Setting Up Your Wireless Network; Making Sure Your Broadband Connection Works; Setting Up Your Access Point; Setting Up Your Computer - Gateway LT 1000 User Manual

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Setting up your wireless network

Making sure your broadband connection works

Important
If you do not have a broadband
connection already installed, make the
necessary arrangements with your ISP.
Be sure to find out when the line will be
activated. Also ask your ISP about any
specific instructions you need to follow
when you set up your network.

Setting up your access point

Setting up your computer

Important
Each computer on your network needs a
unique Computer Name. All the
computers on your network need the
same Workgroup Name. You may have
already named your computer and
workgroup the first time you turned on
your computer.
Setting up your wireless network involves three steps:
Make sure your broadband connection works.
1
Set up your access point and network security.
2
Set up your computer.
3
Before you change anything about your home setup, make sure that your
broadband connection is working correctly. To test the connection, log onto the
Internet using your current setup. If the connection is not working, contact your
Internet service provider.
A wireless network sends and receives information through radio waves. This
means that another computer outside your network can intercept the radio waves
and take control of your network.
If you do not set up security for your network, a hacker can gain access to your
Internet connection to send spam email and to your hard drive to download viruses
or view your personal data, like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and
personal online banking information.
Check your access point documentation for information about installing it and
setting network security.
Naming your computers and workgroup
To identify this computer on the network:
Click Start, right-click My Computer, then click Properties. The System
1
Properties dialog box opens.
Click Computer Name.
2
Click Change. The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens.
3
Type a unique computer name in the Computer name box. Use a computer
4
name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Make sure that your
computer name is unique. Your computer name cannot be all numeric. It must
contain some letters.
Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup box. Use a workgroup
5
name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must
be the same for all computers on your home network, and the name must
be different than any computer name on your network.
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