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95 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com 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.
96 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 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. Connecting to an access point network using the ORiNOCO Client Manager To connect to a wireless Ethernet network using the ORiNOCO Client Manager: 1Right-click the ORiNOCO Client Manager icon on the taskbar. 2Click Configuration Profile, then click the profile for the network you want to access.
97 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com 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.
6 99 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
100 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 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 network on one computer. To create 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.
101 Creating a Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network www.gateway.com 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.
102 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 5Click the Wireless Networks tab.
103 Creating a Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network www.gateway.com 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 network. 10Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box. Go to “Connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless network” on page 104. Help and SupportFor more information about configuring a wireless network in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword wireless network in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
104 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 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 View Available Wireless Networks . The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens. 4Click the network you want to connect to in the Available networks list, then click Connect. 5If you are unable to connect to the network, see “Configuring computer settings for a peer-to-peer network” on page 105. -OR Now that you have completed setting up your peer-to-peer network in Windows XP, go to “Using Your Ethernet Network” on page 129.