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ADSL X6v User Guide
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Setting Up Your Wireless
Network
This chapter discusses how to set up a wireless network using
computers that have built-in wireless capabilities and/or a
wireless adapter. Chapter 3 provides information about
implementing network security.
Note that for each computer added to your wireless network, you
will need to take appropriate steps for setting up that computer. To
do that, select one of the three possibilities for that computer
below:
1 Some newer Windows Vista and XP notebooks and desktops
have built-in wireless networking capabilities and do not
require the installation of a wireless component. If this is the
case, you should set up that computer’s wireless connection
using the Windows Vista or XP connect utility. See the
sections below on connecting Windows Vista (page
23) or XP
(page
25) computers with built-in wireless capabilities.
2 Some desktop and notebook computers may have built-in wireless
networking capabilities, but do not use the Windows Vista or XP
utility to configure their device. If this is so, set up your computer’s
wireless connection using the instructions on page
26 for
Connecting a Wireless-Enabled Computer to the X6v.
3 Some desktop and notebook computers may need a wireless
network adapter installed. This can be a USB adapter, PC Card
adapter, or PCI adapter. When you install the adapter, make sure
that it is set to infrastructure or access point mode (NOT ad-hoc
or peer-to-peer mode). If you need help installing your wireless
adapter or setting its mode, refer to the documentation that came
with it. After you install the adapter, see Connecting a Wireless-
Enabled Computer to the X6v on page
26.