Applications of wireless routers in vista

With the rapid development of the network, wireless routers have to face different systems. Here we mainly analyze the application of wireless routers in the vista system. The impressive Windows Vista operating system has been released for a while, but there is almost no network-related function introduction to this new system on the Internet. Presumably this is mainly because there is no good support for Vista network devices, and it is hard for everyone to find some of its new features.

A few days ago, the first Microsoft Vista certified wireless router D-LinkDIR-655 arrived at the ZOL editorial department, which provides us with a good opportunity. With its cooperation, we decided to try to find out the highlights of the Vista network setting function. Starting the test notebook, we soon saw the desktop of the Vista system. Vista has changed the "Network Neighbor" icon required on the desktop of the system to the "network" icon. Double-click the "network" icon. In addition to the current network connection status, the system folder provides three links: Network and sharing center, adding printers, and adding wireless devices.

Using a network cable to connect the laptop to the DIR-655, we found a wireless router icon named WirelessDraft11nRouter was immediately added to the network folder. The network connection icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of the desktop also changes from disconnected to connected. Double-click the icon. A dialog box is displayed, indicating that the local network is connected ".

Right-click the icon and we can find three options: view the device webpage, create shortcuts, and properties. Click "view device webpage". IE7 is automatically started and connected to the wireless router configuration interface. Click "attribute" and we find that the attribute page is divided into two tabs. In the "General" label, we can directly set port ing, while the "Network Device" label lists the wireless router manufacturers, models, management addresses, MAC addresses, and other information. The computer can access the Internet without configuration. This function is called "Universal plug-and-play" UPnP). When the operating system and network devices support this function, it becomes quite simple to access the Internet. This feature provides great convenience for friends who do not know how to configure network connections.

Wireless connection under Vista

Enhanced Wireless Router support is one of the new features of Vista. We have mentioned above that the "network" folder has a "add wireless device" link. Click this link to view the list of wireless hotspots found in Vista. Unlike XP, the Vista system not only shows whether wireless hotspots are encrypted, but also shows the encryption methods in detail. Our DIR-655 is not encrypted now, and the system still prompts us with caution when connecting directly to an unencrypted network. After the connection is successful, the system immediately asks us to tell the current wireless network that it is connected to is home, office or public network. For these three different types of networks, Vista provides different levels of security protection, which can "hide" computers on other computers in the wireless network or simply disable sharing.

Looking at the connection properties at this time, the system prompts that we need to check the properties operation, which is a new security protection measure. We also found that IPV6 is automatically enabled in addition to IPV4. DIR-655 support IPV6, unfortunately our company's network is not currently supported. In addition to generic plug-and-play UPnP), the key Vista features of the DIR-655 mentioned in the documentation also include WCNWindowsConnectNow ), moreover, DIR-655 is the first home network connection terminal Supporting WindowsConnectNow technology.

To put it simply, the WCN technology includes the following steps: first, configure the wireless connection mode and encryption information on a computer to store the information in a USB flash disk. Second, insert this USB flash drive into other computers so that they can be configured according to the configured wireless connection mode. Finally, insert the USB flash drive into the USB interface of network devices that support WCN technology, this device will provide wireless router services for these computers according to the configured wireless router connection method. The DIR-655 has a dedicated USB interface for this feature. For network administrators, the WCN function is undoubtedly more convenient and powerful than UPnP, And the tedious and repetitive configuration turns into several mouse clicks. I believe that over time, more and more network devices will add this function. So far, DIR-655 is still the only product that supports WCN, and enterprise users who want to quickly configure the network have another reason to buy it.

In this preliminary trial of the Vista network setting function, we learned that the Vista system can provide relatively simple operations with the support of network devices. I believe that Microsoft has made more improvements in network settings during the five-year development of Vista. Have you found some tips? We hope that you can leave a message after the text.