Windows Xp: Modifying A Workgroup Name; Windows Xp: Manually Enabling Or Disabling Your Adapter's Wifi Connection (Advanced Users) - Hercules HWGEXT-54-LB Manual

3.9.5. Windows XP: Modifying a workgroup name

It may happen that you need to change the name of your workgroup (advanced users only). To do so,
proceed as follows:
3.9.6. Windows XP: Manually enabling or disabling your adapter's
WiFi connection (advanced users)
You can manually enable or disable your adapter's WiFi connection for a variety of reasons: to temporarily
avoid connecting to networks, save battery power, etc.
1. Click Start/Control
Maintenance/System.
2. In the System Properties window, select the Computer
Name tab.
3. Click the Change... button.
4. In the Computer Name zone, enter a name sufficiently
distinctive that it can easily be recognized in the list of
computers for the workgroup
computer or julie, for example).
5. In the Workgroup zone, enter a name for the group
(HOME, OFFICE or HERCULES, for example).
The workgroup name must be identical (be sure to respect the
case of letters) for all computers you wish to link together in a
network.
6. A Windows message indicates that the task has been
carried out successfully and that you must restart the
computer.
7. Repeat this procedure for each computer.
- Click Start/Connections/Show All Connections.
Verify that your network connection is listed.
- If its status is Disabled, right-click your Wireless Network
Connection and select Enable.
- If its status is Enabled, right-click your Wireless Network
Connection and select Disable.
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