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Setting Up and Using Networks
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Setting Up and Using Networks
Physically Connecting to a Network or
Broadband Modem
Setting up a computer network provides connectivity between your computer
and the Internet, another computer, or a network. For example, with a
network set up in a home or small office you can print to a shared printer,
access drives and files on another computer, browse other networks, or access
the Internet. You can set up a local area network (LAN) using a network or
broadband modem cable or set up a wireless LAN (WLAN).
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and Microsoft Windows Vista
®
operating
systems provide wizards to help guide you through the process of networking
computers.
Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem
Cable
Before you connect your computer to a network that is not wireless, the
computer must have a network adapter installed and a network cable
connected to it.
To connect a network cable:
1
Connect the network cable to the network adapter connector on the back
of your computer.
NOTE:
Insert the cable connector until it clicks into place, and then gently pull the
cable to ensure that it is securely attached.
2
Connect the other end of the network cable to a network connection
device or a network wall connector.
Do not use a network cable with a telephone wall connector.
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