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Setting up a wireless card

(These instructions are for Windows XP only; for other cards, you must use the network configuration instructions that came with your card. When your instructions ask, enter the name of the network (also called the SSID) as: pepperdine)
1. You should see one or more icons of a pair of computers with a red "x" across them near the clock on your screen.
   
   
2. Right-click that icon.
3. Choose Open Network Connections from the menu.
4. You should see an icon for "Local Area Connections" with the name of your wireless card, somewhere in the list. Right-click that icon. Choose Properties.
   (Note: If you do not see an icon with the name of your wireless card, try reinstalling your drivers.
   Note: Updated Lucent Orinoco drivers may need to be downloaded from the Internet if you use Windows XP.)
5. Click the Wireless Networks tab.
6. Click the Add button.
7. Enter pepperdine (all lower-case) as the SSID. Make sure all the other check boxes are not checked off. Press the OK button.
8. Press the OK button again.
9. The icon on your system tray (next to the clock on your screen) should now appear without the X (it may take several seconds to update).