Acer IEEE 802.11b WLAN PC Card - Manual (Page 27)

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3. Application
To enable the sharing of the Internet access, you should set your IEEE802.11b
WLAN mode as “ Infrastructure “ and connect to the access point (please refer to the
Chapter 2.4.1 “ Setting “). When the procedure is completed, an access point will
appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood of IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. Double-
click it to enter the Network Neighborhood folder. This folder contains the links to all
computers in your workgroup on the entire network.
3.1 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98
IEEE802.11b WLAN allows the sharing of files between computers that are logged
onto the same wireless network. Let’s assume that you want your folder “ My
Documents “ to be shared with other computers and the wireless network:
1. First, locate the folder “ My Documents “ and right-click it.
2. Select “ Sharing “ from the available options.
3. Select “ Shared As “ to open your folder for file sharing. You can also select and
define the level of access you want for your folder.