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8509391.book Page i Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Contents 1 Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the PC Card in your computer . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the PC Card driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Configuring the PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Naming the computers and the workgroup . . . . . . . 5 Step 3: Configuring the
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8509391.book Page 1 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Windows XP1 This chapter describes how to install a Gateway wireless Ethernet PC Card on your Windows XP computer and configure Windows XP for a wireless Ethernet network. Complete these tasks in sequence: ■ “Step 1: Installing the hardware and software” on page 2. ■ “Step 2: Configuring the PC Card” on page 5. ■ “Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol” on page 12. If you need to install and configure the PC Card for other versio
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8509391.book Page 2 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP Step 1: Installing the hardware and software Installing the PC Card in your computer Use the following instructions to install the PC Card in your computer. To install the PC Card in your computer: ■ Push the card firmly into the PC Card slot label-side up until the black antenna is the only thing protruding from the side of your computer. If this is the first time you have installed this PC Card into your compu
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8509391.book Page 3 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 1: Installing the hardware and software To install the PC Card driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard opens, insert the installation CD in the CD drive. 2 Click Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next. The wizard displays a list of recommended drivers to install. www.gateway.com 3
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8509391.book Page 4 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP 3 Click the Gateway Wireless 802.11G PC Card located in the d:\driver\winxp folder on the installation CD, then click Next. 4 When a message tells you that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway. The device driver files are copied to the hard drive. 5 Click Finish to complete the installation. www.gateway.com 4
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8509391.book Page 5 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 2: Configuring the PC Card Step 2: Configuring the PC Card Naming the computers and the workgroup The first time you use networking in your computer, you need to use the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard to name each computer and the workgroup and to select other network settings in Windows XP. The network setup procedure uses the Important Windows XP Network Setup Wizard. The example screens show the screens that typically appe
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8509391.book Page 6 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP To run the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard: 1 Click the Network Setup Wizard icon on the Windows XP taskbar. The Network Setup Wizard opens. - OR - Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, then click Network Setup Wizard. The Network Setup Wizard opens. 2 Click Next to continue through the wizard. www.gateway.com 6
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8509391.book Page 7 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 2: Configuring the PC Card 3 Click Next. The wizard found disconnected network hardware screen opens. 4 Click to select the Ignore disconnected network hardware check box, then click Next. The Select a connection method screen opens. www.gateway.com 7
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8509391.book Page 8 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP 5 Click This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or through a residential gateway, then click Next. 6 If the Your computer has multiple connections screen opens, click Let me choose the connections to my network, then click Next. 7 On the Select the connections to bridge screen, click to select the Wireless Network Connection check box. www.gateway.com 8
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8509391.book Page 9 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 2: Configuring the PC Card 8 Click Next. The Give this computer a description and name screen opens. 9 Type a description of the computer in the Computer description box. 10 Type a unique computer name in the Computer name box. This name identifies the computer to other users on the network. Use a computer name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Each computer name must be unique on your network. All-numeric computer n
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8509391.book Page 10 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP 11 Click Next. The Name your network screen opens. 12 Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup name box. Use a workgroup name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers in your network workgroup, and the name must be different than any computer name on your network. 13 Click Next. The Ready to apply network settings screen opens. www.gateway.com 10
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8509391.book Page 11 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 2: Configuring the PC Card 14 Click Next to apply the network settings. The You’re almost done screen opens. 15 If you are setting up an Ethernet network on other computers, you may want to use the Network Setup Wizard to do so. Click a method for installing and configuring the network on your other computers or click Just finish the wizard; I don’t need to run the wizard on other computers. 16 Click Next. 17 Click Finish. Aft
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8509391.book Page 12 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol A networking protocol is a language computers use to talk to each other. One of several available protocols must be set up on each computer you plan to use on your network. We recommend you use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is widely accepted and compatible for local area networks (LANs), as well as for Internet communications. When ne
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8509391.book Page 13 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol To set up a DHCP IP address: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Network and Internet Connections. The Network and Internet Connections window opens. 2 Click/Double-click Network Connections. The Network Connections window opens. 3 Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click Properties. The Wireless Ne
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8509391.book Page 14 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP 6 Click the General tab. 7 Click Obtain an IP address automatically. 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box. 9 Click OK to close the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box. 10 Click X to close the Network Connections window. 11 Repeat this procedure for every computer on your network. 12 After you set up the IP addresses on all your computers, go to “Where to go from h
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8509391.book Page 15 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Turning the wireless emitter off Turning the wireless emitter off Radio frequency wireless communication can Warning interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. You can turn off the wireless emitter
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8509391.book Page 16 Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:52 PM Chapter 1: Windows XP Where to go from here Creating your wireless Ethernet network Now that you have configured your wireless Ethernet network, you are ready to create a wireless network. Go to the creating a wireless access point network or creating a peer-to-peer wireless network section in the Setting Up Your Wireless Windows Network guide included on the installation CD that came with your network device. Using your wireless Eth
