Microsoft Wireless Home Networking PC Card or USB Adapter User’s Guide
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Microsoft Wireless Home Networking Router 3 Warning For use with UL Listed and GS approved personal computers. Residential Gateway: “Only use AC Adaptor provided with the unit, Part number FA-4A030-1” Not intended for use in machinery, medical or industrial applications. Do not use in airplane or in a hazardous locations such as gas station.
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Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Chapter 1: Microsoft Wireless Home Networking Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB or PC Card Adapter! This chapter provides basic information about your adapter and on wired and wireless networking. System Requirements Please read the regulatory warnings and "About your rights and obligations" at the beginning of this book.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter υ An available 16-bit PCMCIA (PC Card) Type II Extended slot Check Box Contents The Microsoft® Wireless Home Networking Adapter consists of the following components: υ Start Here Guide and User’s Guide υ CD-ROM disc (install this first!) υ Wireless USB Network Adapter -orWireless PC Card Adapter If any of these components are missing or damaged...
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Microsoft Wireless Home Networking works only with broadband modems that have external, Ethernet connections. Routers and Gateways You can use a router or gateway such as the Microsoft Wireless Home Networking Router as the central point of your wireless network. All your wireless and wired adapters can access the Internet and other devices on the network through the router, which also provides firewall security for your Internet connection.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter You should also take wireless network range, coverage, and interference into account when positioning your router and antenna. See Wireless Networks for more information. The Microsoft Wireless Home Networking PC Card Adapter The PC Card adapter is a credit-card shaped device that fits into the PC Card slot on a laptop or other enabled computer. An adjustable antenna protrudes from the end of the PC Card when it is installed.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter υ Mobility. Wirelessly connected computers have the potential for mobility. This may be relatively unimportant for a desktop computer, but a much larger consideration for a laptop or notebook computer. υ Security. Because of the unrestricted nature of their transmission, wireless networks have inherent security issues.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter powered, but many USB ports on keyboards or monitors are not powered. Wireless Networks Microsoft Wireless Home Networking employs a wireless transmission protocol called 802.11b, or Wi-Fi (for Wireless Fidelity). It works by radio transmission, so does not require cables to connect the computers as wired networks do. The range of Wi-Fi wireless networks is up to 4000 square feet, and transmission occurs at speeds of up to 11 Mbps.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Adapter Tip If you are not sure what types of connections you have or of the best way to connect your network, refer to the Network Connections section, page X, in Chapter 1: Overview. This chapter will guide you through the installation of the Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB or PC Card Adapter. This adapter will allow a computer to connect to a 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless network.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Important To install the software Install the Microsoft Home Networking software to enable the computer to recognize the adapter before you connect the adapter. Please do not connect your adapter until you are instructed to do so. If you connected your adapter before installing the software, see If You Connected the Hardware First, page X. 1.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter To connect the adapter Note: Typically, the USB ports on your computer are powered, while many USB ports on keyboards or monitors are not powered. υ Plug in the USB cable that is attached to your adapter to an available, powered USB port on your computer. Insert diagram of USB Adapter plugged into PC Card slot, & to router wirelessly -orυ Insert the PC Card adapter into the PC Card slot on your computer.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter υ Adding Additional Wireless USB or PC Card Adapters to Microsoft Wireless Home Networks υ Adding Microsoft Wireless Home Networking Adapters to Previously-Networked Computers υ Adding Microsoft Wireless Home Networking Adapters to Non-Windows Computers or Non-Microsoft Wireless Networks υ Adding Wireless Adapters to Non-Computer Devices Adding Additional Wireless USB or PC Card Adapters to Microsoft Wireless Home Networks To add add
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter an available USB port or PC Card slot. Refer to your computer's documentation for instructions on configuring the adapter. You cannot connect a Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB or PC Card Adapter to a Macintosh computer.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Changing Adapter Settings During or After Setup Although it is possible to change settings manually when setting up a USB or PC Card adapter, the adapter may not be able to connect to the network if the rest of the network still uses the old settings. It is better to reconfigure the network first, and then use the new settings to set up the adapter.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Networking software, or if you do not wish to use the Microsoft Wireless Home Networking software to install the adapter, you can install the adapter drivers through the Windows Plug and Play dialogs. After you connect the adapter to a USB port on your computer, the New Hardware, Add New Hardware, or Found New Hardware Wizard (depending on operating system) appears. Follow the instructions below to install the adapter driver.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 2. Check Search for the best drivers for my device, and click Next. 3. Check CD-ROM drive; or check Specify a location, click the Browse button, and browse to the location of your CD-ROM drive. 4. Insert the Microsoft Wireless Home Networking setup CD in your CD-ROM drive, and click Next. 5. After the New Hardware Wizard has located and loaded your adapter driver, click Finish to exit the wizard.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Internet connection, be sure to address security and connectivity issues for the shared Internet connection. To set up a wireless network by using two adapters 1. Set up the computer that is currently connected to your broadband modem first. Follow the regular setup steps, with the following exceptions: e. When you are asked to choose your setup path, choose Create Network and Two-Adapter. f.
