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11 191 Networking Your Gateway 450 Connecting your home, small office, or home office computers lets you share drives, printers, and a single Internet connection among the connected computers. Read this chapter to learn about: ■Benefits of using a network in your home, small office, or home office ■Types of network connections ■Turning the wireless Ethernet emitter on and off Help and SupportFor more information about networking, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword networking in the Search box , then click the arrow.
192 Chapter 11: Networking Your Gateway 450 www.gateway.com Benefits of networking A network lets you: ■Share a single Internet connection ■Share computer drives ■Share peripheral devices ■Stream audio and video files ■Play multi-player games Sharing a single Internet connection Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same broadband connection or modem and telephone line and access the Internet at the same time. This saves on the cost of installing another telephone line for your second computer and paying for a second Internet service provider (ISP) account. Sharing drives With a network, you can copy files from computer to computer by copying and pasting or dragging and dropping. You will no longer waste your time transferring files by using recordable media. In addition, you can map a drive on a networked computer to another computer, and access the files as if they were located on the hard drive of the computer you are using. Help and SupportFor more information about sharing an Internet connection, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword internet sharing in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and SupportFor more information about sharing network drives, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword sharing network drives in the Search box , then click the arrow.
193 Benefits of networking www.gateway.com Sharing peripheral devices Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same peripheral devices, such as a printer. Select print from the computer you are currently using and your file is automatically printed on your printer no matter where it is located on your network. Streaming audio and video files With a network, you can store audio files (such as the popular .MP3 files) and video files on any networked computer, then play them on any of the other computers or devices connected to your network. This process is called streaming. Playing multi-player games With a home network, you can play multi-player games. Load a game like Microsoft Racing Madness 2 on your computers, and in minutes, you and your friends can race in competing cars or on competing motorcycles. Help and SupportFor more information about sharing network devices, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword sharing in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and SupportFor more information about streaming files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword streaming in the Search box , then click the arrow. Help and SupportFor more information about playing multi-player games, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword games or network games in the Search box , then click the arrow.
194 Chapter 11: Networking Your Gateway 450 www.gateway.com Selecting a network connection The biggest decision you need to make when creating your network is what type of connection you will use. Gateway products support wired and wireless Ethernet networks and powerline networks. Use the following criteria as a guide when selecting a network connection. Wired Ethernet network Create a wired Ethernet network by using special wires to connect all the computers and devices on your network. Wired Ethernet networks are typically faster than other network types. Create a wired Ethernet network if: ■You are building a new home or your existing home already has Ethernet cable installed in each room that has a device you want to connect ■You are creating a network in an office or business where network speed is more important than moving about with your computer ■Your computer has an Ethernet jack for connecting to the network Wireless Ethernet network A wireless Ethernet network is created by using radio emitters that may be embedded into your computers or plugged into them. Create a wireless Ethernet (IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, or IEEE 802.11g) network if: ■You are looking for an alternative to installing cable for connectivity ■The ability to move about with your computer is as important as network speed ■Your computer has wireless Ethernet for networking
195 Using your notebook on a network www.gateway.com Powerline network Computers and other devices can communicate with each other by using the electrical wires already installed in your home or business. Create a powerline network if: ■You are looking for an alternative to installing cable for connectivity ■The ability to move about with your computer is as important as network speed Using your notebook on a network Installing and configuring your notebook for Ethernet networking The Setting Up Your Windows Network guide has been included on your hard drive. This guide provides instructions for installing and configuring wired and wireless Ethernet networking and powerline networking on your notebook. To access this guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. Help and SupportFor more information about selecting network connections, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword networks or network types in the Search box , then click the arrow.
196 Chapter 11: Networking Your Gateway 450 www.gateway.com Turning your wireless Ethernet emitter on or off To turn wireless Ethernet on or off: 1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Network and Internet Connections. The Network and Internet Connections window opens. 2Click/Double-click Network Connections. The Network Connections window opens. 3Right-click Wireless Network Connection, then click Enable to turn on wireless Ethernet or click Disable to turn off wireless Ethernet. For more information For more information about purchasing equipment for your home or office Ethernet network, discuss your particular needs with your Gateway representative. In addition, several books and Internet sites are dedicated to networking (for example: www.homenethelp.com ). See these sources for more information about networking your home or office with wired or wireless Ethernet. WarningRadio frequency wireless communication can interfere with equipment on commercial aircraft. Current aviation regulations require wireless devices to be turned off while traveling in an airplane. IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g communication devices are examples of devices that provide wireless communication. WarningIn environments where the risk of interference to other devices or services is harmful or perceived as harmful, the option to use a wireless device may be restricted or eliminated. Airports, Hospitals, and Oxygen or flammable gas laden atmospheres are limited examples where use of wireless devices may be restricted or eliminated. When in environments where you are uncertain of the sanction to use wireless devices, ask the applicable authority for authorization prior to use or turning on the wireless device.
12 197 Moving From Yo u r O l d Computer If your new notebook is replacing an old computer, you may have personal data files, Internet settings, a printer or other peripheral devices, and other unique computer settings that you want to move from your old computer to your new one. Read this chapter to learn about: ■Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard ■Transferring Files ■Transferring Internet Settings ■Installing your old printer or scanner ■Installing your old programs
198 Chapter 12: Moving From Your Old Computer www.gateway.com Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard You can move your data files and personal settings, such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings, from your old computer to your new one by using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. The wizard also moves specific files or entire folders, such as My Documents, My Pictures, and Favorites. To open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: ■Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . Transferring files You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such as a diskette, writable CD or DVD, USB flash drive, or Zip disk, or by using a home network. For more information, see “Creating CDs and DVDs using Nero Express” on page 123 and “Networking Your Gateway 450” on page 191. Finding your files Many programs automatically save your personal data files in the My Documents folder. Look in your old computer’s My Documents folder for personal data files. Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see “To find files using Find or Search:” on page 200, or “Searching for files” on page 64. Help and SupportFor more information about using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword using transfer wizard in the Search box , then click the arrow.
199 Transferring files www.gateway.com To find files in the My Documents folder: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to Step 4. - OR - In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Go to the next step. 2Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3Double-click the My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. 4Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on your network. You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension (the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. File type File usually ends in... Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV Sound and Music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA
200 Chapter 12: Moving From Your Old Computer www.gateway.com To find files using Find or Search: 1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens. - OR - In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search, then click For Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens. 2Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by file name or file type. For help on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center or Help Topics. For more information, see “Searching for files” on page 64. Transferring Internet settings You can use different methods to transfer your Internet account from your old computer to your new one. Setting up your ISP ■If your current Internet service provider (ISP) software came preinstalled on your new notebook, run that setup program. If it asks to set up a new account or an existing one, choose to set up an existing account. ■If your current ISP software is not preinstalled on your new notebook, locate the original Internet setup program provided by your local ISP. Or contact your ISP to see if they have an updated version of their software, and install it on your new notebook. ■If you use MSN as your ISP or if you know your ISP settings, use the Windows Internet Connection Wizard. Help and SupportFor more information about finding files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching for files in the Search box , click the arrow, then click the Full-text Search Matches button.