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4 Configuring the Wireless Network
Connection
If a wireless network adapter is installed on your computer, you can connect you
computer to the HG531 through a wireless connection. To configure the wireless
network connection, do as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
Set the wireless network name and access password of the HG531.
To set the wireless network name and the access password, do as follows (taking the
authentication type WPA-PSK as an example):
1. In the navigation tree on the left of the Web-based configuration utility,
choose Basic > LAN.
2. Choose the WLAN page.
3. Select Enable WLAN option button.
4. Enter the value in the Transmit power text box.
5. Enter a wireless network name in the SSID text box.
6. Enter the value in the Maximum number of accessing devices text box.
7. Select WEP from the Security drop-down combo box, and then set the
corresponding parameters..
8. Click Submit.
Step 3
Configure the wireless network connection on your computer.
To configure the wireless network connection, do as follows (taking the Windows XP
operating system as an example):
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications >
Network Connections.
2. In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network
Connection to display a shortcut menu, and then select View Available
Wireless Networks from the shortcut menu.
3. Select the wireless network that is configured in
Step 2, and then click
Connect in the lower right corner of the window.
4. In the displayed dialog box, enter the access password that is preset in
Step 2, and then click Connect.
After the password is verified, Connected appears on the icon of the wireless network
in the wireless network list, which indicates that the computer is connected to the
HG531 through a wireless connection.
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