D Link DWLG700APB2 Users Manual

Networking Basics (continued)
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 fit s 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.
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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.
Y ou 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
T o name your computer , please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
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.
Y ou 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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Naming your Computer
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.
Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
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
Local Area Connection icon
in the task bar .
Click on Status.
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