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Connecting to Networks with Mobile Computing

XPXPXPXPObjectives• Manage mobile computing devices• Present information to an audience• Explore network concepts• Manage network connections• Set up and use a homegroup• Access shared network folders• Synchronize folders• Allow remote access to your computer

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XPXPXPXPMobile Computing

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XPXPXPXPManaging 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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XPXPXPXPUsing the Mobility Center• The Mobility Center organizes mobile

computer controls into a single location

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XPXPXPXPUsing the Mobility Center

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XPXPXPXPSelecting a Power Plan• Click the Start button, point to All Programs,

click Accessories, and then click Windows Mobility Center.

• Click the Battery Status arrow 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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XPXPXPXPModifying a Power Plan• Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.• In Category view, click Hardware and Sound, and then click

Power Options. In Large icons or Small icons view, click Power Options.

• Click Change plan settings for the power plan you want to modify.

• Click a button for a power setting, and then click the amount of time to wait before applying the setting.

• Click Change advanced power settings.• Expand an advanced setting, change the setting, and then click

the OK button.• Click the Save changes button.

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XPXPXPXPSelecting Other Power Options

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XPXPXPXPPresenting 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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XPXPXPXPPresenting Information to an Audience

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XPXPXPXPConnecting 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 a dialog box with display options, open Windows Mobility Center and then click the Connect display button in the External Display tile.

• Click the appropriate button to duplicate, extend, or show your desktop on the external display only.

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XPXPXPXPConnecting 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.

• If a dialog box opens with a message that Windows Firewall is blocking the network projector, click Allow the network projector to communicate with my computer.

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XPXPXPXPConnecting to a Network Projector• Select Search for a projector (recommended)

or Enter the projector network address.• Click an available projector in the list or enter

the network address, enter the projector password, if necessary, and then click the Connect button.

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XPXPXPXPExploring Network Concepts

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

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XPXPXPXPSetting 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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XPXPXPXPManaging Network Connections

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XPXPXPXPConnecting to a Wireless Network• In the Windows Mobility Center, click the

Change wireless network settings icon

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XPXPXPXPSharing Files

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XPXPXPXPUsing a Windows Homegroup• When you set up a Windows 7 computer, Windows

creates a homegroup for you– Other user accounts can join the homegroup and

access files– Computers must be running Windows 7

• To create a homegroup, click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel

• Click in the Search box, type homegroup, and then click HomeGroup in the Control Panel window

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XPXPXPXPUsing a Windows Homegroup• Click the Create a homegroup button• Click the check boxes as necessary to select

the printers and all of the libraries you want to share

• Click the Next button• Click the Print password and instructions link,

and then click the Print this page button• Click the Finish button

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XPXPXPXPUsing a Windows Homegroup• To join a computer to the homegroup, open

the HomeGroup window• Click the Join now button• Select the check boxes as necessary, and then

click the Next button• Type the homegroup password and then click

the Next button• Click the Finish button

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XPXPXPXPUsing a Windows Homegroup

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XPXPXPXPAccess Offline Files• You can create offline files to access files and

folders on the network even when the network is not connected

• Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click in the Search box, type Offline, and then click Manage offline files.

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XPXPXPXPAccess Offline Files• Open the Control Panel in Category view, and then

click Network and Internet• In the Network and Internet window, click View

network computers and devices to open the Network window.

• Double-click the computer listed on your network to display the users and resources on the computer.

• Double-click the Users folder, and then double-click the Public folder.

• Right-click the Public Documents folder, and then click Always available offline on the shortcut menu if this command is not checked.

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XPXPXPXPSynchronizing Folders• To make sure that you have the most recent

versions of your files, you can synchronize information on your mobile PC, desktop computer, and other devices by using Sync Center

• Open the Windows Mobility Center window• Click the Change synchronization settings icon

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XPXPXPXPSynchronizing Folders

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XPXPXPXPUsing 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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