Operation Manual

Modem, Internet and Network

4. Next you must enter a

name for your computer into

the Computer name field.

You can input any name.

However, this name is re-

stricted to a maximum of

15 characters. It should also

not contain any spaces or

special characters. In the

field Computer description

you can input some note

texts about this computer.

This lets you better distin-

guish the different work-

stations.

5. The next window prompts

you for the name of a work-

group. Windows enables

you to group several com-

puters into a so-called work-

group. In a large company,

these may represent the

different departments. It is

essential for all computers to

belong to a workgroup.

Otherwise they will not be

able to find each other, and

you must configure an extra

share. It is best not to do

this.

The current Windows versions use MSHOME as default workgroup name. If you

have some other computers with Windows 98 or ME, you must pay attention at this

point. Here, the default workgroup name is WORKGROUP. Therefore you must use

the same name for all computers.

6. The next window will list an overview of all the information you have entered. If

all information is correct, click Next to proceed. Windows will now configure your

local area network. This may take several minutes.