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B.5 Application of Wi-Fi

1. Share your internet

To wirelessly connect your laptop to the router, click the Wireless Networks icon in the
Windows 7 taskbar. In XP, this icon depicts a PC and a red cross.

Find and select your router in the list that appears. If you don‟t know its name, look on the rear
panel or original packaging for an SSID. The network name might include your router
manufacturer‟s name and a string of numbers or letters. Typically, your router will be at the top
of the list, which is ordered by signal strength.

Enable Connect automatically, which will allow your laptop to automatically connect to the
internet in future, then click Connect. You‟ll be prompted for a password (again, if you don‟t
know this, look on the router‟s rear panel or original packaging, or search the manual for a
default code).

You are now connected to the internet. Launch your web browser to begin wirelessly surfing the
web.

2. Share resources between PCs

The most common use for a wireless network is to share resources such as files and printers
between computers. There are several methods of achieving this, but the easiest solution is to use
Homegroup. Setting up a Homegroup in Windows 7 or 8 is straightforward, and doesn‟t require
additional hardware.

Having set up a Homegroup, it‟s easy to share or un-share folders, documents and printers
between your PCs. To share a folder or document, simply right-click it in Windows Explorer and
select Share with from the drop-down menu. You should then choose to share it with
Homegroup, opting to provide either read-only or read-and-write access.

3.Send Documents to Your Printer from Any Computer or Smartphone

There's no reason to have five different printers in your house just so you can print in any room.
Instead of constantly plugging and unplugging the printer from your laptop, you can print
wirelessly from any computer by connecting the computer through wi-fi to the printer