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Please read the information under

Here’s how

in the screen below. After you complete

the

Network Setup Wizard

you will use the

Network Setup Disk

to run the

Network

Setup Wizard

once on each of the computers on your network. To continue click

Next.

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Please read the information on this screen, then click

Finish

to complete the

Network Setup Wizard

.

The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click

Yes

to restart

the computer.

You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the

Network

Setup Disk

on all the other computers on your network. After running the

Network

Setup Disk

on all your computers, your new wireless network will be ready to use.

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Networking Basics (continued)

Naming your Computer

To name your computer in

Windows XP

, please follow these directions:

Click

Start

(in the lower left corner of the screen).

Right-click

on

My Computer

.

Select

Properties

and click.

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Select the

Computer

Name Tab

in the System

Properties window.

You may enter a

Com-

puter Description

if you

wish; this field is optional.

To rename the computer

and join a domain, Click

Change

.

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Naming your Computer

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In this window, enter the

Computer name

.

Select

Workgroup

and enter

the name of the

Workgroup

.

All computers on your network

must have the same

Workgroup

name.

Click

OK

.

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Checking the IP Address in

W

indows XP

The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP ad-

dress range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP address range.) To

check on the IP address of the adapter, please do the following:

Right-click

on the

Local Area

Connection

icon

in the task bar.

Click

on

Status

.

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Checking the IP Address in

W

indows XP

Assigning a Static IP Address in

W

indows XP/2000

Note: Some gateways/broadband routers will automatically assign IP addresses to

the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

technology. If you are using a DHCP-capable gateway/router you will not need to

assign static IP addresses.

If you are not using a DHCP capable gateway/router, or you need to assign a static IP

address, please follow these instructions:

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Go to

Start

.

Double-click on

Control Panel

.

This

window will appear.

Click the

Support tab

.

Click

Close

.

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