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Setting Up a Wireless Network
4.6
Setting Up a Wireless Windows Client
4
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An icon appears in the notification area, announcing the successful initiation
of the wireless connection.
Test the connection by disabling all other connections in the Network
5.
Connections window and surfing the Internet.
Manual Wireless Network Connection
If the login window shown in step 3 does not appear and the connection
attempt fails, configure the connection manually using the following procedure:
Click the connection once to mark it and then click
1.
Change Advanced
Settings
in the “Related Tasks” box on the left part of the window.
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The “Wireless Network Connection Properties” window appears. Select
2.
Wireless Networks
.
Click the connection to highlight it, then click
3.
Properties
. The connection’s
“Properties Window” appears.
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4.6
Setting Up a Wireless Windows Client
4
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From the “Network Authentication” drop-down list, select “WPA-PSK.”
4.
From the “Data Encryption” drop-down list, select “TKIP.”
5.
Enter the pre-shared key in both the “Network key” and the “Confirm
6.
network key” text boxes.
Click
7.
OK
, then
OK
again.
When attempting to connect to the wireless network, the login window
8.
appears, pre-populated with the pre-shared key. Press
Connect
to connect.
Since the network is now secured, only users who know the pre-shared key will
be able to connect. The WPA security protocol is similar to securing network
access using a password.
4.6c
Setting Up a Wireless Windows Client (Vista)
If the computer has wireless capabilities and is running Windows Vista, it
will automatically recognize the existing wireless network and try to create
a wireless connection. View this connection under Windows’ “Network
Connections.”
Click the wireless icon the system tray (in the lower right corner of the
1.
desktop) and, from the menu that appears, select
Connect to a Network
.
A “Connect to a Network” window appears. Select the FiOS Router’s wireless
2.
network.
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Another Connect to a Network window appears. Enter the WEP key of the
3.
network in the appropriate text box.
Click
4.
Connect
. A third Connect to a Network window appears, stating that
the connection was successful
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5
Using
Network
Connections
5.0
Introduction
5.1
Accessing Network
Connections
5.2
Network (Home/Office)
Connection
5.3
Ethernet Connection
5.4
Coax Connection
5.5
Broadband Ethernet
Connection
5.6
Coax Broadband Connection
5.7
WAN PPPoE Connection

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