Gateway MX6452, User Manual

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Testing your network
133
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Click the network you created in the
Choose a wireless network list, then click
Connect . If you successfully connected to
the network, go to “Testing your network”
on page 133 .
If you can see the network name in the
Choose a wireless network list but you
cannot connect to it, your network is using
security. You will need to modify the
security settings for the network in your
notebook.
If your network does not appear in the
Choose a wireless network list, your
network is not broadcasting its SSID. This is
not an error and is one way to add security
to your wireless network. You will need to
manually add the network to your
notebook.
Testing your network
Now that your home network is set up, log onto
your notebook and access a favorite Internet
Web site. If you are unable to connect to the
Internet:
■
Run the New Connection Wizard
■
Make sure that your access point is
plugged in and compare the status lights
on the front of the access point with the
patterns described in the access point
documentation
■
Temporarily turn off any firewall software
on your notebook
■
Turn off all of the devices, then turn them
back on
■
Contact your Internet service provider