D Link DWL7200APA1 Users Manual

Networking Basics (continued)

Please follow all the instructions in this window:

Click Next.

In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the second option as shown.

Click Next.

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Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.)

Click Next.

Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the same

Workgroup name.

Click Next.

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Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes.

When the changes are complete, click Next.

Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer. This may take a few minutes.

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In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click Next.

Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A.

Format the disk if you wish, and click Next.

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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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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.

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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