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75 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com Connecting to an access point network in Windows XP After you have set up your wireless access point, you need to set up the network connection on your computers. Connecting to an access point network To connect to an access point 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.
76 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 4Click the network you created in the Available networks list, then click Connect. If you are unable to connect to the network in the Available networks list, see “Configuring computer settings for an access point” on page 77. -OR- If the network you created does not appear in the Available networks list, see “Adding an access point” on page 79. Help and SupportFor more information about connecting to a wireless network in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword connecting to wireless network in the HelpSpot Search box , then click the arrow.
77 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com Configuring computer settings for an access point If you are unable to connect to an access point in the Available networks list, the most likely cause is that the access point is using WEP security. You need to configure your network settings to use the same WEP security settings as those used by the access point. To configure computer settings for an access point wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP: 1With the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box open, click the network you want to configure your computer for, then click Advanced. The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box opens. 2Click the Wireless Networks tab.
78 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 3Click to select the access point network in the Available networks box, then click Configure. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens. The name of the network already appears in the Network name (SSID) box. 4Set the Wireless network key (WEP) settings to match those set on the access point. 5Make sure that the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used check box is not selected. 6Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box. 7Now that you have completed setting up your access point network in Windows XP, go to “Using Your Ethernet Network” on page 129. 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.
79 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com Adding an access point If an access point does not appear in the Available networks list, and you know the access point is turned on, you need to add it manually. This typically happens when you set the access point’s Allow Broadcast SSID to associate to No. For more information, see “Configuring the access point” on page 72. To manually add an access point wireless Ethernet network in Windows XP: 1With the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box open, click Advanced. The Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box opens. 2Click the Wireless Networks tab.
80 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 3Click Add. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens. 4Type the name of the network in the Network name (SSID) box. 5Set the Wireless network key (WEP) settings to match those set on the access point. 6Make sure that the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used check box is not selected. 7Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box. 8Now that you have completed setting up your access point network in Windows XP, go to “Where to go from here” on page 97. 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.
81 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com Connecting to an access point network in Windows 2000 If you use the Broadcom mini PCI card, connecting to an access point network in Windows 2000 is similar to connecting to an access point network in Windows XP. For more information, see “Using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility” on page 82. If you use the Intel or Agere ORiNOCO mini PCI card, you cannot connect to an access point network using Windows 2000 without first creating a profile in a client manager program. If your Gateway computer has built in wireless networking using the Intel mini PCI card, see “Using Intel PROSet” on page 86. If your Gateway computer has built in wireless networking using the Agere ORiNOCO mini PCI card, see “Using the ORiNOCO Client Manager” on page 92. If your Windows 2000 computer does not use the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility, Intel client manager, or Agere client manager, see the documentation that came with your wireless networking solution. If you do not know which card you have, see “To determine which wireless adapter is installed in your computer:” on page 52.
82 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com Using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility Connecting to an access point network using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility To connect to an access point wireless Ethernet network using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility: 1Double-click the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility icon on the taskbar. The Connect to Wireless Network dialog box opens. 2Click the network you created in the Available networks list, then click Connect. If you are unable to connect to the network in the Available networks list, see “Configuring computer settings for an access point using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility” on page 83. -OR- If the network you created does not appear in the Available networks list, see “Adding an access point using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility” on page 84.
83 Creating a Wireless Access Point Network www.gateway.com Configuring computer settings for an access point using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility To configure an access point network using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility: 1With the access point highlighted in the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box, click Advanced. The Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility opens. 2Click to select the access point in the Available networks box, then click Configure. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens. 3Set the Wireless network key (WEP) settings to match those set on the access point. 4Make sure that the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used check box is not selected. 5Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box.
84 Wireless Ethernet Networking www.gateway.com 6After you have completed setting up your access point network in Windows 2000, go to “Where to go from here” on page 97. Adding an access point using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility If an access point does not appear in the Available networks list, and you know the access point is turned on, you need to add it manually. This typically happens when you set the access point’s Allow Broadcast SSID to associate to No. For more information, see “Configuring the access point” on page 72. To manually add an access point wireless Ethernet network using the Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility: 1With the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box open, click Advanced. The Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility opens. 2Click Add. The Wireless Network Properties dialog box opens. 3Type the name of the network in the Network name (SSID) box.