User Manual

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Local network configuration
Selecting a computer name and workgroup
Your PC is assigned a name during installation and assigned to the default workgroup
WORKGROUP. To change the name or the workgroup assignment, you have to:
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Click Start - Control Panel – System and Maintenance.
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Click the entry Show computer name under System.
The name of the PC and its workgroup are displayed in the window.
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Click Change settings.
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You can enter a description for the PC in the Computer description field on the
Computer Name tab. You do not have to fill in this field however.
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Click Change.
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Enter the name the PC is to appear under in the network. This name must be unique
within the network.
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Enter a name for the workgroup to which the PC is to be assigned. This name must
be identical on all PCs for the same workgroup.
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Click OK.