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User Guide ThedocumentyouarecurrentlyreadingistheUser Guide. Youcanreaditbydouble-clickingtheicononthe Desktop. Thisdocumentincludesthecomputerfunctions, howto use the functions, and how to use the program.
Some devices and software referred to in the UserGuidemaynotbeprovidedand/orchanged byupgrade. Notethatthecomputerenvironmentreferredin theUserGuidemaynotbethesameasyourown environment. [. . . ] Youcansearchforfilesbyspecifyingthetextincludedinthefilenameorwithinthefileor fileattributes. Afolderisusedtosystematicallygroupandmanagefiles, andmayincludefilesinsub-folders. Afileisadocumentorvariouskindsofinformationgeneratedasaresultofaprogramoperation. Thisisalsocalleddata.
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Window View Functions
IfyouhavesetuptheAerofunction, youcanuse the window view functions.
Switching between Windows
Thisfunctionarrangesmultiplewindowsin3Dsothat userscaneasilyviewthewindows. )+Tabkeysorclickon PresstheWindowslogo( SwitchWindows( )atthebottomleftoftheDesktop, andthewindowsaredisplayedin3D.
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IfyouwanttousetheAerofunction, click Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Window Color and Appearance. SelectWindowAerofromthecolor schemesandclickOK.
Preview
Ifyoumovethemousepointeroverawindowbuttonon theTaskbar, youcanpreviewthecontentsofthewindow without opening it.
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Control Panel
ToolsforconfiguringWindowsarelocatedintheControlPanel.
Opening the Control Panel
ClickStart > Control Panel.
System and Maintenance Security Network and Internet Hardware and Sound Programs
Usingthisfunction, youcanconfigureWindowsperformanceoptions. Usingthisfunction, youcancheckthecurrentsecuritystatustoprotectthecomputer andconfigurethesecuritysettingsforthefirewall, spyware, etc. Usingthisfunction, youcanaddaprinterandotherhardware, changethesettings, and update the device drivers. Usingthisfunction, youcanremoveaprogramorWindowsfunctionanddownloada new program from the internet.
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User Accounts and Family Safety Appearance and Personalize Clock, Language, and Region Ease of Access Additional Options
Youcanchangetheuseraccountsettings, passwordsandconfiguretheParental Controlsfunction. Usingthisfunction, youcanconfiguretheDesktopstyle, themeorscreensaver settings. Usingthisfunction, youcanconfigurethedate, time, languageandregionalsettings. Usingthisfunction, youcanselectoptionsforhearingandsightimpairedpersonsas wellasforchallengedpersons. Youcanconfiguretheaudiorecognitionsettings. 9
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ConnectaLANcabletothecomputer'sLANport.
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Right-clickovertheLocal Area Connection and selectProperties.
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ClickStart > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
ClickManage Network Connectionsfromtheleft pane.
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SelectInternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the NetworkingtabandclickProperties.
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ConfiguretheIPsettings. WhenusingDHCP, selectObtain an IP address automatically. TouseastaticIPaddress, select Use the following IP address, andsettheIP addressmanually.
TheLANdevicedrivermaydifferdependingon yourLANdevicemodel. Toaddanetworkcomponent, clickInstall in the screenshowninthefigureabove. Youcanadd clients, services, andprotocols.
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WhennotusingDHCP, askyournetwork administratorfortheIPaddress.
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Whenyouhavecompletedthesettings, clicktheOK button. Thenetworksettingshavebeencompleted.
Using both DHCP and a fixed IP simultaneously
Using the Alternate ConfigurationprovidingbyWindows Vista, youcansetbothautomaticandfixedIPaddresses andthenyoucanselecttouseeitherofthemtoconnect to the Internet.
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SelecttheAlternate Configurationtab, selectUser configuredandfillinthecorrespondingfields.
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ClickStart > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing CenterandclickManage Network Connectionsintheleftpane.
Right-clickovertheLocal Area Connection and selectProperties.
SelectInternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the NetworkingtabandselectProperties.
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Whenyouhavecompletedthesettings, clicktheOK button.
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Wireless Network
A wireless network (Wireless LAN) environment is a network environment that enables communicating between multiplecomputersathomeorasmall-sizeofficethroughwirelessLANdevices. Before You Start!
ThedescriptionsbelowareforcomputermodelswithaWirelessLANcardordevice. Youcanalsoconfigurethewirelessnetwork settingsusingtheEasyNetworkManager. 9 AWirelessLANdeviceisoptional. ToviewtheinstalledwirelessLANcard, clickStart > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager > Network Adapterandclickthe+symbol. ThefiguresinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualonesdependingonyourwirelessLANdevicemodel.
TousethewirelessLAN, youhavetoturnthewirelessLANonfirstbypressingtheFn+( on, the Wireless LAN LED( )islit.
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Wireless LAN Connections
Wireless network connections can be classified into 3 categories and this manual describes the connection proceduresforconnectingthroughanAP. Access Point (AP) You can connect to the Internet or another computer onthenetworkthroughanAP.
What is an Access Point (AP)?
Wireless Ad-Hoc Network Type T h i s c o n n e c t s c o m p u t e r s w i t h w i r e l e s s L A N communicationscapability. CommunicationisenabledbyconstructinganAd-Hoc network via one computer and connecting another computerthroughawirelessconnection. Formoredetailedconnectionprocedures, refertothe descriptionsthatappearwhenselectingStart > Help and Support > Contents > Networking - Computer and Device Connection > Network Setting > AdHoc Network Setting.
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AnAP is a network device that bridges wired and wirelessLANs, andcorrespondstoawirelesshubina wired network. You can connect multiple wireless LAN installedcomputerstoanAP.
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Connecting to a Wireless LAN
IfthereisanAP, youcanconnecttotheInternetviathe APusingtheWirelessLANconnectionmethodprovided byWindowsVista.
Askyournetworkadministratorforthenetworkkey, ifnecessary.
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Right-clickovertheNetwork Connections( )icon onthetaskbarandclickConnect to the Network.
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WhenConnectedtotheAPisdisplayed, clickthe Closebutton. You can access the network.
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SelectanAPtoconnecttoandclickConnect. [. . . ] Forterminologiesotherthanthese, lookinWindowsHelp.
Backup Awaytosavethecurrentdatatorestoreitlaterif necessary. Abackupisawaytorestorecomputerdata when the data or computer is damaged. Client This refers to a computer that uses a shared network resourceprovidedbyaserver. DDR SDRAM(DoubleDataRateSynchronousDynamic RandomAccessMemory) DRAMisamemorytypewhosecellsconsistofa capacitorandtransistormanufacturedatalowprice. SDRAMisamemorytypewhoseperformancehas beenimprovedbysynchronizingtheclockwiththe externalCPUclock. DDRSDRAMisamemorytype whoseperformancehasbeenimprovedbydoubling theoperatingspeedoftheSDRAMandiswidelyused nowadays. ThiscomputerusesDDRSDRAM. [. . . ]