Gateway Orinoco Peer-to-peer, Setup Instructions

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Page 2: ...es will use two example users Pat and Chris When prompted to enter specific information in your computer substitute your information in place of the example users Important Although the instructions in this setup guide are complete they do not provide exact detail on each text field option or dialog box that you may encounter in the software To get more information on these items click the items H...

Page 3: ...e One wireless USB client and USB connector cable Installing the software The ORiNOCO Client Manager software lets you configure your workgroup and gives you capabilities to monitor your network connection Important You must install the Client Manager software before connecting the USB client hardware otherwise the program files may not install correctly To install the Client Manager software 1 Tu...

Page 4: ...rating system driver for your computer For example Windows 2000 operating system would be D Drivers Win_2000 3 Once the drivers have been installed the Add Edit Configuration Profile dialog box appears Keep this dialog box open and continue with configuring the Client Manager software If the dialog does not open click the icon in the lower right corner on the Task bar Configuring Client Manager so...

Page 5: ...ures as shown in Windows 2000 configuration on page 12 The next series of configuration settings use the Windows Network dialog box This part of the set up process is where you will substitute your specific information in place of the example users Pat and Chris To name the computer and network 1 On the desktop right click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places then select Properties The Networ...

Page 6: ...work dialog open and continue with entering IP addresses in the next section Entering IP Address and Subnet Mask Each computer connected to the wireless network must have a unique address To use the TCP IP protocol on each computer you must manually set a static IP address one that does not change To enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask 1 While in the Network dialog box click the Configuration tab...

Page 7: ...le File and Printer Sharing 1 While in the Network dialog box click the Configuration tab 2 Click File and Print Sharing The File and Print Sharing dialog box opens 3 Select the appropriate file and print sharing options To let this computer share its files select the option I want to be able to give others access to my files To let this computer share its printer select the option I want to be ab...

Page 8: ...ment Monthly project reports Computer 1 Comment Chris C drive Computer 2 This is an optional field that you can use to add more information about the shared folder or drive This information will remain in the Comment field on the Sharing tab of the Properties window Access type Read Only Computer 1 Access type Full Computer 2 Lets you specify the type of access others have to the folder To let oth...

Page 9: ... printer hardware and software on the computer according to the instructions that came with the printer Make sure that the printer is working properly before continuing 2 Click Start then select Settings then Printers The Printer window opens 3 In the Printers window click the printer that you want to share 4 Right click the printer icon then select Sharing The Sharing page of the printer s proper...

Page 10: ... shared the printer see Accessing a shared printer on page 10 to let others print to the networked printer Logging on the network Once you complete all the configuration settings you need to log off the computers then log on to the network This enables you to access the networked printer and view files on the workgroup To log on to the network Use this procedure to log on to the network with Windo...

Page 11: ...then click Next Windows installs the printer driver to your computer If the printer files are not found you may need to install the printer drivers from the printers installation disk 9 Once the drivers have been installed indicate whether you want to print a test page then click Finish The printer is added to your Printer page Accessing shared files This procedure is applicable for sharing files ...

Page 12: ...o use A window opens containing the contents of the shared item Disabling file and print sharing There may be times when you do not want other network users to access your files or print from the networked printer Use the following steps to disable those features To disable file and print sharing 1 On the desktop right click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places The Network dialog box opens 2 ...

Page 13: ...ve a unique address To use the TCP IP protocol on each computer you must manually set a static IP address one that does not change To enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask 1 On the desktop right click My Network Places then select Properties The Network and Dial up Connection dialog box opens 2 Right click the LAN connection icon then select Properties The LAN connection dialog box opens 3 Select t...

Page 14: ...Enable file sharing in Windows 2000 To enable file sharing 1 On the desktop right click My Network Places then select Properties The Network and Dial up Connection dialog box opens 2 Right click the LAN connection icon then select Properties The LAN connection dialog box opens 3 Select the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks option from the list then select the checkbox 4 Click OK and ...

Page 15: ...then Control Panel The Control Panel window opens 2 Double click the Users and Passwords icon The Users and Passwords dialog box opens 3 Click Add The Add New User wizard appears 4 Follow the wizard and enter the appropriate information in the fields User name Pat When others want to see your shared files they must log on their computer with this user name Full name optional Description optional 5...

Page 16: ... suggested name or change it The entry should not contain any spaces Comment optional This is an optional field that you can use to add more information about the shared folder or drive 4 Select the Maximum allowed option from the User limit field This setting specifies the type of access others have to the folder 5 Click OK to accept the settings Logging on the network with Windows 2000 Use this ...

Page 17: ...con on the desktop The Network Neighborhood window opens To view computers on other workgroups double click Entire Network A window opens containing any items shared by computers on other workgroups 6 Double click the drive folder or file you want to use A window opens containing the contents of the shared item Before contacting Gateway technical support See the ORiNOCO Getting Started guide and W...

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