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Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Chapter 3: Using Your Microsoft Wireless Network After setting up your wireless network, you can use the Microsoft Wireless Network Utility to manage your network and use Microsoft Windows to perform common networking tasks, such as sharing printers and files, sending Instant Messages, and playing games.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Task Windows Wireless Network Utility View Network Settings Yes Yes Add a printer Yes No Share Files and Folders Yes No Access shared files and folders Yes No Diagnose Network Problems ?? Yes Install and Uninstall Network software Yes No Update Network Software No Yes Play games on the network ?? ?? Log on to the network Yes No What other tasks do we need? Caution: If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME on
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Note You can also open Wireless Network Utility by clicking the XXX icon in the Notification Area. Insert screenshot of WNU UI with callouts describing what user sees from the UI. The right pane of the Wireless Network Utility shows the devices currently connected to your network. You can click the icon for any network device to see status information on that device.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter network uses. You may also want to change the name of your network workgroup. To view network settings, click Network Settings in Wireless Network Utility or select View Settings from the File menu. Insert Screenshot of Network Settings page. To change any of the settings listed, click Change network settings.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Note Only the computer users on your local network will have access to the files you share. Computers on the Internet will not be able to access your files.. Share Files and Folders Through Windows, you can make some or all of the files on your computer available to the other computers on the network. You can also share an entire drive with the network or share specific folders.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Need graphics of My Network Places and Network Neighborhood. My Network Places (or Network Neighborhood, in older versions of Windows) presents a view of the network similar to the view of your computer presented by Windows Explorer.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 4. Double-click the file. Share Printers Using Windows, you can print documents on a printer that is attached to another computer on your network. This makes it possible to print without transferring files from one computer to another. Before you can use a network printer, you must first enable the printer (or make it available to the network from the computer it is attached to).
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 2. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to open the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next. 3. Click A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next. 4. Click Connect to this printer. 5. Connect to the desired printer using one of the following two methods: υ Browse for the printer on the network. υ Type the printer name using the following format: \\printserver_name\share_name 6.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 2. Click the computer with the printer you want, and then click the printer icon. 3. To set up the printer, follow the instructions on the screen. To make a printer available to other computers on the network Note Some printer drivers are not designed for sharing printers. For more information, see the documentation that came with your printer. The following procedure varies depending on your version of Windows.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter 4. Click OK, or if you have installed additional drivers, click Close. If you have Windows Me or Windows 98: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Click the printer you want to share. 3. On the File menu, click Sharing. 4. Click Shared As. Note: If the Sharing command or tab is not visible, you need to enable file and print sharing services.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter down list. (Note: The way you select the printer may vary, depending on the application you're using.) 4. Click OK. Note Some Internet service providers allow customers to share an Internet connection across computers using just one Internet account. In some cases, however, customers must purchase additional accounts. Please check with your Internet service provider about their policy before you proceed with Internet sharing.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Read E-mail Over the Network If you share a common e-mail address with others on your network, you can have the e-mail delivered to the network server rather than downloaded to one computer. This way, all members of the network can access the new, incoming e-mail at any time.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Play Games over the Network and Internet Many of the most popular games in the past few years have multiplayer capability, allowing two or more players to compete using a local network. With Microsoft Wireless Network Utility and network-enabled games, you can use your computers to play games with friends and family members.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter If you have a Microsoft Wireless Network Adapter (PC Card or USB) and Windows XP, you can connect to other wireless networks, assuming you have the necessary permissions and passwords for those networks. For example, let's say you're traveling. You've brought along your laptop computer (with the PC Card network adapter), and you're in an airport waiting for your flight.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Technically, you can share your CD burner with the other computers on your network, just as you would share other drives. However, the performance will be slower over the network, so we recommend that you transfer the files that you want to put on a CD to the computer that has the CD burner.
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Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Glossary Review note: some of these definitions come straight from the Windows XP glossary. We will modify as necessary to reflect the concerns of our audience. We are thinking of making this a full-scale appendix with diagrams to explain Basic Network Concepts to readers who want it. Adapter Administrator Bandwidth The amount of information, or size of file, that can be sent through a network connection at one time.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter DNS Server Domain Name DSL Modem Edge computer (?) Encryption The process of disguising a message or data in such a way as to hide its substance. Ethernet An IEEE 802.3 standard for contention networks. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and relies on the form of access known as Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/DC) to regulate communication line traffic.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter HomePNA Home Network Center Hub A common connection point for devices in a network. Typically used to connect segments of a local area network (LAN), a hub contains multiple ports. When data arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see the data.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Network A network is a collection of two or more computers that are connected to one another, either via a wired or wireless medium. These computers can share access to the Internet as well as the use of printers and files. A home or small office network provides a way for you to use other computers or equipment without actually being at those computers.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Wireless Refers to technology that connects computers without the use of wires and cables. Microsoft Wireless Home Networking uses radio transmission to connect computers in a network to one another. Radio signals can be transmitted through walls, ceilings, and floors, so you can connect computers that are in different rooms in the house without physically attaching them to one another.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Regulatory compliance United States of America Radio and TV interference regulations This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter If the interference stopped when the computer was off, check to see if one of the input/output (I/O) devices or one of the computer's internal accessory boards is causing the problem. Disconnect the I/O devices one at a time and see if the interference stops.
Microsoft Wireless Home Networking USB Adapter or PC Card Adapter Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device." Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et CNR-210 du Canada. Specifications Frequency Bands: o 2400 ~ 2483.
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