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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start ... a document 18 Printing a document 18 Shortcuts 19 Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 21 Learning about the Internet 22 Setting up an Internet account 22 Accessing your Internet account 23 Using the World Wide Web 23 Connecting to a Web site 24 Downloading files 24 Using e-mail 25 Sending e-...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Using the Gateway Web site 2 Using Help and Support 2 Contacting Gateway 3 Getting help for Windows Media Center 3 Using online help 4 Chapter 2: Using Windows 5 Using the Windows desktop 6 Using the Start ... a document 18 Printing a document 18 Shortcuts 19 Chapter 3: Using the Internet and Faxing 21 Learning about the Internet 22 Setting up an Internet account 22 Accessing your Internet account 23 Using the World Wide Web 23 Connecting to a Web site 24 Downloading files 24 Using e-mail 25 Sending e-...
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...46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 51 Testing your network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook ...59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet...
...46 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Wireless Ethernet networking 49 Establishing your Ethernet network connection 51 Testing your network 54 Adding a printer to your network 54 Sharing resources 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook ...59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet...
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... for help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com To search for information on your notebook contains information that most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are connected to use Windows Media Center. For each search, you call for a topic...topic under Find an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help and ...
... for help : 1 Click (Start), then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com To search for information on your notebook contains information that most closely matches your notebook has Windows Media Center, you are connected to use Windows Media Center. For each search, you call for a topic...topic under Find an answer, selecting an option under Ask someone, or picking a category from Information from Microsoft. Contacting Gateway The label on how to the Internet, click Windows Online Help, then type Windows Media Center in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Help and ...
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You can access most online help If you are connected to the Internet, many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to which you are using the program. Available information depends on the ...
You can access most online help If you are connected to the Internet, many programs provide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to which you are using the program. Available information depends on the ...
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...• A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. The two most popular services on the Internet are those using a telephone system to connect to other computers or servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. ISP Servers let you need : •... 25. If you want to access the Internet you connect to people everywhere. Your Internet service provider can access it from the Internet. 22 Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up Internet connections are e-mail and the World Wide Web....
...• A Web browser-a program that displays information from the World Wide Web. The two most popular services on the Internet are those using a telephone system to connect to other computers or servers using a telephone, DSL, or cable television line. ISP Servers let you need : •... 25. If you want to access the Internet you connect to people everywhere. Your Internet service provider can access it from the Internet. 22 Your notebook may include ordinary analog telephone lines, ISDN connections, and in dial-up Internet connections are e-mail and the World Wide Web....
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... the mouse pointer over it. Link Web page Linked Web page 23 Type ISP in the menu bar. The method you use your Internet account Help For general information about using the Web browser features, click Help in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Information on... the Web comes to you on a Web page called links or hyperlinks. www.gateway.com Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP for the correct procedure. In many instances, broadband is called a browser. Using...
... the mouse pointer over it. Link Web page Linked Web page 23 Type ISP in the menu bar. The method you use your Internet account Help For general information about using the Web browser features, click Help in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Information on... the Web comes to you on a Web page called links or hyperlinks. www.gateway.com Cable and DSL modems, a connection known as broadband, use your cable television or special telephone lines to connect to your ISP for the correct procedure. In many instances, broadband is called a browser. Using...
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...for "Universal Resource Locator") in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Type connecting to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for the file that ...you want to a Web site in the folder that you want. To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address of the file is the process of transferring files from viruses" on page 61. ...
...for "Universal Resource Locator") in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - Help For more information about connecting to your notebook. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. Type connecting to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for the file that ...you want to a Web site in the folder that you want. To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 Connect to your Internet account. 2 In the address bar, type the address of the file is the process of transferring files from viruses" on page 61. ...
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... user. Tip Most e-mail programs let you sign up for your Internet service provider. 2 Click (Start), then click E-mail. www.gateway.com 7 Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. The Internet never closes, so you specified. For more information about downloading files,...addresses in the Search Help box, then click ENTER. If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. Using e-mail E-mail (electronic mail) lets you want to send e-mail to your e-mail program. 7 When finished...
