Checking The Connection - Fujitsu LifeBook E Series User Manual

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2. Right-click the printer to be shared, and click
[Sharing] from the menu that appears. The proper-
ties of the printer to be shared will be displayed. Set
printer sharing.
On the display, the printer sharing setting is recom-
mended by the Network Setup Wizard, but for the wire-
less LAN network, security is maintained by network
name (SSID) or network key. The following steps allow
you to set up printer sharing without using the Network
Setup Wizard.
3. Click 'If you understand the security risks but want
to share printers without running the wizard, click
here. 'Enable Printer Sharing' will be displayed.
4. Select 'Just enable printer sharing'.
5. Click 'OK'. The printer properties will be indicated.
6. Select 'Share this printer'.
7. Enter the sharing printer name in 'Share name'.
8. Click OK. The printer will be shared, and the printer
icon will become a sharing icon.

Checking the Connection

After the network setting is completed, access the shared
drive on another computer to check the connectivity of
the wireless LAN network.
Accessing Another Computer
1. Click [Start] -> [My Computer].
2. From the left menu in [Other Places], click [My
Network Places].
3. From the left menu in [Network Tasks], click [View
workgroup computers]. The workgroup in which
you are participating will appear.
4. Double click the computer to which you want to
connect. The drive that you set in [Computer
Sharing] appears.
5. Double click the drive to which you want to connect.
The contents of the drive will appear, and is available
for use.
If you have a question or problem, refer to "Trouble-
shooting" on page 19.
Checking the Connectivity
1. Click [Start] -> [Control Panel].
2. Double-click the [PRISM Settings] icon. [PRISM
Wireless Setting] appears.
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3. Check the connectivity on the [Link] tab. The
current condition of connection is displayed
Item Description
State Shows the current condition of
connection.
The MAC address of the other
computer that you are connected to is
displayed, when the connection is
successfully made. If you are
connected to more than one
computer, the computer that has the
best connectivity is displayed.
Current Shows the current channel used for
Channel the connection.
Current Tx Shows the current transfer rate in
Rate Mbits/sec.
Radio Off/ Click [Radio OFF] to disconnect.
Radio On
Click [Radio On] to connect to the
network.
Rescan Click this button to search for others
to connect to.
Throughput Shows the actual transfer rate of the
(Bytes/sec) transfer data for send (Tx) and receive
(Rx).
Link Quality Shows the link quality. This is not
shown for the AdHoc connection.
Signal Shows the signal strength.
Strength
This is not shown for the AdHoc
connection.
Table 15: Checking connectivity