Connecting A Windows Vista Computer With Built-In Wireless Capabilities - Zoom Wireless-N Router User Manual

Connecting a Windows Vista Computer with Built-in Wireless
Capabilities
1
From the Start menu select Connect to.
2
In the Connect to a network dialog box, highlight the Wireless Network Name
(SSID) you gave your wireless network in Step 4 of the Setup Wizard. If you did
not change the Wireless Network Name (SSID) select the default name Zoom
and click Connect.
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If your desired network is secured, in the next dialog box enter the security key
or password and click Connect.
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If your desired network is unsecured, in the message box select Connect
Anyway.
When you click on the wireless network option box, Windows will scan for available
networks. More than one wireless network may appear in the list. These are other
wireless networks that are within range of your network. Your neighbors, for
instance, may be within range of your network. Each wireless network has a
channel associated with it. We recommend there be at least a five-channel
difference between your network and those of your neighbors. Having less than a
five-channel difference may result in interference with your connection. By default,
the Wireless-N Router uses channel 10. If you need to change this channel, you
must do so using the Wireless Setup page of the Zoom Configuration Manager.
For instructions on how to log in to the Zoom Configuration Manager, see page
10. After logging in, select Wireless from the left-hand menu. On the Wireless
page you can select a new channel from the drop-down menu.
3
In the Successfully connected to [desired network] dialog box, you have three
options. You can:
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Select Save the network and Start this connection automatically if you always
want to connect to the same network. Then click Close. The next time you start your
computer you will automatically connect to the selected network.
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Select Save the network and clear the Start this connection automatically check
box if you don't want to automatically connect to this network every time you start
your computer but you will want to connect in the future. Click Close to display the
Select a location . . . dialog box where you choose a location. Windows Vista
automatically applies the correct network security settings. If the User Account
Control dialog box appears, click Continue.
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Click Close to complete the connection procedure. Select this option if you are
connecting to this network only one time.
To disconnect from the current network:
1
From the Start menu, select Connect to.
2
In the Disconnect or Connect to another network dialog box, select the current
network and click Disconnect.
3
In the Are You Sure? message box, click Disconnect again.
4
In the next dialog box, you can connect to another network or click Close to
complete the disconnect procedure.
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