Gateway Profile 5 Manual

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Accessing the Internet
To access the Internet from your computer:
1Make sure that the router or access point is turned on.
2Open Internet Explorer and browse the Internet.
Sharing drives and printers
With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives, diskette drives, and CD or 
DVD drives) and printers among the computers connected to the network.
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them 
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3Click the Sharing tab.
4If this is the first time you have shared a drive or folder, click Network Setup Wizard 
to enable remote access, then follow the on-screen instructions.
- OR -
If you have previously enabled remote file access and you want to share a drive or 
folder with others on the network (network sharing), click to select the 
Share this folder 
on the network
 check box, type a shared name in the Shared name box. To let other 
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Un-sharing drives, folders, and files
To un-share drives or folders:
1In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that you want 
to un-share, then click 
Sharing and Security.
2Make sure that the Share this folder on the network check box is not selected.
3Click OK.
Sharing printers
To share printers:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control 
Panel is in Category View, click 
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Viewing shared drives and folders
To view shared drives and folders:
1Click Start, then click My Network Places. The My Network Places window opens.
2Click/Double-click Entire Network. The Entire Network window opens. If you do not see 
the contents of the network after you double-click 
Entire Network, click entire contents.
3Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
4Double-click the name of your workgroup. The names of each of the computers in 
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Opening files across the network
To open files across the network:
1Start the program for the file you want to open.
2Click File, then click Open.
3Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open.
4Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file.
Copying files across the network
To copy files across the network:
1Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
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Printing files across the network
To print files across the network:
1Open the file you want to print.
2Click File, then click Print.
3Click the arrow button to open the printer name list, then click the network printer.
4Click OK.
Connecting to hotspots
A hotspot is a high-speed wireless Internet access point available in public locations such 
as airports, airline clubs, libraries, book shops, and coffee houses.
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Troubleshooting Your Ethernet network
Wired Ethernet network
You cannot see the other computers on your network
■M a k e  s u r e  t h a t  y o u r  E t h e r n e t  c a b l e  i s  p l u g g ed into the Ethernet jack on your computer. 
Make sure that the other end is plugged into a router.
■Make sure that all computers are plugged into a powered electrical outlet and turned 
on.
■Make sure that the router is plugged into a powered electrical outlet and turned on. 
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Wireless Ethernet network
You turned the wireless on, but it takes a while to connect.
■When the wireless emitter is turned on, it automatically scans for available 
connections, which can take approximately 30 seconds to complete.
Your connection on the network seems intermittent.
■In addition to other factors, the strength of a wireless connection is determined by 
the distance from the access point and structural material that the signal must travel 
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3Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click Status. The Wireless Network 
Connection Status dialog box opens. The meter shows the signal strength for 
wireless Ethernet networking on your computer if other computers with the same 
network name are within range of your computer.
You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send 
files, print, or get to the Web.
■If WEP is used by your access point, go to the Windows XP Wireless Networking...

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