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8Click Next. The Set Security screen opens.
9Set the Wireless network key (WEP) settings to match those set on the 
access point.
10Click Next. The Power Management screen opens. 

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11Click the type of power management you want to use.
12Click Next. The TCP/IP Behavior screen opens.
13Click the check box if you are using this computer on more than one 
network. This will force the computer to renew the TCP/IP address each 
time you change profiles.
14Click Finish to close the Edit Configuration wizard.
15Now that your ORiNOCO profile is set up, go to “Connecting to an access 
point network using the ORiNOCO Client Manager” on page 96....

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3After you have completed setting up your access point network in 
Windows 2000, go to “Where to go from here” on page 97.
Where to go from here
Now that your access point wireless Ethernet network has been created and 
configured, you need to be able to turn your wireless emitter on and off. 
Go to “Turning Your Wireless Emitter On or Off” on page 125. 

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Creating a
Peer-to-Peer
Wireless Network
This chapter describes how to create a peer-to-peer wireless 
Ethernet network without an access point. Read this 
chapter to learn about:
■“Connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet 
network in Windows XP” on page 100
■“Connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet 
network in Windows 2000” on page 107 

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Connecting to a peer-to-peer 
wireless Ethernet network in 
Windows XP
If you are using Windows XP, go to “Creating a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet 
network in Windows XP” on page 100.
If you are using Windows 2000, go to “Connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless 
Ethernet network in Windows 2000” on page 107.
Creating a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet 
network in Windows XP
To establish a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network, you need to create the...

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3Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click View Available Wireless 
Networks
. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens.
4Click Advanced. The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box 
opens. 

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5Click the Wireless Networks tab. 

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6Click Add. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens.
7Type the name of the network in the Network name (SSID) box. For a 
peer-to-peer network, this can be any network name not already in use, 
for example Adhoc.
8Click the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access 
points are not used 
check box.
9Set the Wireless network key (WEP) settings to match those agreed to by 
the other members of your peer-to-peer...

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Connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless network
To connect to a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your 
Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Network and Internet Connections. 
The Network and Internet Connections window opens.
2Click/Double-click Network Connections. The Network Connections window 
opens.
3Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click...