How to set up a wireless ( WiFi ) network WLAN in Windows7 and Windows Vista

How to set up a wireless ( WiFi ) network i.e. WLAN in Windows7 and Windows Vista !!!!
WLAN stands for " Wireless Local area network ".




Follow the steps to create WLAN :-

1)   Open Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Network and Sharing Center

Network and Sharing site

click on "setup a new connection or network".

2)  Select "Setup a wireless ad-hoc(computer to computer) network"
      Click "Next"       

Create wireless AD-HOC network

3)  Click "NEXT".

Create wireless AD-HOC network

4)     Enter network name.(you can enter any name you want to have e.g. "wireless HOME")
        Select the "type of security" you want.
                         select either "WEP"    or     "WPA2" .
        Check the "save this network box".
       

Enter Security Key and wireless name

                                      
   Warning: No authentication type is unsecured(any one can connect to you).
                  Windows XP does not support WPA2 type.
                  WPA2 is more secure than WEP.
5)     Enter the password and remember it.
       NOTE:  This password will be used by others to connect to your network(i.e. "Wireless HOME" here )

Enter Password for your wireless network

Click "NEXT".


6)         You can share the internet from here or you can refer to http://aimonsoft.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-share-your-internet-over-lanwifi.html to share your internet later.
  

Share internet connection

(Optional) 7)    If u want to share your internet now then click on "Turn on Internet connection sharing".

Shared Internet Connection

       Then click on "close".

8)Click "Connect".

Connect to wireless network

 wireless network waiting for network

Your wireless WLAN network setup is complete now.

You can now use your wireless network(i.e. Wireless HOME here)
When the host connects to this network. All other computers will be able to see the network(i.e.Wireless HOME here) and would require the password to connect to this network.

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how to share your internet over LAN/WiFi

Follow the steps :-

1)Go to Control Panel >All Control Panel Items > Network and Sharing Center

Network and Sharing Center

• then  go to "change adapter setting".

2) Select the dial-up connection you use to connect to the internet.
    Right click on that dial-up and go to "properties".

properties of dial up network connection

3) A dialog box pops out.
       go to the sharing Tab.
       check the "allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection" block.

How to share your Dial up Network

4) If you want to share your internet over wireless ,then select "Wireless network connection".
   or
    If you want to share your internet over LAN ,then select "Local area network".

How to share your Dial up Network

               after selecting , click on OK.

5) Your Internet is now shared.

Shared Dial up Network

ENJOY SINGLE INTERNET CONNECTION TO ACCESS INTERNET VIA MORE THAN ONE COMPUTERS

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Boot from your usb-drive

Follow the steps to boot from your pen drive(USB):

First of all make a  boot-able pen drive (To see how to do it click --> http://aimonsoft.blogspot.com/2010/08/use-pendrive-to-install-operating.html )

1)Insert your boot-able pen drive.

2) Restart your computer.

3) Press F2 when your computer boots.
    or
    press the option for "Boot options" (it will be either f8 or F12)

4) In the "Boot sequence order" , make "USB/Flash drive" as the first drive to boot from.

5)Your computer boots from your USB-Drive(pen drive).
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