Setting up a wireless network

You can use the Wireless Network Setup Wizard to set up a wireless network in your home or small office. Setting up a wireless network is a two-part process:

Install the appropriate hardware on each computer or device. For example, install a wireless network adapter on any computer or device that does not have one.
Run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard.
The Wireless Network Setup Wizard guides you through setting up your network. If you have a USB flash drive, the wizard can save your network settings to the drive. Then you simply insert the USB drive into the access point, and then into each computer or device that you want to add to the network.

If you don't have a USB flash drive, the Wireless Network Setup Wizard can still help you set up a wireless network. And even if your computer does not have a wireless network adapter, you can still use the Wireless Network Setup Wizard to configure other computers that do have wireless adapters.

The Wireless Network Setup Wizard is only available in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Some access points do not support this configuration method; those access points must be configured manually.

After running the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, you can turn on File and Printer Sharing on your new wireless network by running the Network Setup Wizard on each computer.