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4 characters of the Cable MAC address of the unit, which can be found on the label on the
bottom of the cable modem/router or enter the Pre-Shared Key you previously created. In the
unlikely event that you set up WEP security, enter the WEP Key.
• Click Connect.
If you have difficulty connecting, make sure you have entered the correct Pre-Shared Key or
WEP Key. Then perform a power cycle on your computer and the Cable Modem/Router as
described in
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Tips.
3 In the Successfully connected to [desired network] dialog box, you have three options. You
can:
• Select Save the network and Start this connection automatically if you always want to
connect to the same network. Then click Close. The next time you start your computer you
will automatically connect to the selected network.
• Select Save the network and clear the Start this connection automatically check box if
you don't want to automatically connect to this network every time you start your computer
but you will want to connect in the future. Click Close to display the Select a location . . .
dialog box where you choose a location.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Continue.
• Click Close to complete the connection procedure. Select this option if you are connecting
to this network only one time.
To disconnect from the current network:
1 Right-click the wireless network icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar.
2 Right-click ZOOM and select Disconnect.
Connecting a Windows Vista Computer with Built-in Wireless
Capabilities
1 From the Start menu select Connect to.
2 In the Connect to a network dialog box, highlight ZOOM (or the SSID you changed it to) and
click Connect. (The cable/modem router comes set up with default security. The default security
mode is WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. In the unlikely event that you have disabled security (described
in the section
Disabling Security), you do not need to enter the Pre-Shared Key; so you should
skip step 3 and proceed to step 4.)
3 Enter the default Pre-Shared Key which is
zoom#### where #### represents the last 4
characters of the Cable MAC address of the unit, which can be found on the label on the bottom
of the cable modem/router or enter the Pre-Shared Key you created if you changed it from the
default. In the unlikely event that you set up WEP security, enter the WEP Key.
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