Specifications

Windows Vista
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1. Click the Windows Vista Start button , and then click Connect To® Set up a connection or network.
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2. Select an option under Choose a connection option.
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3. Click Next, and then follow the instructions in the wizard.
Wireless Local Area Network
A wireless local area network (WLAN) is a series of interconnected computers that communicate with each other over the air waves rather than through a
network cable connected to each computer. In a WLAN, a radio communications device called an access point or wireless router connects network computers
and provides Internet, or network access. The access point or wireless router and the wireless network card in the computer communicate by broadcasting
data from their antennas over the air waves.
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What You Need to Establish a WLAN Connection
Before you can set up a WLAN, you need:
l High-speed (broadband) Internet access (such as cable or DSL)
l A broadband modem that is connected and working
l A wireless router or access point
l A wireless network card for each computer that you want to connect to your WLAN
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Checking Your Wireless Network Card
Depending on what you selected when you purchased your computer, the computer has a variety of configurations. To confirm that your computer has a
wireless network card and to determine the type of card:
l Start button and Connect To option
l Check the order confirmation for your computer
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Start Button and Connect To Option
In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start® Connect To® Show all connections.
In Microsoft Windows Vista, click ® Connect To® View network computers and devices.
If Wireless Network Connection does not appear under LAN or High-Speed Internet, you may not have a wireless network card.
IfWirelessNetworkConnectionappears,youhaveawirelessnetworkcard.Toviewdetailedinformationaboutthewirelessnetworkcard:
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1. Right-click Wireless Network Connection.
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2. Click Properties.
The Wireless Network Connection Propertieswindowappears.Thewirelessnetworkcard'snameandmodelnumberarelistedontheGeneraltab.
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The Order Confirmation for Your Computer
The order confirmation that you received when you ordered your computer lists the hardware and software that shipped with your computer.
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SettingUpaNewWLANUsingaWirelessRouterandaBroadbandModem
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1. Contact your Internet service provider (ISP) to obtain specific information about the connection requirements for your broadband modem.
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NOTE: If your computer is set to the Classic Start menu option, click Start® Settings® Network Connections to view your network connections.
NOTE: If Wireless Network Connection does not appear, you may not have a wireless network card.