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8.
When you finish your entry, click [OK].
[Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties]
appears again.
9.
Make sure the network name you specified
for the SSID in Step 7 is added under
[Preferred networks].
Network Connection
The section describes how to set the network
connection
for a computer running Windows XP.
Network Settings
In this section, you set “TCP/IP Settings,” and
complete
“Checking Computer Name and
Workgroup” required for the network connection.
TCP/IP Settings
1.
On [Wireless Network Connection
Properties], click [General].
If [Wireless Network Connection 2
Properties] is not displayed, click [Start] ->
[Settings] -> [Control Panel], and double-
click the [Network Connection] icon.
Right click the [Wireless Network
Connection], and then click [Properties]
from the menu that appears.
Item
Description
Select this when
using hexadecimal
characters for the
Network Key.
Use this if there is
a wireless LAN
card in the network
that has the
Network Key set to
a character code.
In ’Network Key’,
input the same
value as the other
wireless LAN card.
Hexa
decimal
characters
Table 8: Setting parameters
2.
Perform the following steps.
• Click [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)].
• Click [Properties]. [Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
Properties] appears.
3.
Set an IP address. Ask your network
administrator and check the setting.
Description
Set the IP address and subnet
mask. Click [Use the following IP
address]. Enter a value for [IP
address] and [Subnet mask]. See
“Setting IP Addresses” on page
62 to set IP address and subnet
mask.
Select [Obtain an IP address
automatically]. For the DNS
server, select [Obtain DNS server
address automatically]. For the IP
address, DNS server, and default
gateway, follow the network
administrator's instructions, if any.
AdHoc
Network
For
Infrastructure
Network
Table 9: Setting an IP address
5.
Click [OK].
6.
Close [Network Connection].
Checking the Full Computer Name and
Workgroup
1.
Click [Start] -> [Control Panel]. Make sure the
Classic View is selected.
2.
Double-click the [System] icon. [System
Properties]
appears.
3.
Click the [Computer Name] tab.
4.
Check [Full computer name] and [Workgroup].
Ask
your network administrator and check the
setting.
If you have changed the setting, [Close] is
shown instead. Click [Close].
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