Linux® For Dummies®, 8th Edition

Step 9: Configure Remote Devices

Now that you’ve got your wireless access point encrypted, you must reconfigure your remote clients. Here are the steps to do that on a Microsoft Windows XP Home PC:

1.	Click StartMy Network Places.
2.	Select View Network Connections from the left panel.
3.	Find your wireless network card in the device list, and then right-click the icon. Select View Available Wireless Networks from the menu that appears. A list of the wireless networks your client sees appears, as shown in Figure 19-6. Figure 19-6. Looking for an encrypted wireless network in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. [View full size image] The new wireless access point (called Pointy in this example) should now appear in your list of available networks with a small lock symbol. This indicates that the access point is using encryption.
4.	Select the access point from the list. This time, when you select the access point, a dialog box appears asking you to enter the encryption key, as shown in Figure 19-7. Figure 19-7. Entering the encryption key to connect with an encrypted wireless network in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
5.	Click OK to accept the encryption key and connect to the ...