Notebook Computer User Manual

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Wireless Network
Awireless network (Wireless LAN)environmentisa networkenvironment thatenablescommunicatingbetween
multiplecomputersathomeorasmall-sizeofcethroughwirelessLANdevices.
Before You Start!
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ThedescriptionsbelowareforcomputermodelswithaWirelessLANcardordevice.Youcanalsocongurethewirelessnetwork
settingsusingtheEasyNetworkManager.
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AWirelessLANdeviceisoptional.ToviewtheinstalledwirelessLANcard,click
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Device Manager > Network Adapterandclickthe+symbol.
TheguresinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualonesdependingonyourwirelessLANdevicemodel.
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TousethewirelessLAN,youhavetoturnthewirelessLANonrstbypressingtheFn+( )keys.IfthewirelessLANisturned
on, the Wireless LAN LED( )islit.
Wireless LAN Connections
Wirelessnetwork connections canbe classified into3
categories and this manual describes the connection
proceduresforconnectingthroughanAP.
■ Access Point (AP)
You can connect to the Internet or another computer
onthenetworkthroughanAP.
Note
What is an Access Point (AP)?
AnAP is a network device that bridges wired and
wireless LANs, andcorrespondsto awireless hubina
wirednetwork.You canconnectmultiple wirelessLAN
installedcomputerstoanAP.
■ Wireless Ad-Hoc Network Type
Th i s co n ne c t s  c o m p ut e rs  w i th  w i re l e s s L A N
communicationscapability.
Communicationis enabledbyconstructinganAd-Hoc
network via one computer and connecting another
computerthroughawirelessconnection.
Formoredetailedconnectionprocedures,refertothe
descriptionsthatappearwhenselecting
Start > Help
and Support > Contents > Networking - Computer
and Device Connection > Network Setting > Ad-
Hoc Network Setting.