From the Network and Sharing Center, you can access many of the networking configurations that normally were in different areas |
|
| 1. | From the Start Menu, right click on Network and select Properties. This will bring up the following screen |
 |
|
| 2. | View computers and devices will show other computers on the network. This can also be done by clicking on teh Network icon. |
| 3. | Set up a connection or network will bring up the following screen. This is where you can configure your Internet, Wireless, Dial-Up or VPN connections |
 |
|
| 4. | Manage network connections is where you can configure your TCP/IP settings. After you bring it up, you can right click on your Local Area Connection and make any necessary changes. |
| 5. | Diagnose and repair is where you can try to repair any network problems |
| 6. | Network discovery allows you to view and be viewed by other networked computers |
| 7. | File, Public Folder and Printer sharing relates how you want each of those configure. A Public folder is a new folder in your Documents folder. Any folder you put there is automatically shared. |
| 8. | Password protected sharing is to allow only people with an account on the computer access to shared files and printers. |
| 9. | Media sharing allows people to access shared music, pictures and videos |
| 10. | Click on Show me all the shared network folders on this computer to see all the files and printers being shared (much faster than the first option). |
 |
|
This site is copyrighted. No portion may be reproduced without my written permission.
