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Title: Windows Tutorial 8 Connecting to Networks with Mobile Computing


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Windows Tutorial 8Connecting to Networks with
Mobile Computing
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Objectives
  • Manage mobile computing devices
  • Present information to an audience
  • Explore network concepts
  • Manage network connections
  • Connect to another computer
  • Access shared network folders
  • Synchronize folders
  • Allow remote access to your computer

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Managing Mobile Computing Devices
  • A mobile computing device, or a mobile personal
    computer (PC), is a computer you can easily
    carry, such as a laptop, notebook, or Tablet PC

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Using the Mobility Center
  • The Mobility Center organizes mobile computer
    controls into a single location

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Using the Mobility Center
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Selecting a Power Plan
  • Click the Start button, point to All Programs,
    click Accessories, and then click Windows
    Mobility Center
  • Click the Change power settings button, and then
    click a power plan
  • or
  • Click the battery icon in the notification area
    of the taskbar
  • Click a power plan option button

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Modifying a Power Plan
  • Click the Start button on the taskbar, then click
    Control Panel
  • In Category view, click Hardware and Sound, then
    click Power Options. In Classic view,
    double-click Power Options
  • Click Change plan settings for the power plan you
    want to modify
  • Click a button for a power setting, then click
    the amount of time to wait before applying the
    setting
  • Click Change advanced power settings
  • Expand an advanced setting, change the setting,
    then click the OK button
  • Click the Save changes button

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Selecting Other Power Options
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Presenting Information to an Audience
  • Before you give a presentation, you can use the
    Windows Mobility Center to adjust presentation
    settings, which are a collection of options that
    prepare your computer for a presentation
  • In the Presentation Settings tile, click the
    Change presentation settings icon

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Presenting Information to an Audience
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Connecting to an External Display Device
  • Connect your mobile computer to an external
    display device, such as a projector or secondary
  • Monitor
  • If Windows does not automatically detect the
    external display and open the New Display
    Detected dialog box, open the Windows Mobility
    Center, then click the Connect display button in
    the External Display tile
  • Click the appropriate option button to mirror
    (the default), extend, or show your desktop on
    the external display only
  • If you are extending your desktop, click the Left
    or Right option button to extend your desktop in
    one of these directions
  • Click the OK button

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Connecting to a Network Projector
  • Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to
    All Programs, click Accessories, and then click
    Connect to a Network Projector. If you are asked
    for permission to connect, click Yes. If you are
    then asked for permission to continue, click the
    Continue button
  • Select Search for a projector (recommended) or
    Enter the projector address
  • Click an available projector in the list or enter
    the network address, enter the projector
    password, if necessary, then click the Connect
    button

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Exploring Network Concepts
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Exploring Network Concepts
  • Network adapters
  • Network hubs and switches
  • Routers and access points
  • Modems
  • Cables

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Setting Up a Small Office or Home Network
  • Install the hardware
  • Set up an Internet connection
  • Connect the computers
  • Test the connections

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Managing Network Connections
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Connecting to a Wireless Network
  • In the Windows Mobility Center, click the Change
    wireless network settings icon

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Connecting Remotely to a Wired Network
  • Click the Start button on the taskbar, click
    Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and
    then click Network and Sharing Center
  • In the left pane of the Network and Sharing
    Center window, click Set up a connection or
    network
  • Click Connect to a workplace, and then click the
    Next button
  • To connect to the VPN using the Internet, click
    Use my Internet connection (VPN)

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Connecting Remotely to a Wired Network
  • Enter the Internet address of the VPN server
  • Enter the name of the VPN server, then click the
    Next button
  • Enter your user name and password, then click the
    Connect button
  • After the wizard creates the connection, click
    Connect now, if necessary, to connect to the
    network

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Identifying Workgroups and Domains
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Browsing a Network
  • Click the Start button on the taskbar, then click
    Network

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Turning On File Sharing
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Using Remote Desktop Connection
  • Remote Desktop Connection is a technology that
    allows you to use one computer to connect to a
    remote computer in a different location

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Enabling and Disabling Remote Assistance
  • Click the Start button on the taskbar, click
    Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, then
    click System
  • In the left pane of the System window, click
    Remote settings. (If you are asked for permission
    to continue, click the Continue button.)
  • To enable Remote Assistance, make sure the Allow
    Remote Assistance connections to this computer
    check box is selected
  • To disable Remote Assistance, click the Allow
    Remote Assistance connections to this computer
    check box to remove the check mark
  • Click the OK button

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Mapping a Network Drive
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Removing Drive Mapping
  • Open the Computer window
  • Right-click the mapped drive and click Disconnect
    on the shortcut menu

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Synchronizing Folders
  • Set up a folder on another computer for
    synchronizing. (Right-click the folder on another
    computer, then click Always Available Offline.)
  • Click the Start button, point to All Programs,
    click Accessories, and then click Sync Center
  • To synchronize manually, click the Offline Files
    folder, and then Sync All. To synchronize
    automatically, click Next, click At a scheduled
    time or On an event or action, and then click
    Finish to accept the default time or event

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Synchronizing Folders
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