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5.0 Setting up the wireless network on your
computer
Now you have secured your wireless network, you have to setup the wireless network
on your computer with the same security too. Before you begin, you have to
disconnect the network cable attached to your computer. Windows XP, Windows Vista
and Windows 7 are the mostly used operating systems at the moment. In the following
chapters we will explain how to setup a wireless network using Windows XP, Windows
Vista and Windows 7.
5.1 Setting up a wireless network using Windows XP
Use the following steps to setup a wireless network using Windows XP:
1.
Click ‘Start’.
2.
Go to ‘Control Panel’.
3.
Select ‘Network connections’.
4.
If correct, you will see your wireless adapter. Click your wireless adapter with the
right mouse button.
5.
Now choose ‘View available wireless networks’. A list with available wireless
networks will be shown.
6.
Select in the list your own wireless network.
7.
Choose ‘Connect’, after which Windows ask to fill in a security key.
8.
Fill in the security key and confirm this security key. Click ‘Connect’.
9.
If you filled in your security key correctly, your computer will establish a
connection with the EM4558.
10. You are now able to go online.
Note: In case you are using WEP security: You can only use the letters A till F and
numbers.
*Write down the security type and the chosen password:
WEP64
WEP128
Password: ______________________________________________________
Note: In case your are working wirelessly already: The connection will be terminated
the moment the security has been set in the EM4558 (WPA(2), WEP) and not yet in
your wireless adapter. The moment you have set the security in wireless card too, the
connection will be established again. How to reconnect will be explained in the next
chapter.