To Prepare For Connections (Windows 2000) - HP OmniBook xe4100 - Notebook PC Manual

To prepare for connections (Windows 2000)

Before you can connect your computer to a particular 802.11 wireless network, you have
to configure the computer for the specific type of connection: "AdHoc" or
"Infrastructure."
Computer-to-Computer Connection (AdHoc)
An AdHoc network provides a wireless connection from your computer directly to one or
more computers with wireless capabilities, even if they aren't connected to a LAN. You
can then share resources such as shared files, printers, and Internet connections with the
other computers.
1. Click the wireless link icon in the taskbar (if it is present).
–or–
Click Start, Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Wireless LAN Configuration
Utility.
2. On the Configuration tab, set these parameters:
Mode: AdHoc.
ESSID: any name; must be identical for all computers connecting to each other. Do
not use a name that is used by a nearby access point.
AdHoc Channel: must be identical for all computers connecting to each other. For
best performance, do not use a channel that is the same as or adjacent to a channel
already being used by a nearby access point.
3. If the computers use encrypted communication, use the Encryption tab to set the
following parameters, which must be identical for all computers that will connect to
each other:
Encryption: 64-bit or 128-bit.
Key: see the hint below.
The computers automatically connect whenever they're within range of each other and
wireless communication is turned on—see "To turn wireless communication on and off,"
below.
LAN Connection (Infrastructure)
In an infrastructure network, your computer connects to a LAN (local area network)
through a wireless access point. This gives you access to the resources on the network,
Modem and Network Connections
Making Wireless Connections
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