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Sommario

• Contents

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  • Product Description 2

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  • The Product Package 3

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  • System Requirements 4

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  • Network Requirements 4

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  • Note to Customers Who Have a Symphony HomeRF Base Station 5

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  • Interoperability Between Symphony Products 5

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  • What Is Wireless Networking? 7

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  • Supported Configurations 8

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  • Pre-installation Considerations 11

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  • Installation Procedure 12

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  • Composer Features 16

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  • Conductor Management and Configuration Features 23

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  • Networking Features 27

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  • Administrative Features 30

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  • Default Switcher Profiles 31

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  • Location Switcher Icon 32

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  • Switching Between Profiles 34

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  • Editing a Profile 34

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  • Creating and Deleting Profiles 37

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  • Examples of When to Use Profiles 37

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  • Additional Information for Wireless Networks That Communicate With Another Network 39

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  • Sharing a Dial-up Modem 40

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  • Application Hints 44

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  • Common Installation Problems 49

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  • USB Adapter’s LED Indicator 53

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• Introduction

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  • Product Description

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    • Symphony HomeRF Hardware Products

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    • Software Products

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  • The Product Package

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  • System Requirements

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  • Network Requirements

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  • Note to Customers Who Have a Symphony HomeRF Base Station

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  • Interoperability Between Symphony Products

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• Wireless Networking for the Home & Small Office

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  • What Is Wireless Networking?

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  • Supported Configurations

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    • Wireless Network Sharing a Modem

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    • Wireless Network Communicating With An Ethernet Network

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    • Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network

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• Installation

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  • Pre-installation Considerations

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    • Note to Customers Using a Laptop Without a CD-ROM Drive

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  • Installation Procedure

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• Symphony Composer Installation Wizard

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  • Important Note to PPPoE Users

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  • Important Note to Users in Transparent Bridging Mode

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  • Composer Features

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    • Assign a Security Code

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    • Choose a Network Configuration

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    • Assign a Computer Name

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    • Create a Virtual Modem

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    • Select Drives and Printers to Share

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    • Configure Switcher Prompt at Boot-up

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    • Register Symphony Products

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• Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool

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  • Conductor Management and Configuration Features

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    • Network Sharing a DSL or Cable Modem

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    • Network Sharing a Dial-Up Modem

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    • Network Communicating with Another Network

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  • Networking Features

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    • Obtain Network Status Information

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    • Configure Network Parameters

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    • Test Wireless Connection

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    • Remote Drive Sharing

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    • Launch Symphony Location Switcher

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  • Administrative Features

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    • Determine Software Version in Use

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    • Register Products On-line

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• Symphony Location Switcher

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  • Default Switcher Profiles

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  • Location Switcher Icon

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    • Switcher Icon In Taskbar

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    • Switcher Prompt at Start-Up

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  • Switching Between Profiles

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  • Editing a Profile

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    • Identification

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    • Wireless

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    • TCP/IP

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    • IPX/SPX

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    • File/Printer Sharing

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    • Miscellaneous

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  • Creating and Deleting Profiles

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  • Examples of When to Use Profiles

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    • Moving a Laptop Computer From the Home to the Office

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    • Moving a Laptop Computer From the Office to the Home

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• Using the Wireless Network

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  • Additional Information for Wireless Networks That Communicate With Another Network

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    • Understanding Transparent Bridging

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    • Configuring TCP/IP Settings for the Wireless Network

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  • Sharing a Dial-up Modem

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    • Multi-User Internet Sharing Mode

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    • Single User Mode

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    • Note to America Online and CompuServe 2000 Customers

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  • Application Hints

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    • Range of Symphony HomeRF Adapters

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    • Reducing Interference

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    • Home Network Security

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    • Accessing E-Mail

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    • Playing Games Over the Home Network

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    • Sharing Software Applications

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    • Using Fax Software

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    • Sharing a Scanner with the Home Network

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• Uninstalling Symphony Software

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• Troubleshooting

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  • Common Installation Problems

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    • If You Inserted the Adapter Before Running the Setup Program

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    • Symphony Composer Does Not Start

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    • Adapter Does Not Install

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  • USB Adapter’s LED Indicator

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• A. How to Reach Technical Support

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• B. Specifications

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• C. Regulatory Information

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