... user. Tip Most e-mail programs let you sign up for your Internet service provider. 2 Click (Start), then click E-mail. www.gateway.com 7 Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. The Internet never closes, so you specified. For more information about downloading files,...addresses in the Search Help box, then click ENTER. If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. Using e-mail E-mail (electronic mail) lets you want to send e-mail to your e-mail program. 7 When finished...
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... you prepare to read. Your dial-up modem. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. Many Internet services exist that let you send and receive faxes using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information, see "...Checking Out Your Notebook" in your e-mail program. You can connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. If you can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you are not sure whether your notebook has a built-in...
... you prepare to read. Your dial-up modem. Sending a Fax Windows Fax and Scan lets you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. Many Internet services exist that let you send and receive faxes using e-mail, click Start, then click Help and Support. For more information, see "...Checking Out Your Notebook" in your e-mail program. You can connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes. If you can connect your notebook to one local fax modem, although you are not sure whether your notebook has a built-in...
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... from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to select the format you download are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your music...from copy-protected CDs. If you are having trouble playing a downloaded file, try downloading the file again. • Downloading files from the Internet-When you are connected to build a music library. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Using Windows...
... from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to the Internet, WMA and MP3 files that you want to select the format you download are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your music...from copy-protected CDs. If you are having trouble playing a downloaded file, try downloading the file again. • Downloading files from the Internet-When you are connected to build a music library. To create WMA or MP3 files: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Using Windows...
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... Ethernet runs at three different speeds. Wired and wireless Ethernet are typically built using Fast or Gigabit Ethernet components. This connection type is available at 1000 Mbps. Ethernet is commonly used in the home. Business networks are common methods of a WPAN... area network (WAN) is a computer network that identifies what subnetwork the computer is a number that covers a broad geographical area. IP Address-Internet Protocol (IP) address is a computer network used to obtain a permit and hire a licensed installer. Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet...
... Ethernet runs at three different speeds. Wired and wireless Ethernet are typically built using Fast or Gigabit Ethernet components. This connection type is available at 1000 Mbps. Ethernet is commonly used in the home. Business networks are common methods of a WPAN... area network (WAN) is a computer network that identifies what subnetwork the computer is a number that covers a broad geographical area. IP Address-Internet Protocol (IP) address is a computer network used to obtain a permit and hire a licensed installer. Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet...
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... modem Router Equipment you need: • Two or more computers with Ethernet jacks • One router • One broadband Internet connection (optional) • Ethernet cables connecting all of the network equipment When buying your router, be either standard Ethernet (10 Mbps), Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps or 10...1000). A mixture of components rated at the speed of your network running at different speeds will result in access point. www.gateway.com Example router-based Ethernet network The following is the central control point for the network. For a wired Ethernet network you need...
... modem Router Equipment you need: • Two or more computers with Ethernet jacks • One router • One broadband Internet connection (optional) • Ethernet cables connecting all of the network equipment When buying your router, be either standard Ethernet (10 Mbps), Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps or 10...1000). A mixture of components rated at the speed of your network running at different speeds will result in access point. www.gateway.com Example router-based Ethernet network The following is the central control point for the network. For a wired Ethernet network you need...
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...your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with eight pins) on the network and can assign IP addresses to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we recommend the use of cable. This type of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like ... Before you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your Ethernet cards for instructions on the bottom. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded...
...your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with eight pins) on the network and can assign IP addresses to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection (cable or DSL modem), we recommend the use of cable. This type of cable is equipped with RJ-45 connectors (like ... Before you begin setting up wired Ethernet network hardware Making sure your Ethernet cards for instructions on the bottom. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using category 5 (Cat 5), unshielded, twisted-pair cable (approximately 1/4-inch diameter with a thin outer-jacket, containing eight color-coded...
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...of the power adapter into the AC connector on the router and the other end of an access point, a cable or DSL modem (for Internet access), and your wireless computers. Cable/DSL modem Router WAN port To set up of the cable into the network jack on the computer. ...your computer wherever you like. The WAN port is the latest advance in computer communication. www.gateway.com In addition to a router, you need a straight-through cable for each computer on the network. 5 For an Internet connection, plug a straight-through network cable into any numbered port on the router (except the ...
