Ver. 1.5
4/1/2009
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To connect your XP computer to your wireless network
Configuring the Windows XP Wireless Clients (With WEP)
Configuration of the Windows XP wireless clients for WEP key authentication depends
on whether you are using Windows XP with SP2 or Windows XP with SP1 and whether
the wireless network adapter driver supports Wireless Auto Configuration.
Wireless Network Adapter Driver Supports Wireless Auto Configuration with
Windows XP with SP2
Use the following procedure to configure Windows XP with SP2 for your infrastructure
mode wireless network when the wireless network adapter supports Wireless Auto
Configuration:
1.
When the computer is within range of the wireless router or Access Point (AP)
operating in your home or small business, Windows XP should detect it and
prompt you with a
Wireless networks detected
message in the notification area
of your taskbar.
2.
Click the notification message. If you are not notified, right-click the wireless
network adapter in Network Connections, then click
View Available Wireless
Networks
. In either case, you should see a
Choose a wireless network
dialog
box with the name of your wireless network. (If the “TravelNet xxxx” wireless
network is not displayed, it may be necessary to reset the unit by removing its
power plug for 10 seconds, then reinsert the power plug and wait 45 to 60
seconds). Then select the “View Available Wireless Networks” again.
3.
Double-click your wireless network name. Windows XP will attempt to connect
to your wireless network.
4.
Because Windows XP has not been configured with the WEP key for your
wireless network, the connection attempt will fail and Windows XP will prompt
you with a
Wireless Network Connection
dialog box. Type the WEP key in
Network key
and
Confirm network key
, and then click
Connect
.
5.
If the status message for your wireless network in the
Choose a wireless network
dialog box is
Connected
, you are done. If the status message for your wireless
network in the
Choose a wireless network
dialog box is
Authentication did not
succeed
, click
Change the order of preferred networks
in the list of
Related
tasks
. From the
Wireless Networks
tab of properties of your wireless network
adapter, click the name of your wireless network in
Preferred networks
, and
then click
Properties
.
6.
In
Network Authentication
, click
WEP
.
7.
In
Network key
, type the WEP key as configured on the wireless Access Point
(AP). In
Confirm network key
, retype the WEP key.
8.
Click
OK
to save changes to the wireless network.
9.
Click
OK
to save changes to the wireless network adapt
