| Configuring a wireless network involves setting up | | | | system, adapters usually have their own graphic |
| a wireless router or access point and installing | | | | user interface accessible from the taskbar after |
| wireless adapters on the networked computers. | | | | the wireless networking hardware is installed. This |
| The wireless router must be placed in a central | | | | allows a user to enter the SSID and enable the |
| location because the computers closer to the | | | | WEP. For a WLAN to function accurately, all the |
| router or access point obtain faster network | | | | adapters must use same parameter settings.One |
| speeds. The wireless router needs to be | | | | can also opt for automatic wireless configuration |
| connected to a power source and a source of | | | | that supports the IEEE-802.11 standard for |
| Internet connectivity so that all computers on the | | | | wireless networks. This minimizes the |
| network are provided Internet access.A wireless | | | | configuration that is required to access the |
| router is not mandatory for setting up a wireless | | | | wireless network. Once you enable automatic |
| network. Almost any computer with a wireless | | | | wireless network configuration on your computer, |
| adapter and a wired connection to the Internet | | | | you can move across various networks without |
| can be used as an access point. Next, the | | | | reconfiguring your network connection settings. |
| wireless network must be provided a name. This | | | | As you move from one place to another, |
| is usually referred to as SSID. All the computers | | | | automatic wireless networking searches for a |
| on a WLAN must share the same SSID.Each | | | | network that is available and notifies you about |
| computer connected to the wireless network | | | | the same. You can select the network that you |
| should have a wireless LAN card (also know as | | | | want to connect to and the network configuration |
| Wi-Fi adapter) installed. Wi-Fi adapters can be | | | | wizard updates your wireless network adapter to |
| configured after installation of TCP/IP based | | | | match the setting of the access point of the new |
| networking on the individual computers. On | | | | network. |
| computers using Microsoft Windows operating | | | | |