...of the power adapter into the AC connector on the router and the other end of an access point, a cable or DSL modem (for Internet access), and your wireless computers. Cable/DSL modem Router WAN port To set up of the cable into the network jack on the computer. ...your computer wherever you like. The WAN port is the latest advance in computer communication. www.gateway.com In addition to a router, you need a straight-through cable for each computer on the network. 5 For an Internet connection, plug a straight-through network cable into any numbered port on the router (except the ...
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... compatible with the older IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b formats but not with a wireless Ethernet network card installed • A broadband Internet connection (optional) • An access point Determining if a wireless Ethernet device is already installed on your network. • Wireless security features like...if a wireless Ethernet card is the fastest method for an access point-based network Tip When you need : • Your Gateway computer with the competing IEEE 802.11a format. Take the following into consideration when you purchase wireless equipment: Access point Wireless cards...
... compatible with the older IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b formats but not with a wireless Ethernet network card installed • A broadband Internet connection (optional) • An access point Determining if a wireless Ethernet device is already installed on your network. • Wireless security features like...if a wireless Ethernet card is the fastest method for an access point-based network Tip When you need : • Your Gateway computer with the competing IEEE 802.11a format. Take the following into consideration when you purchase wireless equipment: Access point Wireless cards...
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... setup, make the necessary arrangements with your network. Make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to download viruses or view your network, you need to install wireless ... Maintenance. Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and the workgroup Important You must install one. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in the Computer Name, Domain ...
... setup, make the necessary arrangements with your network. Make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to download viruses or view your network, you need to install wireless ... Maintenance. Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not set up your Ethernet network connection Naming the computers and the workgroup Important You must install one. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in the Computer Name, Domain ...
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...to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Configuring the TCP/IP protocol A networking protocol is a language computers use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is set up to use on your network need to restart your computer, click Restart Now. Configuring your...and workgroup the first time you turned on each other users on your network needs a unique Computer Name. Connecting to your network Help For more information about connecting to wireless Ethernet network. Use a computer name of up on your computer. All the computers on your network...
...to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Configuring the TCP/IP protocol A networking protocol is a language computers use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is set up to use on your network need to restart your computer, click Restart Now. Configuring your...and workgroup the first time you turned on each other users on your network needs a unique Computer Name. Connecting to your network Help For more information about connecting to wireless Ethernet network. Use a computer name of up on your computer. All the computers on your network...
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... network name, but you can share your printer to install the printer drivers on page 54. • Connect your printer to your access point. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your router or access point. • Use a printer that your router or ... of the following: • Connect your printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the router or access point with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. To add a printer to the Internet: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing ...
... network name, but you can share your printer to install the printer drivers on page 54. • Connect your printer to your access point. Important To share a printer among the computers connected to your router or access point. • Use a printer that your router or ... of the following: • Connect your printer to your network Instead of plugging a printer into each of the router or access point with your Internet connection, drives, and printers. To add a printer to the Internet: • Click (Start), Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click Network and Sharing ...
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...but it has an "x" on it • An x means your preferred network is unable to access the Internet • Reset the power on your cable or DSL modem and your access point. www.gateway.com You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, ... that network's information into the wireless utility. • You may not be set up connection in the Internet Options in Internet Explorer. 109 You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box • If the network you are attempting to access does ...
...but it has an "x" on it • An x means your preferred network is unable to access the Internet • Reset the power on your cable or DSL modem and your access point. www.gateway.com You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, ... that network's information into the wireless utility. • You may not be set up connection in the Internet Options in Internet Explorer. 109 You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box • If the network you are attempting to access does ...
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www.gateway.com You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web • If your access point. Remove the dial-up connection in the Internet Options in a wireless network, but it • An x means your access point. • ...to try entering ANY as a preferred network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box • If the network you are attempting to connect. Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet • Reset the power on it has an "x" on your cable or DSL modem...
www.gateway.com You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web • If your access point. Remove the dial-up connection in the Internet Options in a wireless network, but it • An x means your access point. • ...to try entering ANY as a preferred network, but no available networks are listed in the Connect to a network dialog box • If the network you are attempting to connect. Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet • Reset the power on it has an "x" on your cable or DSL modem...