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Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Wireless Network
21
3.
Some desktop and notebook computers may need a wireless
network adapter installed. This can be a USB adapter, PC Card
adapter, or PCI adapter. When you install the adapter, make
sure that it is set to
infrastructure
or
access point
mode
(NOT
ad-hoc
or
peer-to-peer
mode). If you need help
installing your wireless adapter or setting its mode, refer to the
documentation that came with it. After you install the adapter,
see
Connecting a Wireless-enabled Computer to the X6
.
Connecting a Wireless-enabled
Computer to the X6
1
Go to the wireless-enabled computer that you want to add to
the network. The computer should have software that will let it
perform a
site search
to scan for available wireless networks
in your area. When the
SSID
(Service Set Identifier) of your
X6
wireless network appears in the list—the SSID is
zoom
—
select it as the network you want to use to connect to the
Internet.
Tip!
For most wireless adapters, you will use its wireless
configuration manager software and click a
Scan
button or
select a
Site Scan
,
Scan Networks
, or other similarly named
tab to do a site search. If you need help, refer to the
documentation that came with your wireless adapter.
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ADSL X6 User Guide
22
There are several site scan issues you should be aware of:
¾
If you installed a wireless adapter on a Windows XP
computer, Windows XP may try to automatically configure
the adapter (rather than let you use the software provided
with the wireless adapter). You will know this is happening
because you will be prompted with a message about one or
more wireless networks being available. You will also be
able to click a link to open the
Wireless Network
Connection Properties
dialog box. If this happens, click
the link, and clear the
Use Windows to configure my
wireless network settings
check box then click
OK
. You
can then use the software provided with your wireless
adapter without interruption from Windows XP.
¾
More than one wireless network may appear in the list.
These are other wireless networks that are within range of
your network. Your neighbors for instance may be within
range of your network. Each wireless network has a
channel associated with it. We recommend there be at least
a five-channel difference between your network and those
of your neighbors. Having less than a five-channel
difference may result in interference with your connection.
By default, the
X6
uses channel 10. If you need to change
this channel, you must do so using the
Wireless Setup
page of the
Zoom Configuration Manager
.
¾
If you want to secure your wireless network so it won’t be
accessible by others, you should specify security settings.
To learn how, see
Setting Wireless Security
on page 26.
(By default, the wireless connections provided by the
X6
do not have any security applied.)
2
Test your wireless connections. From each desktop or
notebook computer that you set up, open your Web browser
(for instance, Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and try
to connect to a familiar Web address.
If you connect successfully, you are ready to browse the Web!
Important!
If you want to add security to your network, see
Setting Wireless
Security
on page 26.
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Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Wireless Network
23
Connecting a Windows XP
Computer with Built-in Wireless
Capabilities
This section applies to Windows XP notebooks and computers
that have built-in wireless capabilities.
1
On your Windows desktop, click the
Start
button then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
the
Network Connections
icon.
3
Right-click
the
Wireless Network Connection
icon, then
select
Properties
.
4
On the
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog
box, select the
Wireless Networks
tab. Windows XP will
automatically scan for available wireless networks in your area.
Any compatible networks within range will appear in the
Available networks
list. It should find the wireless network of
the
X6
—named
zoom
. (The scan is done automatically
because the
Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings
check box is selected by default).
5
Select
zoom
from the
Available networks
list, then click the
Configure
button to add it to the
Preferred networks
list.
The notebook will try to connect to the Internet using the
wireless networks listed here, in the order in which they
appear. (If you already have networks listed here, we
recommend you either remove them or use the
Move up
button to move
zoom
to the top of the list.)
6
Click
OK
.
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7
Test your wireless connection. From the computer or
notebook that you set up, open your Web browser (for
instance, Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and try to
connect to a familiar Web address.
If you connect successfully, your notebook’s wireless
capability is configured and you are ready to browse the Web!
Important!
If you want to add security to your network, please see
Setting
Wireless Security
on page 26.
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Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Wireless Network
25
Checking Your Settings
If you ever need to check your wireless settings, you can do so
from the
Wireless Setup
page. This page is available in the
Zoom
Configuration Manager
by clicking the
Wireless
icon.
The table below explains the settings:
This setting…
Lets you specify…
Wireless Status
Enable
shows that your wireless network is up.
Disable
indicates that your wireless network is
down.
SSID
The Service Set Identifier for your wireless network.
By default, the SSID for the
X6
is
zoom
. You can
change the SSID to any name that you want.
Default Channel
The channel your wireless connection uses by
default for your wireless connection. The
X6
comes
set for channel
10
.
Profile
The standard used by your wireless adapters. This
drop-down list contains
802.11b Only
,
802.11g
Only
, or
Mixed Mode
.
The default is
Mixed Mode
, which allows you to
mix both
b
and
g
wireless adapters.
Encryption
The type of encryption used for your wireless
Internet signal. This drop-down list contains
None
,
WEP-64 bit
,
WEP 128 bit
,
WPA
and
WPA2
.
The default is
None
, meaning that no security is
enabled.
Country
If your country is not listed, select
Other.

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