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