Wireless network, Wireless lan connections – Samsung M60 User Manual

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Wireless Network

A wireless network (Wireless LAN) environment is a network environment that enables communicating between

multiple computers at home or a small-size office through wireless LAN devices.

Before You Start!

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The descriptions below are for computer models with a Wireless LAN card or device. You can also configure the wireless network

settings using the Easy Network Manager. p. 100
A Wireless LAN device is optional. To view the installed wireless LAN card, click

Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >

Device Manager > Network Adapter and click the + symbol.
The figures in this manual may differ from the actual ones depending on your wireless LAN device model.

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To use the wireless LAN, you have to turn the wireless LAN on first by pressing the

Fn + (

) keys. If the wireless LAN is turned

on, the

Wireless LAN LED (

) is lit.

Wireless LAN Connections

Wireless network connections can be classified into 3 categories and this manual describes the connection procedures

for connecting through an AP.

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Access Point (AP)

You can connect to the Internet or another computer on the network through an AP.

Note

What is an Access Point (AP)?
An AP is a network device that bridges wired and wireless LANs, and corresponds to a wireless hub in a wired network. You can

connect multiple wireless LAN installed computers to an AP.

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Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network

This is also called a peer-to-peer network. In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can connect 2 or more

computers with wireless LAN modules.

For details, see the descriptions that ap-pear when clicking

Start > Help and Support > Table of Contents >

Network-ing-connecting computers and devices > Setting up a network > Setting up a computer-to-computer

(ad hoc) network.

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