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16 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook Kit User’s Guide
Step 7: Configure Your Adapter
1. Continue following the instructions in the Setup Wizard to configure your adapter.
2. When the wizard asks what type of network you have, click My current network
already includes a Microsoft base station.
When the wizard prompts you for your wireless network settings, you can insert the
floppy disk of network settings that you saved from the setup of your base station. If
you saved the settings to a file on a different storage medium, you can browse to
the file containing the settings. If you did not save your network settings
electronically, you may need to specify your wireless network name (also known as
Service Set Identifier, or SSID) and WEP key.
3. When the wizard asks if you want to set up your computer for file and printer
sharing, specify whether you want to make files on your computer available to other
computers on your network.
Note If your computer is a member of a domain, the Setup Wizard detects this and
skips the file and printer sharing part of setup. You will not be able to share files and
printers with other computers on your network. For information about switching
between a workgroup and a domain, see Broadband Network Utility Help.
4. When you reach the end of the Setup Wizard, click Finish to exit the wizard. By
default, the Broadband Network Utility starts automatically.
5. Remove the Setup CD from the CD drive and the floppy disk (if used) from the floppy
disk drive. Keep your network settings handy for setting up additional computers on
your network.
It is recommended that you install the software on all computers on your network,
so that you can use the Broadband Network Utility from all of your computers. If you
want to do this, run the Setup Wizard on each of your computers and when the
Setup Wizard starts, click Install Software Only. (If the computer already has a
version of this software installed, this option is called Update Software Only or
Reinstall Software Only.)
Step 8: Test Your Network
1. View the status of your network in the Broadband Network Utility. Make sure that
the other computers on your network appear under Network Devices. For more
information about using the Broadband Network Utility, see Chapter 4.
2. Open your Web browser and try accessing a Web site such as www.microsoft.com. If
your network is working properly, you will be able to access the Internet from the
computers that you just set up.
What’s Next?
Your base station and adapter are now both set up.
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If your network is working properly, you can proceed to Chapter 4, “Network
Activities.”
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If you are having network problems or you cannot connect to the Internet through
your broadband modem, see “Network and Internet Problems” in Chapter 6.