Connecting to the internet, Using a wired lan – TabletKiosk Sahara Slate PC i400 Series User Manual

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Chapter 05: Using Your Sahara Slate PC with Windows Vista

Connecting to the Internet

Your Sahara Slate PC allows you to connect to the Internet in
different ways. The ways vary depending on the user’s
networking environment as well as personal preference and
available equipment. This section outlines two of the most
common ways:

1.

Using a wired LAN (Local Area Network)

2.

Using a wireless LAN

Using a Wired LAN

To connect to the Internet via a wired LAN environment, typically
an Ethernet port or a broadband modem must be within the
reach of the networking cable you are using.

1.

Connect an Ethernet networking cable into the LAN port of
your Sahara Slate PC and then connect the other end into
your broadband modem or the appropriate LAN port as
instructed by your network administrator.

2.

If your network or Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses a
Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server (as many do)
you should find that you can already connect to the internet.
If not, continue to the next step.

3

From the START
menu, select
“Control Panel” and
tap on “View
network status and
task” under the
“Network and
Internet” category.

3.

In the left hand
pane, tap on
“Manage network

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