Contents
User’s Guide
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9 Using the Wireless LAN
Getting Acquainted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Learning the Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Getting Started with the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
Powering the WLAN On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
Automatically Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Manually Entering New Network Settings . . . . . . . . 9–5
Searching for Networks to Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–6
Managing Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
Viewing or Editing a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
Deleting a Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
Monitoring Signal Strength and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Working with Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–9
Looking Up an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–9
Changing TCP/IP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10
Changing DNS and WINS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11
Setting Up VPN Server Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Changing VPN Server Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Starting VPN Server Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
Setting Up Proxy Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
WLAN Security Protocol Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–15
802.1X Certificate Enroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–15
LEAP Registration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–16
10 Troubleshooting
Common Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
Expansion Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–7
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–8
Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–10
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