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Connecting to the Internet via an Access Point
You can connect your computer to the Internet or a wired network via an access point
supporting IEEE 802.11b. Refer to the manual of the access point or consult your
network administrator if you are not sure.
Communicating with Other Computers
• Confirm each computer is enabled for wireless LAN first.
• Make sure to log on the computer as a member of the Computer
administrators group. Otherwise, you cannot set or change some
settings for wireless LAN.
1. Click start – Control Panel.
2. Click Network and Internet Connections – Network Connections. If Classic view
is selected, click Network Connections.
3. Select Wireless Network Connection; then, click Change settings of this
connection of Network Tasks.
4. Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in This connection uses the following
items.
5. In Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select Use the following IP
address and set a unique IP address to 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.254 and
the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0; then, click OK.
• The IP address of each computer should be unique.
• The Default gateway can be blank.
6. Click Wireless Networks tab; then, click Advanced button in the lower right of the
dialog box. Advanced dialog box appears.
7. Select Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only; then, click Close.
8. Click Add... button in Preferred networks of Wireless Network Connection
Properties dialog box.
9. Type a name of the network in Wireless Network Properties dialog box.
Confirm your computer and other computers are connecting to the same
network.
10. Click OK twice; then, close the Control Panel.
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