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Connecting to the Wireless Network:
Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide
With the Wireless USB Card driver and Configuration Utility installed, your computer automatically scans
for wireless networks. You can connect to any of the networks your card sees, and change the
parameters of your communications with any of these networks, by starting the Configuration Utility. The
facilities provided by the Configuration Utility to accomplish this differ slightly depending on whether or
not your computer runs the Windows XP operating system with the Wireless Zero Configuration service
enabled.
Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled
Windows 2000 or Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Disabled
Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled
The Wireless Zero Configuration service allows the Windows XP operating system to handle the
configuration of your connection to a wireless network. With this service enabled, if you are not
connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, one of the following windows
appear on your desktop:
This window lists the networks to which you can connect. To connect to any of these networks, choose it
from the list and click the Connect button. Once your connection is established, the Wireless Network
Connection window (shown below) appears on your desktop.
With this service enabled, if you are already connected to a wireless network when you start the
Configuration utility, the following window appears on your desktop:
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