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- Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide
Setting the sharing function
Set the sharing function to make file and/or printer sharing with other network-connected personal
computers valid. This operation is not required unless the sharing function is to be used.
The folder and printer for which the sharing function has been set will be usable from any personal
computer present on the network.
Setting the Microsoft network-sharing service
1 Click the [Start] button first and then [Control Panel].
2 If the Control Panel is in Category view, switch to Classic view by clicking “Switch to Classic View” under Control
Panel the left frame. (If you are already in Classic view, “Switch to Category View” will be displayed.)
3 Double-click [Network Connections]. A list of currently installed networks will be displayed.
4 Right-click [Wireless Network Connection] in the list, and then click [Properties] in the menu displayed. The
[Wireless Network Connection Properties] window will be displayed.
5 If [File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks] is displayed, proceed to step 6. If [File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks] is not displayed, skip to step 7.
6 Make sure that the [File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks] check box is checked, and then click the
[OK] button. Skip to “Setting file-sharing function”.
7 Click [Install]. The [Select Network Component Type] window will be displayed.
8 Click [Service], then click the [Add] button. The [Select Network Service] window will be displayed.
9 Click [File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks] and then click the [OK] button. Processing will return to
the [Wireless Network Connection Properties] window, and [File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks] will
be added to the list.
10 Click the [Close] button.
To share a file and/or the connected printer, you need to be logged in as an administrator.