Wireless LAN Function
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In the case of infrastructure connection,
enter the necessary data for the Access
Point before confirming connection. Re-
fer to the manual of the Access Point for
the Access Point setup procedure.
Confirming the status of the radio
waves
The procedure for setting the file-sharing
function is laid down below taking the “work”
folder within drive C as an example.
1. Click the [Start] button, [All Programs],
[Intel Network Adapter], and [Intel(R)
PROSet], in that order.
The [Intel(R) PROSet] window will be
displayed.
2. Click the [General] tab and confirm radio-
wave status in the window displayed.
The current connection status will be
displayed.
• Quality of the signals
The quality of the signals is displayed on
a graph.
• Network name (SSID)
The connected network name (SSID) is
displayed.
• Profile name
“<No profile>” is displayed.
• Mode
If infrastructure connection is in use, “In-
frastructure (Access point)” will be dis-
played.
If ad hoc connection is in use, “Ad hoc”
will be displayed.
• Security
The setting status of WEP is displayed.
• Speed
The communications speed is displayed.
• Band (Frequency)
The current operating frequency band is
displayed.
When communication is possible,
“802.11b (2.4 GHz)” is displayed.
• Channel
The channel number currently being
used for the communications is dis-
played.
5. Click [Share this printer] and after con-
firming the name displayed in [Share
Name], click the [OK] button.
Printer sharing will be set and the
display of the icon for the printer will
change.
Confirming connection
After you have finished the network setup op-
erations, access the folder whose sharing has
been set for other personal computers. Also,
confirm the status of the radio waves in case of
trouble such as a network connection failure.
Connecting your personal computer
to another personal computer
1. Click [Start] first and then [My Computer].
The window [My Computer] will be displayed.
2. Click [My Network] in the “Others” list.
The window [My Network] will be dis-
played.
3. Click [Workgroup Computer name] in the
list of network tasks.
The computers in your work group will be
listed.
4. Double-click the personal computer to
which your personal computer is to be
connected.
5. Double-click the folder to be accessed.
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