XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 1 Microsoft Windows XP Exploring Your Network Tutorial 9

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 2 Network Concepts A network is composed of computers and other hardware devices linked together so that they can exchange data and share hardware and software Each device on a network is called a node Local area network (LAN) Wide area network (WAN) Networks can be connected together to form larger networks

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 3 Network Concepts

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 4 Hierarchical Client/Server Network A server provides access to resources, while a client uses these resources

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 5 Peer-to-Peer Network Nodes can act as both clients and servers

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 6 Network Protocols and Standards

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 7 Network Protocols and Standards Network standard- the manner in which data is handled as it travels over the network cable. Ethernet- transfers data at 10 megabits per second. Token Ring- transfers data at rates up to 16 megabits per second. Fiber Distributed Data Interchange (FDDI)- transfers data at 100 megabits per second. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)- also transfers data at 100 megabits per second.

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 8 Network Protocols and Standards Communications protocol- determines how computers recognize each other on the network and what rules they use to transfer data. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP)- the protocol used for computers that connect to the Internet.

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 9 Viewing Your Network Open My Computer In the left pane of the My Computer window, under Other Places, click My Network Places To view the computers in your workgroup or domain, click View workgroup computers under Network Tasks To view computers outside your workgroup or domain, make sure the computers in your workgroup or domain are listed in the right pane of the My Network Places window, and then click Microsoft Windows Network under Other Places in the left pane

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 10 Viewing Your Network

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 11 My Network Places Links Add a network place View network connections Set up a home or small office network View workgroup computers Other places

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 12 Viewing a Workstation’s Properties Right-click the icon representing one of the workstations in your workgroup or domain Click Properties on the shortcut menu Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 13 Viewing Network Components Click Start, point to Connect To, and then click Show all connections to open the Network Connections window, or click the View network connections link from any My Network Places window Click Advanced on the menu bar, and then click Advanced Settings View the installed components information in the Advanced Settings dialog box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 14 Advanced Settings Dialog Box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 15 Network Security and Access Rights Network security involves controlling the people who can access the network and the actions they are allowed to perform on the network once they are connected Network administrators control who can access the network—and what users are allowed to do once they are connected—through network accounts and access rights –username or user ID –password

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 16 Logging on to Windows XP If your computer is not running, turn it on. If necessary, press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys In the User Name text box, type your user name and then press the Tab key In the Password text box, type your password Click the OK button

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 17 Password Protection Guidelines for creating your own password: –Do not use fewer than seven characters –Do not use your name, birth date, nickname, or any word or number that is easily guessed –Include special numbers or symbols –Never write your password where anyone can see it

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 18 Change Password Window

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 19 Logging Off from Your Account When you are ready to stop working with Windows XP on your workstation, you will have some or all of the following options: –Log off your account –Turn off –Restart –Standby –Hibernate

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 20 Using Network Resources Accessing a resource on another workstation: –Open the My Network Places window –In the left pane under Network Tasks, click View workgroup computers to view the computers in your workgroup in the right pane –Double-click the icon for the computer containing the resource you wish to view

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 21 Drive Mapping Drive mapping provides another way to connect to a network resource To map a network folder, locate the network folder in the My Network Places window Right-click the folder and then click Map Network Drive on the shortcut menu In the Map Network Drive dialog box, specify a drive letter for the network folder, and indicate whether you want to reconnect to this folder the next time you log on Click the OK button

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 22 The Map Network Drive Dialog Box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 23 Removing Drive Mapping When you no longer plan to use a mapped drive, you should remove the drive mapping to maintain security Open the My Computer window Right-click the mapped drive and click Disconnect on the shortcut menu

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 24 Network Printing A network printer is a printer that handles printing jobs for network users

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 25 Network Printing A local printer is a printer that is connected directly to your computer. The operation of a network printer is often managed by a server called a print server.

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 26 Sharing a Folder with the Network Right-click the folder and then click Sharing and Security on the shortcut menu On the Sharing sheet of the Properties dialog box, make sure the Share this folder on the network box is checked Enter a name for the shared folder in the Share name text box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 27 Sharing a Folder with the Network

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 28 Working Offline If you want to access network files when you are not connected to the network, you can use offline viewing Open the My Computer window Click Tools on the menu bar, and then click Folder Options Click the Offline Files tab in the Folder Options dialog box Click the Enable Offline Files check box to select it, and then click OK to close the Folder Options dialog box Locate the network folder in the My Computer Window

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 29 Working Offline Right-click the folder and then click Make Available Offline on the shortcut menu If this is the first time you are making the folder available offline, follow the steps in the Offline Files Wizard to create an offline folder and set options for working with offline files

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 30 Synchronizing Offline Files If necessary, turn the workstation on again, and wait a few minutes for Windows XP to note that the workstation is back online Double-click the Offline Files icon Verify that the check box(es) for the item(s) you want to synchronize are checked Click the Synchronize button Click the Close button to close the message dialog box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 31 Items to Synchronize Dialog Box

XP Tutorial 9 New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows XP 32 Removing an Offline Folder Open the My Computer window, and navigate through your network to the location of the network file or folder Right-click the network file or folder that you’ve made available offline, and then click Make Available Offline on the shortcut menu to deselect this option If necessary, click the Yes option button in the message box to indicate that you no longer want the offline folder’s subfolders available either, and then click the OK button Close the workstation or network folder