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Section 8 - Configuring the IP Address in Vista
6. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and then select Status from 
the drop-down menu. 
7. Go to the Local Area Connection Status window and click the 
Details button. 
8. Confirm your new settings on the Network Connection Status window. 
When you are finished, click the Done button.  
						

							
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Section  - Setting Up a Connection Wirelessly
Setting Up a Connection or Network Wirelessly
The following are step-by-step directions to set up a wireless connectio\
n.
2. Go to the Set up a connection or network window and choose the Set 
up a wireless router or access point Set up a new wireless network for 
your home or business  option. Click the Next button. 
1. Click on Set up a connection or network in the Network and Sharing 
Center section.  
						

							
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3. Click  the Next  button  on  the Set  up  a  wireless  router  or  access  point  
window. 
4. The following window displays the system progress. 
5. This window confirms that you want to create wireless network settings 
that are savable to a USB flash drive.  
						

							
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6. Enter a network name on the Give your network a name window in the 
Set up a wireless router or access point wizard. Click the Next button. 
7. Enter a passphrase on the Help make your network more secure with 
a  passphrase window  in  the Set  up  a  wireless  router  or  access  point 
wizard. Click the Show  advanced network security options link. 
8. Select security method on the Choose advanced network security options 
window in the Set up a wireless router or access point wizard. Click the 
Next button.  
						

							
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Section  - Setting Up a Connection Wirelessly
9. Once  you  have  selected  the  desired  security  method  on  the Choose 
advanced  network  security  options window  in  the Set  up  a  wireless 
router or access point wizard, click the Next button. 
10.Select the desired file and printer sharing option on the Choose file and 
printer sharing options window in the Set up a wireless router or access 
point wizard. Click the Next button. 
11.Once you have saved your network settings to USB, use the pull-down 
menu on the Insert the USB flash drive into this computer window in 
the Set up a wireless router or access point wizard to select a destination 
for your network settings. Click the Next button.  
						

							
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12.Once you have saved your network settings to USB,  the Copying 
settings to the USB drive window in the Set up a wireless router 
or access point wizard opens to indicate the system progress. 
13.Once you are finished, the To add a device or computer, follow these 
instructions window  in  the Set  up  a  wireless  router  or  access  point 
wizard opens. When you are finished, click the Close button.  
						

							
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Section 10 - Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network (WEP, WPA-PSK & WPA-
Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network 
(WEP, WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK)
The following are step-by-step directions to set up a wireless connectio\
n.
2. Click  the Manage  network  connections  link  in  the  Network 
and Sharing Center window. 
1. Click on Properties.
          
						

							
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Section 10 - Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network (WEP, WPA-PSK & WPA-
4. Select  a  network  to  connect  to  in  the Select  a  network  to  connect to 
window in the Connect to a network wizard and then click the Connect 
button. 
5. The following Connect to a network wizard window displays the system 
progress. 
3. Right-click  the Wireless  Network  Connection  entry  and  then  select 
Connect/Disconnect from the drop-down menu.  
						

							
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7. The  following Successfully  connected  to  dlink300  window  in  the  
Connect to a network wizard is displayed. Choose to save to the network 
and/or start the new connection automatically. When you are finished, click 
the Close button. 
8. The  successful  connection  is  displayed  at  the  bottom  of  the 
Windows start up menu. 
6. Enter  the  network  security  key  or  passphrase  for  the  Router  in  the 
textbox provided in the Type the network security key or passphrase 
for dlink300 window in the Connect a network wizard. When you are 
finished, click the Connect button.  
						

							
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10.To  test  the  new  IP  address,  use  the  Ping  feature  of  the  command 
prompt.  
9. Confirm your new settings by calling up the command prompt and  then 
entering the ipconfig command.