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Chapter 1: Installing the AP+2 as an Access Point 9
My Windows XP Computer Has
Built-In Wireless Capabilities
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1 On your Windows desktop, click the
Start
button, then click
Control Panel
.
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2
Double-click the
Network Connections
icon.
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3 Right-click the
Wireless Network Connection
icon, then
select
Properties
.
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4 On the
Wireless Network Connection Properties
dialog
box, select the
Wireless Networks
tab. Windows XP will
automatically scan for available wireless networks in your area.
Its findings will appear in the
Available networks
list. It
should find the wireless network of your new access point—
named
zoom
. (The scan is done automatically because the
Use
Windows to configure my wireless network settings
check
box is selected by default.)
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5 Select
zoom
from the
Available networks
list, then click the
Configure
button to add it to the
Preferred networks
list.
The notebook will try to connect to the Internet using the
wireless networks listed here, in the order in which they
appear. (If you already have networks listed here, we
recommend you either remove them or use the
Move up
button to move
zoom
to the top of the list.)
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6 Click
OK
.