Testing Your Network - Gateway LT 1000 User Manual

Chapter 1: Wireless Networking
Help and Support
For more information about connecting
to your network, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type one of the
following keywords in the Help and
Support Search box, then click the
• connect to an available network
• manually add a wireless
• connecting to wireless network.

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Click OK to close the Computer Name Changes dialog box.
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Connecting to your network
After you have named your computer and workgroup and turned on your wireless
radio, you need to set up the network connection on your computer.
To connect to your wireless network:
arrow:
Click Start, right-click My Network Places, then click Properties. The
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Network Connections window opens.
network
Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, then click View
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available wireless networks. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box
opens.
Click the network you created in the Choose a wireless network list, then
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click Connect. If you successfully connected to the network, go to
your network" on page
If you can see the network name in the Choose a wireless network list but
you cannot connect to it, your network is using security. You will need to
modify the security settings for the network in your computer.
If your network does not appear in the Choose a wireless network list, your
network is not broadcasting its SSID. This is not an error and is one way to
add security to your wireless network. You will need to manually add the
network to your computer.
Now that your home network is set up, log onto your computer and access a
favorite Internet Web site. If you are unable to connect to the Internet:
www.gateway.com
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