Wireless Network - Samsung NP-R40P User Manual

Wireless Network

A wireless network (Wireless LAN) environment is a network environment that enables communicating between
multiple computers at home or a small-size office through wireless LAN devices.
Before You Start!
You can also configure the network settings using the Easy Network Manager.
The descriptions below are for computer models with a Wireless LAN card or device. You can also configure the wireless network
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settings using the Easy Network Manager.
A Wireless LAN device is optional. To view the installed wireless LAN card, click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Device Manager > Network Adapter and click the + symbol.
The figures in this manual may differ from the actual ones depending on your wireless LAN device model.
To use the wireless LAN, you have to turn the wireless LAN on first by pressing the Fn + (
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on, the Wireless LAN LED (
Wireless LAN Connections
Wireless network connections can be classified into 3 categories and this manual describes the connection procedures
for connecting through an AP.
■ Access Point (AP)
You can connect to the Internet or another computer on the network through an AP.
What is an Access Point (AP)?
An AP is a network device that bridges wired and wireless LANs, and corresponds to a wireless hub in a wired network. You can
connect multiple wireless LAN installed computers to an AP.
Note
Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network
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This is also called a peer-to-peer network. In computer-to-computer wireless networks, you can connect 2 or more
computers with wireless LAN modules.
For details, see the descriptions that appear when clicking Start > Help and Support > Troubleshooting >
Networking.
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