How to install a New Network

Steps on how to install a new network:

1. Install the hardware

Install network adapters in any computers that need them, or connect them to the computers. (Follow the installation instructions in the information that came with each adapter.)

2. Set up or verify an Internet connection (optional)

You don't need an Internet connection to set up a network, although most people want to use their network to share an Internet connection. To set up an Internet connection, you need a cable or DSL modem and an account with an Internet service provider (ISP). 

If you already have an Internet connection, you just need to verify that the connection is working. To do that, open your web browser and go to a website that you don't usually visit. (If you go to a website that you visit often, some of its webpages might be stored on your computer and will display correctly even if your connection is faulty.) If the website opens and you don't get any error messages, your connection is working.

3. Connect the computers

There are several ways to connect computers—the configuration depends on the type of network adapters, modem, and Internet connection that you have. It also depends on whether you want to share an Internet connection among all the computers on the network. The following sections briefly 

describe some connection methods.

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Ethernet networks

Wireless networks

HomePNA networks

Powerline networks

Turn on all computers or devices, such as printers, that you want to be part of your network. If your network is wired (Ethernet, HomePNA, or Powerline), it should be set up and ready to use. You should test your network (see below) to make sure that all computers and devices are connected correctly.

4. Run the Set Up a Network wizard

If your network is wired, you will be connected immediately when you plug in the Ethernet cables. If 

your network is wireless, run the Set Up a Network wizard on the computer attached to the router.

• Open Set Up a Network by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type network, click Network and Sharing Center, click Set up a new connection or network, and then click Set up a new network.

• The wizard will walk you through the process of adding other computers and devices to the network.      

5. Enable sharing on your network

If you want to share files and printers on your network, make sure your network location type is set to Home or Work and that network discovery and file sharing are turned on. For more information, see Choosing a network location and Enable or disable network discovery.

6. Test your network

It's a good idea to test your network to make sure that all of the computers and devices are connected and working properly. To test your network, do the following on each network computer:

• Click the Start button , click your user name, and then, in the left pane, click Network.

You should be able to see icons for the computer you are on and all of the other computers and shared printers on the network.

Note

• If you don't see icons in the Network folder, then network discovery and file sharing might be turned off. For more information, see Enable or disable network discovery.
• It might take several minutes for computers running earlier versions of Windows to appear in the Network folder.

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