Step 4: configure your adapter, Step 5: test your network – Microsoft MN-130 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Setting Up

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After you connect your adapter, the back of your computer will
resemble the following diagram.

Step 4: Configure Your Adapter

1. Turn on your computer.

When Windows starts, the Setup Wizard automatically resumes.

2. Continue to follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard.

When you complete the setup, click Finish to exit the Setup
Wizard.

3. Remove the Setup CD-ROM from your CD-ROM drive and keep it

in a safe place for future installations.

4. If your Internet service provider (ISP) requires additional

network settings, such as a static IP address or special software
to access the Internet, configure this now. For instructions, see
your ISP documentation.

Step 5: Test Your Network

To confirm that your network is working properly, do the following:

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Ensure that your connections are working properly by viewing
the status of your network in the Broadband Network Utility. To
learn more about the Broadband Network Utility, see Chapter 5.

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If your network has Internet access, test the connection by
opening your Web browser and visiting a Web site, such as
www.microsoft.com.

If you are having network problems or you cannot connect to the
Internet through your broadband modem, see “Network and
Internet Problems” in Chapter 6.

Note
If you originally logged on to
an administrator account to
begin Setup, make sure that
you log on to the same
administrator account after
you restart your computer.

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