Maintenance window opens.
System
.
. The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens.
to close the Computer Name Changes dialog box.
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. The Control Panel window opens.
. The System Properties dialog box opens.
Computer name
Workgroup
Performance and
box. This name
box. Use a