User Manual

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v1.0, June 2008
Chapter 2
Network Connections and Wireless Security
This chapter explains how to use your Wireless Express Card to connect to your wireless local area
network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the Wireless Express Card so that it
matches the wireless security settings for your network.
If you chose the Windows XP Zero configuration during installation, and now you want to use the
Smart Wizard, then you need to disable the Windows utility. If you are working with the Vista
configuration utility, click the link to the online document “Using Microsoft Vista and Windows
XP to Manage Wireless Network Connections” in Appendix B.
Disabling the Windows XP Zero Configuration Utility
To disable the Windows Zero Configuration utility:
1. Insert the wireless adapter into an Express Card slot in your computer.
2. From the Windows taskbar, click Start, select Control Panel, Network Connections.
3. On the Network Connections screen, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and select
Properties.
4. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Then clear the Use Windows to configure my wireless
settings check box.
Figure 2-1