Connecting A Windows Vista Computer With Built-In Wireless Capabilities - Zoom 5363 User Manual

Connecting a Windows Vista Computer with Built-in
Wireless Capabilities
1 From the Start menu select Connect to
2 If available, click on Zoomxxxx_5G to connect to your Cable Modem/Router's
5 GHz network. If you do not see Zoomxxxx_5G than most likely your wireless
adapter does not support the 5 GHz network, so go ahead and click on Zoomxxxx.
In both cases, xxxx are the last 4 characters of the cable modem CM MAC address.
You can find Zoomxxxx printed on the bottom label of your Cable Modem/Router.
In the unlikely event that you changed the SSID from the default, select your new
SSID.
3 Click Connect.
If a message pops up asking you to enter your PIN on the Zoomxxxx page, select "I
want to enter the network key or passphrase instead." Then click Next.
4 When prompted to enter your Network Security Key, enter your Pre-Shared Key
(Security Key/Password) and hit Connect. Your Security Key/Password can be
found on the bottom label of your Cable Modem/Router.
5 In the Successfully connected to [desired network] dialog box, you have three
options. You can:
• 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.
• 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 sometimes connect to this wireless
network 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.
• Click Close to complete the connection procedure. Select this option if you are
connecting to this network only one time.
6 Test your wireless connection. Open your computer's Web browser and try to
connect to a familiar Website. If you are unable to connect, make sure you followed
the instructions. If you did, please see
Your computer is now connected to your wireless network. If you want to connect
additional computers or devices, follow the instructions for your device by starting at the
first page of this chapter.
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting
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Tips.