98/2 k/XP Wireless Network Installation Guide

Peer-to-Peer wireless networks are mainly used for file transfer between two or more computers. Because there is no Wireless Access Point (AP), the signal strength will directly affect the file transmission speed. Therefore, adjust the distance and placement between computers.

Configuration in Windows XP

Windows XP provides good support for wireless networks. You can directly set it in the "Network Connection" window without installing a wireless network client. The so-called "wireless network client" is a software dedicated to helping us connect to the Internet when the operating system does not support wireless network technology. Next, we will discuss some specific settings.

Step 2 open the network connection window in the control panel.

In step 2, right-click the "wireless network connection" icon and click "properties" in the shortcut menu. The "Wireless Network Connection Properties" dialog box is displayed.

In step 2, select the "wireless network configuration" tab and select the "Configure My Wireless Network in Windows" check box to enable automatic wireless network configuration.

Click "advanced" in step 2 to display the "advanced" dialog box.

Step 2 select the "computer-only (specific)" option to connect computers. If you connect directly to a computer and retain the function of connecting to an access point, you can select the "any available network (preferred access point)" option.

Note that, in the wireless network of the preferred access point, if there is an available network, you will usually first try to connect to the wireless network of the Access Point. If the access point network is unavailable, connect to the peer-to-peer wireless network. For example, if you use a laptop in the wireless network at the access point during work, and then bring the laptop home to use the computer to the home network of the computer, the automatic wireless network configuration will change the wireless network settings as needed, in this way, you can directly connect to the home network without any settings.

In step 2, click "close" and "OK" to establish a wireless connection between the computers. The information box is displayed, indicating that the wireless network connection is successful.

Because Windows 98/ME/2000/XP can automatically assign an IP address to the computer, that is, even if the IP address is not set for the wireless network card and there is no DHCP server in the network, the computer will automatically obtain an IP address from the address segment and communicate with each other to share folders and printers. However, if you want to implement all the functions of the network, you should assign an IP address to each Nic, especially for small networks.

Configuration in Windows 98/ME/2000

Windows 98/ME/2000 does not support wireless networks. Therefore, you must use the Client Manager of the wireless network provided by the vendor to manage and configure the wireless network. Most wireless device manufacturers use the software used below, so you do not have to worry about the difficulties you have not considered in your own installation.

In step 2, click Start>Program→ Wireless → Client Manager ". The" Wireless Client Manager "window is displayed.

In step 2, select "Add/edit Configuration Overview" in the "operations" menu to display the dialog box.

In step 2, click the edit button to display the dialog box. If you click the Add button, you can create a new wireless network configuration. If the computer frequently moves in the home and office networks, you can create multiple configuration files. Then you only need to select the appropriate configuration file to quickly integrate the matching wireless network.

In step 2, select the "peer-to-peer Working Group" option in the "Network Type" drop-down list. The dialog box is displayed.

In step 2, click the scan button to scan and display the currently available peer-to-peer wireless networks ,.

Step 2 select the searched wireless network from the list and click OK.

Click "Next" in step 2 to display the dialog box. Select the "enable data security" check box to encrypt data during data transmission to ensure the communication security of the wireless network. In "key", type the key you want to set. Of course, if not sensitive files are transmitted, do not select this check box for encryption. Unencrypted transmission consumes less computer resources.

Click "Next" in step 2 to display the dialog box. If you are using a laptop, you can select the "open" option to enable the power management function to reduce energy consumption. Of course, the wireless performance will also decrease, and the communication rate and transmission distance will also decrease. When the power management is turned off, although it consumes a lot of power, the wireless performance will also increase, and the communication rate and transmission distance will be restored to the default value.

Click "Next" in step 2 to display the dialog box. Select the "Update IP address when this introduction is selected" check box to automatically update the IP address when the computer moves from one network to another.

In step 2, click the "finish" button and return to the configuration main window. The wireless network connection is successful.

ArticleYou may feel that the installation is not a problem. However, I would like to kindly remind you that due to different product manufacturers, the quality of wireless network cards is naturally different. When connecting to a peer-to-peer wireless network, poor-quality network cards may cause excessive signal dependency.

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