Setting Up and Using Networks
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2
Ensure that you have wired Internet access through your broadband
modem before you attempt to set up a wireless Internet connection (see
"Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem" on page 87).
3
Install any software required for your wireless router. Your wireless router
may have been shipped with an installation media. Installation media
usually contains installation and troubleshooting information. Install the
required software according to the instructions provided by the router
manufacturer.
4
Shut down your Tablet-PC and any other wireless-enabled computers in
the vicinity through the Windows Vista™ Start
menu.
5
Disconnect your broadband modem power cable from the electrical outlet.
6
Disconnect the network cable from the Tablet-PC and the broadband
modem.
7
Disconnect the AC adapter cable from your wireless router to ensure that
there is no power connected to the router.
NOTE:
Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes after disconnecting your broadband
modem before you continue with the network setup.
8
Insert a network cable into the network (RJ-45) connector on the
unpowered broadband modem.
9
Connect the other end of the network cable into the Internet network (RJ-
45) connector on the unpowered wireless router.
10
Ensure that no network or USB cables, other than the network cable
connecting the broadband modem and the wireless router, are connected
to the broadband modem.
NOTE:
Restart your wireless equipment in the order described below to prevent a
potential connection failure.
11
Turn on
only
your broadband modem and wait for at least 2 minutes for
the broadband modem to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to step 12.
12
Turn on your wireless router and wait for at least 2 minutes for the wireless
router to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to the step 13.
13
Start your Tablet-PC and wait until the boot process completes.
14
See the documentation that came with your wireless router to do the
following in order to set up the wireless router:
Summary of Contents for Latitude XT PP12S
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Page 48: ...About Your Tablet PC 48 ...
Page 98: ...Setting Up and Using Networks 98 ...
Page 130: ...Using the System Setup Program 130 ...
Page 142: ...Adding and Replacing Parts 142 ...
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Page 198: ...Media Base Optional 198 ...
Page 206: ...Battery Slice Optional 206 ...
Page 210: ...Traveling With Your Tablet PC 210 ...
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