Connection To The Network - Fujitsu LifeBook A3110 User Manual

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Field Name Description
Power Save Options are Maximum, Normal, or Off
Mode
Network Options are AP (Infrastructure) or Ad
Type Hoc
802.11b Specifies the preamble setting in
Preamble 802.11b. The default setting is Short
and Long (Access Point mode), which
allows both short and long headers in
the 802.11b frames. Set to Long Only
to override allowing short frames.
Transmit Select the desired transmit power level
Power Level from the dropdown list.
Wireless Specifies 5 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11
Mode Mbps, or 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps operation
in an access point network.
Wireless Specifies 5GHz 54 Mbps, 5 GHz 108
Mode when Mbps, or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps to start an
Starting Ad Ad Hoc network if no matching
Hoc Network network name is found after scanning
all available modes.
12. Click [OK].
13. If the profile you just created does not activate
immediately, click the Profile Management tab,
highlight the desired Profile, and click Activate.
14. Click [OK] to close the Atheros Client Utility.

CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK

This section explains connection to the network.
If there is an administrator of the network, contact the
network administrator for data settings.
Setting the network
Perform the "Setting TCP/IP" and "Confirming the
computer and work group names" operations required for
network connection.
Setting TCP/IP
To change the setting of the IP address,
you need to be logged in from Windows
as an administrator.
1. Click the [Start] button first and then [Control
Panel].
2. If the Control Panel is in Category view, switch to
Classic view by clicking "Switch to Classic View"
under Control Panel the left frame. (If you are
already in Classic view, "Switch to Category View"
will be displayed.)
W i r e l e s s L A N U s e r ' s G u i d e
3. Double-click [Network Connections]. A list of cur-
rently installed networks will be displayed.
4. Right-click [Wireless Network Connection] in the
list, and then click [Properties] in the menu dis-
played. The [Wireless Network Connection Proper-
ties] window will be displayed.
5. Click the [General] tab if it is not already selected.
6. Click [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP] and then click
[Properties]. The [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties] window will be displayed.
7. Set the IP address as follows:
For ad hoc connection: Select [Use the following
■
IP address:] and then enter data for [IP address]
and [Subnet mask]. See page 95 for IP address
setting.
For access point (infrastructure) connection: If
■
your network uses DHCP, select [Obtain an IP
address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server
address automatically]. If your network uses static
IP addresses, consult with your network adminis-
trator for the correct IP address settings.
8. Click the [OK] button. Processing will return to the
[Wireless Network Connection Properties] window.
9. Click the [OK] button.
10. Close the [Network Connection] window.
Following this operation, confirm the names of the
computer and the workgroup as follows.
Confirming the computer and work group names
To modify the computer name and/or the
work group name, you need to be logged
in from Windows as an administrator.
1. Click the [Start] button, then [Control Panel].
2. If the Control Panel is in Category view, switch to
Classic view by clicking "Switch to Classic View"
under Control Panel the left frame. (If you are
already in Classic view, "Switch to Category View"
will be displayed.)
3. Double-click the [System] icon. The [System Prop-
erties] window will be displayed.
4. Click the [Computer Name] tab.
5. Confirm the settings of [Full computer name:] and
[Workgroup:].
a. The setting of [Full computer name:] denotes the
name for identifying the computer. Any name
can be assigned for each personal computer.
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