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Types of Wireless LAN Connections
ThetypesofwirelessLANconnectionsareasfollows.
ThefollowingdescribeshowtousethewirelessLAN
basedonAPconnections.
■ AP Connections
You can connect to the Internet or a computer on
thenetworkbyconnectingtoAPonanAP-enabled
network.
Note
What is Access Point (AP)?
APisanetworkdevicethatconnectswiredLANto
wirelessLANandcorrespondstothewirelesshub
ofawirednetwork.Also,APallowsyoutoconnect
morethanonecomputerwherewirelessLANis
enabled.
■ Small Ofce Network
Thesmallofcenetworkinterconnectscomputers
wherewirelessLANisenabledwirelesslyandiscalled
Peer-to-Peer(orAdHOC).Thismethodenablesthe
congurationofasmallofcenetworkinonecomputer.
Then,anothercomputerisconnectedtothecomputer
wirelesslyforcommunications.
Formoreinformationonhowtoestablishconnections,
see the information from Start > Help and Support >
Networking and Web.
WhenyouuseAd-Hoc,youhavetochangethe
McAfeeFirewallsettings.
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Wireless Network
AwirelessnetworkallowscomputerstoshareresourcesoraninternetconnectionwithoutusingLANcablesbetween
them.
Before Use!
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ThisdescriptionisappliedonlytothemodelsequippedwithwirelessLANcardsordevices.Youcansetawirelessnetworkbyusing
Samsung Network Manageraswell. p. 84
AwirelessLANdeviceisoptionalwhenpurchasing.Clickasymbol,+,fromStart > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance >
System > HardwareTab> Device Manager > Network Adaptertocheckthedevicetype.
SomeofthepicturesshowninthisdescriptionmayvarydependingonthewirelessLANdevice.
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PresstheFn + ( )keyandenablethewirelessLANfeaturestousewirelessLAN.OncethewirelessLANisenabled,thewirelssLED
( )turnson.