Huawei HG231f User Manual page 32

HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router
User Guide
If your PC runs on Windows XP, you can use the wireless configuration software that
is provided by Windows XP to set up a wireless connection between your PC and the
router.
This section takes Windows XP as an example and describes how to set up a wireless
connection between your PC and the router manually.
To set up a wireless connection between your PC and the router manually, do as follows:
Step 1
Set the WLAN parameters of router, and set the Security Mode to WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. You can set the WLAN parameters through the
Web-based configuration utility. For details, see chapter 4 "Configuration of Internet
Access Parameters."
Step 2
Enable the wireless configuration service provided by Windows XP.
1. Right-click My Computer, and then choose Manage from the shortcut menu.
2. In the Computer Management window, choose Computer Management (Local)
> Services and Applications >Services.
3. From the services listed in the right pane of the Computer Management window,
right-click Wireless Zero Configuration, and then choose Properties from the
shortcut menu.
4. In the Wireless Zero Configuration Properties (Local Computer) dialog box,
check whether Service status is Started. If not, click Start.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box, and then close the Computer Management
window.
Step 3
Configure the wireless network connection on your computer.
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > Network
Connections.
2. In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection,
and then choose Properties from the shortcut menu.
3. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, select Wireless
Networks.
4. Select Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings.
5. Click View Wireless Networks.
6. In the Wireless Network Connection dialog box, select the WLAN with the same
name as the WLAN name that you have recorded from the WLAN list, and then click
Connect in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
7. In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN access password that you have
recorded, and then click Connect.
After the password is authenticated, Connected is displayed in the upper right corner of
the WLAN icon in the WLAN list, indicating that a wireless connection is set up
between you PC and the router.
8. Close the Wireless Network Connection dialog box.
9. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.
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Issue 01 (2010-04-01)
5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters
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