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Gateway Solo 1200 User Manual

Wireless networking
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Wireless Networking User Guide
Your Gateway Solo notebook comes with wireless Ethernet (also known as
IEEE 802.11b or WiFi) networking.
Important
Setting up wireless Ethernet networking
Installing the Client Manager
If you have wireless Ethernet, the first time you start your Gateway Solo
notebook, your system automatically installs the wireless Ethernet drivers.
Immediately following the initial startup, you are asked to install the wireless
Ethernet client manager.
To install the ORiNOCO Client Manager:
1
Insert the ORiNOCO CD in your CD/DVD drive.
2
Click
Start
3
In the Run text box, type
of your CD/DVD drive).
For more information about networking your home or
office, discuss your particular needs with your Gateway
Country Store representative. In addition, several books
and Internet sites are dedicated to networking. Refer to
these sources for more information about networking your
home or office with wireless Ethernet.
, then select
. The Run dialog box opens.
Run
D:\cl_mgr\setup.exe
www.gateway.com
(where D is the drive letter

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Summary of Contents for Gateway Solo 1200

  • Page 1 Setting up wireless Ethernet networking Installing the Client Manager If you have wireless Ethernet, the first time you start your Gateway Solo notebook, your system automatically installs the wireless Ethernet drivers. Immediately following the initial startup, you are asked to install the wireless Ethernet client manager.
  • Page 2 Click . The Client Manager Setup wizard starts. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the setup wizard. After reading the Readme file that appears, click the corner of the window to close it. www.gateway.com in the top right...
  • Page 3 To configure your wireless Ethernet client manager: Click , then select Start ORiNOCO Client Manager window opens. Select , then Actions dialog box opens. Wireless Networking User Guide , then Programs ORiNOCO . The Add/Edit Configuration Profile Add/Edit Profile www.gateway.com . The Client Manager...
  • Page 4 Contact your network system administrator or refer to the access point documentation for more information about using this network type. Residential Gateway - Use this network type if you are setting up or joining a wireless network that is using a residential gateway to access the Internet.
  • Page 5 If you are connecting to a residential gateway network, enter the residential gateway identifier number for the network name and the last five characters of the residential gateway identifier number as the encryption key.
  • Page 6 , then Settings Control Panel icon. The Network dialog box opens. Network tab. www.gateway.com . The Control Panel view all Control...
  • Page 7 Start window opens. If you do not see the Network icon, click Panel options Double-click the , then Settings Control Panel icon. The Network dialog box opens. Network www.gateway.com Wireless Networking User Guide . The Control Panel view all Control...
  • Page 8 Obtain an IP address automatically Subnet Mask If you are required to enter an IP Address and Subnet Mask, ask your network system administrator for the correct values. www.gateway.com . The TCP/IP Properties and enter Specify an IP address...
  • Page 9 To turn the wireless Ethernet network on or off: Right-click the ORiNOCO Client Manager icon Select Enable Radio Wireless Networking User Guide , then Programs ORiNOCO Disable Radio www.gateway.com . The Client Manager in the taskbar.
  • Page 10: Technical Support

    Refer to your Gateway Solo user’s guide for Gateway Technical Support information. Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Refer to your Gateway Solo user’s guide for important safety, regulatory, and legal information related to wireless networking. , then the profile that you have set up for the MAN US WIRELESS NET GDE R0 7/01 www.gateway.com...