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...gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 Advanced multimedia software features 77 Windows Media Player advanced features 77 CyberLink Power2Go advanced features 77 Chapter 7: Wireless Networking 79 Wireless networking 80 Buying wireless... equipment 80 Setting up your wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up...
...gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 Advanced multimedia software features 77 Windows Media Player advanced features 77 CyberLink Power2Go advanced features 77 Chapter 7: Wireless Networking 79 Wireless networking 80 Buying wireless... equipment 80 Setting up your wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up...
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CHAPTER 7 Wireless Networking • Wireless networking • Setting up your wireless network • Testing your network • Sharing resources • Using the network • Connecting to hotspots • Adding devices to your network 79
CHAPTER 7 Wireless Networking • Wireless networking • Setting up your wireless network • Testing your network • Sharing resources • Using the network • Connecting to hotspots • Adding devices to your network 79
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... communication. Make sure that serves as the central control point for Internet access), and your wireless computers. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Wireless networking Wireless networking is made up of an access point, a cable or DSL modem (for your network. Typically..., a wireless network is the latest advance in wireless networking ■ A broadband Internet connection ■ An access point 80 If you need: ■ Your Gateway notebook with other networked computers, and access other devices, like ...
... communication. Make sure that serves as the central control point for Internet access), and your wireless computers. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Wireless networking Wireless networking is made up of an access point, a cable or DSL modem (for your network. Typically..., a wireless network is the latest advance in wireless networking ■ A broadband Internet connection ■ An access point 80 If you need: ■ Your Gateway notebook with other networked computers, and access other devices, like ...
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... press the SecureEasySetup button on your access point and click the SecureEasySetup button in the Wizard. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your broadband connection works. 2 Set up your access point...documentation for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and take control of your notebook. Before you set up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on the front of your network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your Start menu, then follow ...
... press the SecureEasySetup button on your access point and click the SecureEasySetup button in the Wizard. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your broadband connection works. 2 Set up your access point...documentation for your network, a hacker can intercept the radio waves and take control of your notebook. Before you set up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on the front of your network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your Start menu, then follow ...
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...click My Network Places, then click Properties. Use a computer name of up to wireless network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 2 Click Computer Name. 3 Click Change. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Setting up your notebook Important Each computer on your network, click Start, then...in the Help and Support Search box, then click the arrow: • connect to an available network • manually add a wireless network • connecting to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Help and Support For more information about connecting to close the Computer...
...click My Network Places, then click Properties. Use a computer name of up to wireless network. The System Properties dialog box opens. 2 Click Computer Name. 3 Click Change. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Setting up your notebook Important Each computer on your network, click Start, then...in the Help and Support Search box, then click the arrow: • connect to an available network • manually add a wireless network • connecting to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Help and Support For more information about connecting to close the Computer...
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... to manually add the network to modify the security settings for the network in the Choose a wireless network list, your notebook. You will need to your notebook ■ Turn off all of the...to it, your network" on ■ Contact your notebook and access a favorite Internet Web site. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box opens. 3 Click the network you cannot connect to "Testing your network is not ... log onto your Internet service provider 83 www.gateway.com Testing your wireless network. If you are unable to connect to your network 2 Right-click the...
... to manually add the network to modify the security settings for the network in the Choose a wireless network list, your notebook. You will need to your notebook ■ Turn off all of the...to it, your network" on ■ Contact your notebook and access a favorite Internet Web site. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box opens. 3 Click the network you cannot connect to "Testing your network is not ... log onto your Internet service provider 83 www.gateway.com Testing your wireless network. If you are unable to connect to your network 2 Right-click the...
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... a drive, the entire contents of that you can access them as though they were attached directly to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer...
... a drive, the entire contents of that you can access them as though they were attached directly to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer...
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... want to the network. 5 Click Finish. 86 All shared drives and folders are listed. 5 Double-click the name of your workgroup are listed. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Using the network After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can be accessed as a drive on computer 2. Type...
... want to the network. 5 Click Finish. 86 All shared drives and folders are listed. 5 Double-click the name of your workgroup are listed. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Using the network After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can be accessed as a drive on computer 2. Type...
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... sign-up to get access through a VPN connection for sharing may be vulnerable. For more information, see "Using the network" on the network. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Connecting to hotspots Caution Because hotspots typically do one of the files on your notebook that are sending and receiving may be accessible...
... sign-up to get access through a VPN connection for sharing may be vulnerable. For more information, see "Using the network" on the network. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Connecting to hotspots Caution Because hotspots typically do one of the files on your notebook that are sending and receiving may be accessible...
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CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Transferring files You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file's extension (the part of your saved personal data files. ..., or by copying them to locate other personal data files. For more information, see "Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs" on page 73 and "Wireless networking" on your personal data files by using Find or Search:" on page 117, or "Searching for files" on the desktop. You can manually transfer...
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Transferring files You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file's extension (the part of your saved personal data files. ..., or by copying them to locate other personal data files. For more information, see "Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs" on page 73 and "Wireless networking" on your personal data files by using Find or Search:" on page 117, or "Searching for files" on the desktop. You can manually transfer...