Gateway WBU-110 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
1 Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the USB adapter driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 2: Configuring the USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Naming the computers and the workgroup . . . . . . . 6
Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Terms you should know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting up a DHCP IP address for each computer . 13
Turning the wireless emitter off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Where to go from here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating your wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 17
Using your wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting your wireless Ethernet network . . 17
2 Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. . . 19
Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the Gateway Wireless Monitor . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting the USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the USB adapter driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Step 2: Configuring the USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Naming the computers and the workgroup . . . . . . 26
Step 3: Configuring the TCP/IP protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Terms you should know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting up a DHCP IP address for each computer . 30
Turning the wireless emitter off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Where to go from here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Creating your wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 36
Using your wireless Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting your wireless Ethernet network . . 36
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automated troubleshooting system . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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