Introduction; The Integrated 54G™ Solution; Enterprise Users - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 2100 User Manual

In t ro d uc t i o n
T I
HE NTEGRATED
The Integrated
printer and files with others in the network, enables Internet connection sharing, and enables roaming about
the office—wire free. This wireless LAN solution is designed for both the home user and small businesses—
and it is scalable so that users can be added and new network features can be enabled as networking needs
grow.
The WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (defined
in IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition) that encrypts data sent over radio waves. The use of the WEP key is optional
and can be enabled or disabled. If the network being connecting to has enabled WEP, WEP must also be
enabled in the network profile and the WEP key in the computer must be set to match the WEP key used by
the network. Otherwise, it is impossible to connect to the network.
The Integrated
following figure. Upon startup, the Integrated
networks) that are within range. Before connecting to these and other wireless networks, a user must configure
a profile for each network. See
Networks 1 and 2 are infrastructure types of networks. The two notebook computers connected by radio waves
form an ad hoc type of network.
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NTERPRISE
Obtain the following information from the network administrator:
• Network names (SSID) of the specific wireless networks to connect to
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key information (if any) for the networks to connect to
• For Microsoft Windows networking, the customer name and workgroup name
• For a network account, a user name and password
• An IP address (if not using a DHCP server)
• If any of the networks are connected to an authentication server
User Guide
54g™ S
OLUTION
54g™ solution accesses wireless local area networks (WLANs), enables the sharing of a local
54g™ enabled notebook makes a wireless connection to a network, as illustrated on the
"Completing the Setup" on page
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SERS
54g™ enabled notebook detects certain WLANs (wireless
3.
Network 1
Network 2
Figure 1: Types of Networks
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