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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

Naming Your Computer

To name your computer on

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.

±

Select the

Computer Name Tab

in the System Properties window.

±

You may enter a

Computer Description

if you wish; this field is optional.

±

To rename the computer and join a domain, Click

Change

.

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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

.

Networking Basics

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

Address 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

in the task bar.

±

Click

on

Status

.

Checking the IP Address in Windows XP

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This window will appear:

±

Click the

Support tab

.

±

Click

Close

.

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Note: DHCP-enabled 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 router you will not need to assign static IP addresses.

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

please follow these instructions:

±

Go to

Start

.

±

Double-click on

Control Panel

.

Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000

Networking Basics

±

Double-click on

Network Connections

.