Gateway 200E, User Manual

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CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com
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Setting up your notebook
Important
Each computer on your network needs a
unique Computer Name. All the
computers on your network need the
same Workgroup Name. You may have
already named your computer and
workgroup the first time you turned on
your notebook.
Naming your computers and workgroup
To identify this computer on the network:
1
Click Start , right-click My Computer , then click Properties . The System
Properties dialog box opens.
2
Click Computer Name .
3
Click Change . The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens.
4
Type a unique computer name in the Computer name box. Use a
computer name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Make sure
that your computer name is unique. Your computer name cannot be all
numeric. It must contains some letters.
5
Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup box. Use a workgroup
name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name
must be the same for all computers on your home network, and the name
must be different than any computer name on your network.
6
Click OK to close the Computer Name Changes dialog box.
Turning the wireless radio on
After you have completed your initial Windows setup, turn on the wireless radio.
Press
F
N
+ F2 on the keyboard to turn on the optional wireless Ethernet radio,
or Fn + F6 to turn on the optional Bluetooth radio. The wireless networking
status indicator turns on when the wireless Ethernet radio is turned on.
Connecting to your network
Help and Support
For more information about connecting
to your network, click Start , then click
Help and Support . Type one of the
following keywords in the Help and
Support Search box, then click the arrow:
• connect to an available network
• manually add a wireless
network
• connecting to wireless network .
After you have named your computer and workgroup and turned on your
wireless radio, you need to set up the network connection on your notebook.
To connect to your wireless network:
1
Click Start , right-click My Network Places , then click Properties . The
Network Connections window opens.