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Chapter 10: Putting Your Wireless Home Network to Work
be used to turn on and access your computer directly. For the purposes of
sharing files and peripherals, the standard Users group provides all the
access that any individual on the network would normally need.
To add users to your network, follow these steps:
1. Choose Start➪Settings➪Control Panel and double-click the Users and
Passwords icon.
This step displays the Users and Passwords dialog box.
2. Click the Add button to launch the New User Wizard and add users to
your machine.
3. Follow the wizard’s onscreen prompts to enter a name, logon name,
description, and password, and then select which group the user will
be part of.
New users should always start as part of the Users group (also referred
to as the Restricted Access group), which is the lowest possible access
level. Starting users at the lowest possible access level is the best way
for you to share your files without compromising your network’s security.
Accessing shared files
Whether drives, folders, or single files are set up for sharing on your wireless
home network, you access the shared thing in pretty much the same way. On
any networked PC, you simply log on to the network, head for Network (or
My Network Places, as the case may be), and navigate to the file (or folder
or drive) you want to access. It’s really as easy as that.
Just because you can see a drive, folder, or file on the network doesn’t necessarily
mean that you have access to that drive, folder, or file. It all depends on
set permissions.
Be Economical: Share Those Peripherals
Outside of the fact that there’s only so much space on your desk or your
kitchen countertop, you simply don’t need a complete set of peripherals at
each device on your network. For example, digital cameras are quite popular,
and you can view pictures on your PC, on your TV, and even in wireless picture
frames around the house. But you probably need only one color printer
geared toward printing high-quality photos for someone to take home (after
admiring your wireless picture frames!).
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