User manual GATEWAY SOLO 5350

[. . . ] 106 107 108 109 110 112 112 112 113 114 114 116 117 118 119 9 Travel Tips . 225 227 231 233 233 234 235 237 239 240 241 241 242 242 242 16 Restoring Software . 299 vi Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 5350 Tips & Tricks To access the contents of this guide while you are traveling, download an electronic copy from www. gateway. com/support/manlib/. 1 www. gateway. com 1 Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Solo 5350 Front Speaker Release latch Hot-swap indicator Power indicator Speaker Battery charge indicator Component Speakers Release latch Hot-swap indicator Icon Description Provide audio output. LED off - bay module is installed and functional, or the module is uninstalled and it is safe to remove it. [. . . ] Each computer or Internet appliance that is connected to the network can share the same modem and telephone line or broadband connection and access the Internet at the same time. This saves on the cost of installing another telephone line for your second computer and paying for a second Internet Service Provider (ISP) account. Important Most ISPs allow multiple users at the same time. If you use America Online as your ISP, you can: I I Log onto America Online through one of your screen names and the other computers can access the Internet using an Internet browser. This service allows more than one of your screen names to be online through your home network at one time. Sharing drives With a network, you can copy files from computer to computer by copying and pasting or dragging and dropping. You will no longer waste your time transferring files by using diskettes. In addition, you can map a drive from a computer on the network to a drive on another computer, and access the file as if it were located on the hard drive of the computer you are using. 172 www. gateway. com The benefits of using a network Sharing peripheral devices Each computer that is connected to the network can share the same peripheral devices, such as a printer. Select print from the computer you are currently using and your file is automatically printed on your printer no matter where it is located on your network. Streaming audio and video files With a network, you can store audio files (such as the popular . MP3 files) and video files on any networked computer, then play them on any of the other computers or devices connected to your network, a process called streaming. Playing multi-player games With a home network, you can play multi-player games. Load a game like Microsoft Midtown Madness 2 on your computers, and in minutes, you and your friends can race in competing cars through the streets of San Francisco. www. gateway. com 173 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Example network A network connects all your computers and other devices so that you can share files, programs, peripheral devices, and much more from any computer in your home or office. The picture below shows an example of a home network. 174 www. gateway. com Selecting a network connection Selecting a network connection One of the biggest decisions you will need to make when creating your network is what type of connection you will use. Gateway supports both wired and wireless connections. Wired connections HPNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance) and Ethernet are two popular types of wired LANs. HPNA Creating an HPNA network is as easy as knowing where your telephone jacks and computers are located. HPNA uses your home's standard telephone lines and telephone jacks instead of special cabling to connect computers. You can use your networked computers at the same time as you connect to your ISP, send a fax, or talk on your telephone. For the best performance, your computers or Internet appliances should have HPNA 2. 0 network cards or jacks for connecting to your network. Important If you have more than one telephone line in your home or office, make sure that all the computers in your network are connected to jacks that share the same telephone number. Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Ethernet is a type of connection commonly used in offices around the world. This type of connection can also be used to build small computer networks in the home. Ethernet is available at two different speeds: standard Ethernet, which runs at the same speed as HPNA 2. 0, and Fast Ethernet, which runs up to ten times faster. To create an Ethernet network, you or your electrician must install special cables in your home or office. Your computers or Internet appliances must have Ethernet cards or jacks for connecting to a 10 or 10/100 Ethernet switch or hub. If you are connecting just two computers, you can eliminate the switch or hub and use a special crossover cable. Important Check local code requirements before installing Ethernet cable or other wiring in your home or office. Your municipality may require you to obtain a permit and hire a licensed installer. www. gateway. com 175 Chapter 13: Networking Your Notebook Broadband Internet connections You can use your computer's Ethernet or USB jack for more than just networking. Many broadband Internet connections, such as cable modems and DSL modems, connect to your computer's Ethernet or USB jack. Typically, if one computer is connected to the Internet, other networked computers can access the Internet through the shared Internet connection. A broadband, versus dial-up, connection adds speed and an "always on" connection to your home network. Wireless Connections Instead of connecting your computers with wires, you can consider a wireless networks. [. . . ] It indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty. Above all, it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom's network services. This equipment shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom `111' Emergency Service. Important Under power failure conditions, this telephone may not operate. Make sure that a separate telephone, not dependent on local power, is available for emergency use. Some parameters required for compliance with Telecom's Telepermit requirements are dependent on the equipment (PC) associated with this device. [. . . ]