If you are reading this article, then you probably just got a new laptop with wireless capabilities. Or maybe you just create a wireless network in your home or office and want to know how your laptop can connect easily.
Here's what you need to know:
For the purposes of this article, I will assume some basic things about your equipment and furnishings. If your home network seems a little different, you will still be able to make things work, but it may not be as straightforward.
Hardware
Most systems of the home and small office has a cable / DSL modem. Connected, it will be your wireless access point or a router. Your model may have some ports wired network and the wireless antenna. In addition to all this, you have all your computers - some of which may be joined by son and some of which are wireless.
Network Security
One of the first things you'll want to do is increase the security of your network. There are a number of things that can and should be done to achieve this goal.
1- Make your wireless network "Invisible": For convenience, the wireless access points "announce" their presence, proximity wireless-enabled computers. This is called "broadcast identifier is enabled by default, only as a convenience, for example, it is nice if you're in a hotel or coffee -.. Makes it easy for your laptop to to know their network and use it quickly. However, when the network is in your home or office, you do not want everyone in the vicinity (eg outside or next) to know that you are there. therefore recommended consult your owner's manual of the access point for instructions on how to disable the broadcast identifier.
2-Rename your wireless network: The network access points / wireless router will be configured with a name, or "Service Set Identifier" (SSID). The manufacturer wireless sets this up at the factory, it is a case sensitive name that identifies the network . You'll want to change that name because intruders can scan a neighborhood using the default name to find your network. In other words, until you change your SSID, you might be an intruder giving ahead of hacking your network from the street somewhere. Consult your manual and change the name. Choose a name that will not be easily guessed by others.
3- Encrypt your network traffic: Your wireless access point / router should allow you to scramble or encrypt the data flowing between the device and your computer. By encrypting your traffic wireless, you switch to a format that can be read by computers with the correct key for the conversion format.
4- Change your administrator password: To do the things I mentioned above, you need to connect to your wireless access point / router. At the factory, he was given a password by default. These passwords are widely known and can be used to gain unauthorized access to your network. Make sure you change your administrator password.
5-Use file sharing with caution: Sometimes all you want to do with your wireless network to share an Internet connection with others. If this is the case, you may not have file sharing enabled. But if your network is configured to help you to access files and folders on other computers, you will need to have "file sharing" enabled. The disadvantage of this is that it makes it easier for foreigners to steal information from you. To stop them, you may want to consider creating a specific folder for sharing files, and move or copy files in that directory for sharing. Then you need to protect password in this directory and the files it contains. Note: Never open an entire hard drive for file sharing!
6-Keep your access point software update: From time to time, the manufacturer of your wireless access point / router publish software updates (or patches to fix bugs). Do not forget to visit the manufacturer's website regularly for updates or patches for the software on your device.
Convenience
Once you've taken care of security issues, the rest is relatively easy.
After you configure the SSID on your router / access point, you may want to add it (and any other wireless network you use) to your list of preferred networks if Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration is enabled. Follow these steps:
1-In Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2-Right-click the wireless network connection, and then click Properties.
3-On the Wireless Networks tab, click Add.
4-In the properties of the wireless network dialog box, enter the SSID you configured wireless router / your opinion.
5-Fill the rest of the field, including authentication and encryption information required depending on the configuration of your wireless access point / router.
6-Click OK and your home network will be added to the list of preferred networks.
Now your laptop should see the desired wireless network automatically without and connect.
Enjoy!
Here's what you need to know:
For the purposes of this article, I will assume some basic things about your equipment and furnishings. If your home network seems a little different, you will still be able to make things work, but it may not be as straightforward.
Hardware
Most systems of the home and small office has a cable / DSL modem. Connected, it will be your wireless access point or a router. Your model may have some ports wired network and the wireless antenna. In addition to all this, you have all your computers - some of which may be joined by son and some of which are wireless.
Network Security
One of the first things you'll want to do is increase the security of your network. There are a number of things that can and should be done to achieve this goal.
1- Make your wireless network "Invisible": For convenience, the wireless access points "announce" their presence, proximity wireless-enabled computers. This is called "broadcast identifier is enabled by default, only as a convenience, for example, it is nice if you're in a hotel or coffee -.. Makes it easy for your laptop to to know their network and use it quickly. However, when the network is in your home or office, you do not want everyone in the vicinity (eg outside or next) to know that you are there. therefore recommended consult your owner's manual of the access point for instructions on how to disable the broadcast identifier.
2-Rename your wireless network: The network access points / wireless router will be configured with a name, or "Service Set Identifier" (SSID). The manufacturer wireless sets this up at the factory, it is a case sensitive name that identifies the network . You'll want to change that name because intruders can scan a neighborhood using the default name to find your network. In other words, until you change your SSID, you might be an intruder giving ahead of hacking your network from the street somewhere. Consult your manual and change the name. Choose a name that will not be easily guessed by others.
3- Encrypt your network traffic: Your wireless access point / router should allow you to scramble or encrypt the data flowing between the device and your computer. By encrypting your traffic wireless, you switch to a format that can be read by computers with the correct key for the conversion format.
4- Change your administrator password: To do the things I mentioned above, you need to connect to your wireless access point / router. At the factory, he was given a password by default. These passwords are widely known and can be used to gain unauthorized access to your network. Make sure you change your administrator password.
5-Use file sharing with caution: Sometimes all you want to do with your wireless network to share an Internet connection with others. If this is the case, you may not have file sharing enabled. But if your network is configured to help you to access files and folders on other computers, you will need to have "file sharing" enabled. The disadvantage of this is that it makes it easier for foreigners to steal information from you. To stop them, you may want to consider creating a specific folder for sharing files, and move or copy files in that directory for sharing. Then you need to protect password in this directory and the files it contains. Note: Never open an entire hard drive for file sharing!
6-Keep your access point software update: From time to time, the manufacturer of your wireless access point / router publish software updates (or patches to fix bugs). Do not forget to visit the manufacturer's website regularly for updates or patches for the software on your device.
Convenience
Once you've taken care of security issues, the rest is relatively easy.
After you configure the SSID on your router / access point, you may want to add it (and any other wireless network you use) to your list of preferred networks if Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration is enabled. Follow these steps:
1-In Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
2-Right-click the wireless network connection, and then click Properties.
3-On the Wireless Networks tab, click Add.
4-In the properties of the wireless network dialog box, enter the SSID you configured wireless router / your opinion.
5-Fill the rest of the field, including authentication and encryption information required depending on the configuration of your wireless access point / router.
6-Click OK and your home network will be added to the list of preferred networks.
Now your laptop should see the desired wireless network automatically without and connect.
Enjoy!
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