HUAWEI HG231f Wireless-N Router
User Guide
5 Configuration of WLAN Parameters
Issue 01 (2010-04-01)
5-3
If your PC runs on Windows XP, you can use the wireless configuration software that
is provided by Windows XP to set up a wireless connection between your PC and the
router.
This section takes Windows XP as an example and describes how to set up a wireless
connection between your PC and the router manually.
To set up a wireless connection between your PC and the router manually, do as follows:
Step 1
Set the WLAN parameters of router, and set the Security Mode to WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. You can set the WLAN parameters through the
Web-based configuration utility. For details, see chapter 4 "Configuration of Internet
Access Parameters."
Step 2
Enable the wireless configuration service provided by Windows XP.
1.
Right-click
My Computer
, and then choose
Manage
from the shortcut menu.
2.
In the
Computer Management
window, choose
Computer Management (Local)
>
Services and Applications
>
Services
.
3.
From the services listed in the right pane of the
Computer Management
window,
right-click
Wireless Zero Configuration
, and then choose
Properties
from the
shortcut menu.
4.
In the
Wireless Zero Configuration Properties (Local Computer)
dialog box,
check whether
Service status
is
Started
. If not, click
Start
.
5.
Click
OK
to close the dialog box, and then close the
Computer Management
window.
Step 3
Configure the wireless network connection on your computer.
1.
Choose
Start
>
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
Communications
>
Network
Connections
.
2.
In the
Network Connections
window, right-click
Wireless Network Connection
,
and then choose
Properties
from the shortcut menu.
3.
In the
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog box, select
Wireless
Networks
.
4.
Select
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings
.
5.
Click
View Wireless Networks
.
6.
In the
Wireless Network Connection
dialog box, select the WLAN with the same
name as the WLAN name that you have recorded from the WLAN list, and then click
Connect
in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
7.
In the displayed dialog box, enter the WLAN access password that you have
recorded, and then click
Connect
.
After the password is authenticated, Connected is displayed in the upper right corner of
the WLAN icon in the WLAN list, indicating that a wireless connection is set up
between you PC and the router.
8.
Close the
Wireless Network Connection
dialog box.
9.
In the
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog box, click
OK
.
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