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Wireless Network
A wireless network (Wireless LAN) environment is a network environment that enables communicating between
multiple computers at home or a small-size office through wireless LAN devices.
Before You Start!
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The descriptions below are for computer models with a Wireless LAN card or device. You can also configure the wireless network
settings using the Easy Network Manager.
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A Wireless LAN device is optional. To view the installed wireless LAN card, click
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Device Manager > Network Adapter
and click the + symbol.
The figures in this manual may differ from the actual ones depending on your wireless LAN device model.
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To use the wireless LAN, you have to turn the wireless LAN on first by pressing the Fn + ( ) keys. If the wireless LAN is turned
on, the Wireless LAN LED (
) is lit.
Wireless LAN Connections
Wireless network connections can be classified into 3 categories and this manual describes the connection procedures
for connecting through an AP.
■ Access Point (AP)
You can connect to the Internet or another computer on the network through an AP.
Note
What is an Access Point (AP)?
An AP is a network device that bridges wired and wireless LANs, and corresponds to a wireless hub in a wired network. You can
connect multiple wireless LAN installed computers to an AP.
■ Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network
This is also called a peer-to-peer network. In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can connect 2 or more
computers with wireless LAN modules.
For details, see the descriptions that ap-pear when clicking Start > Help and Support > Table of Contents >
Network-ing-connecting computers and devices > Setting up a network > Setting up a computer-to-computer
(ad hoc) network.