User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE L775

[. . . ] If you are not sure what to buy, check out Gateway's accessory store at accessories. gateway. com. Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 2 3 Make sure your broadband connection works. Set up your access point and network security. Set up your notebook. Making sure your broadband connection works Before you change anything about your home setup, make sure that your broadband connection is working correctly. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using your current setup. [. . . ] Check your access point documentation for information about installing it and setting network security. Setting up your notebook Naming your computers and workgroup Important Each computer on your network needs a unique Computer Name. All the computers on your network need the same Workgroup Name. You may have already named your computer and workgroup the first time you turned on your notebook. To identify this computer on the network: 1 2 3 4 Click Start, right-click My Computer, then click Properties. The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens. Type a unique computer name in the Computer name box. Use a computer name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Make sure that your computer name is unique. Your computer name cannot be all numeric. It must contains some letters. 4 www. gateway. com Setting up your wireless network 5 Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup box. Use a workgroup name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers on your home network, and the name must be different than any computer name on your network. Connect your printer to your access point if the access point includes a USB or parallel port. For more information, see the instructions that came with your access point. Use a wireless print server. Troubleshooting your network You turned wireless networking on, but it takes a while to connect. When wireless networking is turned on, it automatically scans for available connections. The scan can take approximately 30 seconds to complete. Your connection on the network seems intermittent or your wireless network is running slower than you expect. The speed of a wireless network is related to signal strength. Signal strength is affected by the distance between your wireless network devices, by radio interference, and by interference from natural obstructions such as walls, ceilings, floors, and doors. 8 www. gateway. com Troubleshooting your network If your wireless network is running slower than you expect, you should check your network signal strength. If you find the signal strength is low, try moving to a new location to increase the signal strength. To check the signal strength of your wireless network: 1 2 Click Start, right-click My Network Places, then click Properties. Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click Status. The Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box opens. The meter shows the signal strength for wireless networking on your computer if other computers with the same network name are within range of your computer. You are in a wireless network, you can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print, or get to the Web. If your access point uses WEP, go to the Windows XP Wireless Networking Properties window and make sure that both the WAP and the WLAN in the computer have matching WEP keys. www. gateway. com 9 Networking Your Notebook You are in a wireless network, but no available networks are listed in the Windows XP Wireless Networking utility. If the network you are attempting to access does not broadcast its SSID, you need to request the SSID from the administrator and add that network's information into the wireless utility. You may want to try entering ANY as the SSID, which will make the computer try to auto-detect the network. Your wireless network is listed as a preferred network, but it has an "x" on it. An x means your preferred network is not currently available or you are not currently in range to connect. Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet. Reset the power on your cable or DSL modem and your access point. This reestablishes communication between your Internet Service Provider and your modem and between your modem and your access point. [. . . ] Contact your company computer department or network administrator for more information. Important wireless information Warning Radio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802. 11a and IEEE 802. 11g communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. For more information, see "Turning the wireless radio on" on page 5. Important See "Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information" in your notebook user guide for general wireless regulatory and safety guidelines. Important Note any antenna placement constraints in the access point user guide as the speed of a wireless network is related to signal strength. [. . . ]