Setting a Small Network
This tutorial shows you how Windows 7 has helped take even more of the work out of networking.
You'll learn how to set up your own simple network and how to perform some useful administrative tasks.
Upcoming sections:
Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Network
Changing the Computer and Workgroup Name
Connecting to a Wireless Network
Working with Windows 7's Basic Network Tools and Tasks
Accessing the Network and Sharing Center
Setting Up a Homegroup
Activating Homegroup Connections
Creating a Homegroup
Joining a Homegroup
Accessing the Homegroup
Changing Homegroup Settings and more
In this tutorial:
- Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Network
- Changing the Computer and Workgroup Name
- Connecting to a Wireless Network
- Working with Windows 7's Basic Network Tools and Tasks
- Accessing the Network and Sharing Center
- Setting Up a Homegroup
- Activating Homegroup Connections
- Creating a Homegroup
- Joining a Homegroup
- Accessing the Homegroup
- Changing Homegroup Settings
- Turning Off Homegroup Connections
- Viewing Network Computers and Devices
- Displaying a Network Map
- Viewing Network Status Details
- Customizing Your Network
- Managing Network Connections
- Opening the Network Connections Window
- Renaming a Network Connection
- Enabling Automatic IP Addressing
- Confirming That Windows 7 Is Configured for Dynamic IP Addressing
- Displaying the Computer's Current IP Address
- Setting Up a Static IP Address
- Displaying the Current DNS Addresses
- Specifying the Static IP Address
- Using a Network Connection to Wake Up a Sleeping Computer
- Disabling a Network Connection
- Managing Wireless Network Connections
- Opening the Manage Wireless Networks Window
- Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
- Working with Wireless Connection Properties
- Modifying Connection Properties
- Modifying Security Properties
- Renaming Wireless Connections
- Reordering Wireless Connections
- Creating User-Specific Wireless Connections
- Removing Wireless Connections
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