Notebook Essentials
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Chapter 3: What's next?
3. Connect your computer to the wireless network:
a. Click the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar.
b. Select a network.
c. Click
Connect
.
d. If required, enter the security key.
e. Test the wireless network by opening your Web browser and accessing a Web site.
Connecting to a wired network requires an RJ-11 modem cable (not included with the
computer) or an RJ-45 network cable (not included with the computer). If the cable contains
noise suppression circuitry
1
, which prevents interference from TV and radio reception,
orient the circuitry end of the cable
2
toward the computer.
To connect the cable:
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WARNING:
To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not
plug a modem or telephone cable into the RJ-45 (network) jack.
1. Plug the cable into the jack
1
on the computer.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into a wall jack
2
.
Connecting to a wired network