Connecting A Windows Vista Computer With Built-In Wireless Capabilities - Zoom Wireless-N 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 3 of the Setup Wizard. If you did not change the
Wireless Network (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 4-port 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 7. 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.
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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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