Samsung X22 - Connecting to a Wireless LAN

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Wireless Network
Awirelessnetwork(WirelessLAN)environmentisanetworkenvironmentthatenablescommunicatingbetween
multiplecomputersathomeorasmall-sizeofcethroughwirelessLANdevices.
Before You Start!
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ThedescriptionsbelowareforcomputermodelswithaWirelessLANcardordevice.Youcanalsocongurethewirelessnetwork
settingsusingtheEasyNetworkManager.
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AWirelessLANdeviceisoptional.ToviewtheinstalledwirelessLANcard,click
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Device Manager > Network Adapterandclickthe+symbol.
TheguresinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualonesdependingonyourwirelessLANdevicemodel.
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TousethewirelessLAN,youhavetoturnthewirelessLANonrstbypressingtheFn+( )keys.IfthewirelessLANisturned
on,the
Wireless LAN LED( )islit.
Wireless LAN Connections
Wirelessnetworkconnectionscanbeclassiedinto3
categoriesandthismanualdescribestheconnection
proceduresforconnectingthroughanAP.
■ Access Point (AP)
You can connect to the Internet or another computer
onthenetworkthroughanAP.
Note
What is an Access Point (AP)?
AnAPisanetworkdevicethatbridgeswiredand
wirelessLANs,andcorrespondstoawirelesshubina
wirednetwork.YoucanconnectmultiplewirelessLAN
installedcomputerstoanAP.
■ Wireless Ad-Hoc Network Type
ThisconnectscomputerswithwirelessLAN
communicationscapability.
CommunicationisenabledbyconstructinganAd-Hoc
networkviaonecomputerandconnectinganother
computerthroughawirelessconnection.
Formoredetailedconnectionprocedures,refertothe
descriptionsthatappearwhenselecting
Start > Help
and Support > Contents > Networking - Computer
and Device Connection > Network Setting > Ad-
Hoc Network Setting.
WhenyouuseAd-Hoc,youhavetochangethe
McAfeeFirewallsettings.