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To connect to a wireless network
1.
Turn on the computer, if it is not already on.
2.
Insert a Wireless LAN PC Card, such as the supplied PCWA-C800S/B card, into the PC Card slot. (This card
enables you to use the 802.11a wireless band, or 802.11b/g band.)
Inserting a PC Card
3.
Click Start, select All Programs, select Wireless LAN, and click Wireless Panel. The Wireless Panel dialog box
appears.
Wireless Panel dialog box
Clicking the question mark button on the top-right corner of the Wireless Panel dialog box will open the Help for
Wireless Panel file.
4.
Click the Network List tab. A list of available wireless networks appear within the dialog box.
To use the card in Access Point network connection mode, an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN access
point is necessary.
5.
Click Open Network Connections to search for a wireless network to connect to. The Network Connections
dialog box appears.
6.
Click Wireless Network Connection. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box appears.
7.
Click Properties to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box. The Wireless Network
Connection Properties dialog box appears.
Wireless Network Connection Properties
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