Windows 7 Network Connection and Sharing Settings Tutorial

When installing WINDOWS 7, you usually choose a home network (create a home user connection) or an office network (create a work network), and one is a public network preset, the home network requires to connect to the home The network user system must also be installed with Windows 7. The office network is more commonly used for most users. However, no matter how you choose during installation, we can modify the network connection type at any time after installing WINDOWS 7.

Here's how: Open Control Panel ——All Control Panel Items ——Network and Sharing Center. As shown below:

almost all of our network configuration can be done here.

Most of the current WINDOWS 7 installations, such as network protocols, are basically done automatically by the operating system and do not require manual intervention by the user. However, the LAN and network share of the specified IP address still need to be manually configured by the user. Tianyuan blog introduces several key points of WINDOWS 7 network configuration:

1. How to modify the network connection type of WINDOWS 7

Click on the middle working network in Figure 1 (Blogger the default is network work network), if the default is similar to a home network processing, we can see the following interface:

here we can complete WINDOWS 7 switching and network connection type of modification.

A. Selecting a home network also requires configuring the home group and viewing the primary group password (10-digit password, which can also be modified) for use in the home group. In the home group settings, the configuration of the optional shared library is to set which content (picture, music, video, document) and so on to join the share. To create a home network, you must ensure that the computer connected to the home network is installed with WINDOWS 7. Moreover, this primary group password can be viewed on any home network member computer, will it become a terrible source of vulnerability in the future? !

B. If you choose to be "work network", you only need to click on it; because home network settings and applications are still a little troublesome, in fact all home networks can be realized. The function can also be implemented on the working network. It is recommended that the home user be set as the working network. The setting method is simple and easy to maintain, and it is not necessary to install Windows 7 on each machine.

C, if you choose to be a public network, then WINDOWS 7 will turn off network discovery by default, other machines can not find the machine, and can not share files, of course, you can also modify the sharing or discovery.

Any network connection type can be modified in Figure 1, Select Family Group and Sharing Options -> Change Advanced Sharing Settings to configure network discovery, file and printer sharing, public folder sharing, and more.

There are two other settings in Figure 1 to connect to a new connection or network, and to connect to the network primarily to configure dial-up connections, VPN connections, and ADSL dial-up connections.

Common ADSL dial-up, wireless connection, MODEM/ISDN connection and other configuration methods are as follows: In Figure 1, click to set a new connection or network & mdash; & mdash; select “ connect to the Internet & rdquo; & mdash; & mdash; select still set New connection —— Everyone can see it here. If you are setting up ADSL dialing, you can complete the PPPOE input related information. Due to space limitations, please refer to the Tianyuan blog on the ADSL and dial-up settings method article:

2, how to specify the IP address for WINDOWS 7

If you use ADSL or router, generally WINDOWS 7 By default, the IP address of the network connection is automatically obtained. If you need to specify otherwise, you can use the following method: Click Loal Area Connection in Figure 1 to pop up the local connection status. We select “properties" to this familiar interface:

WINDOWS 7 has the perfect support for the latest version of Internet protocol IPv6, but we rarely use, generally using IPv4, the Internet protocol version attribute, everyone You can specify the IP address for WINDOWS 7. Of course, if you want to cancel the fixed IP, it is also done here. You only need to change to automatically obtain the IP.

3. How to share files and printers on WINDOWS 7

As mentioned in Step 1, the configuration about sharing is mainly configured in the advanced sharing settings, as shown in the following figure: Br>

But here we need to pay attention to the configuration options here are divided into two parts, the upper part is the advanced configuration of the home and work network, the lower part is the public network part, each tube, do not mismatch . There is another one to be prompted. There is an option under the scroll bar. The password protection sharing is enabled by default. Don't just configure the front. The following does not change. It may always appear when sharing with some operating systems. The phenomenon of permission access. The configuration points are as follows:

A. Open network discovery (Tianyuan measured even if the network discovery is closed, it can be shared, indicating that the network discovery is closed, only the shared broadcast is turned off, but it cannot be searched in the network neighborhood, but the sharing is not Close, I am very grateful to Tianyuan users for their answers. Tianyuan is indeed a weak point for the network.)

B. Open file and printer sharing options

C.Whether <;Enable password protection ”Set according to personal needs

D. For non-PUBLIC sharing (video, pictures, etc.) folder sharing needs to be set separately, the setting method is as follows:

In the need to share folder on the shared menu at the top right or click Browse to select a specific user share, following springs:

select the desired user authorization in the above list of user (or administrator account can choose everyone ), then click the "Add" button, we can also configure the user permissions in the list of authorized users below (read /write /delete the user, etc.) [Tianyuan measured in the set to everyone account At the time, opening this sharing option again appears as an administrator account, but the sharing function is normal, not sure if it is a bug. For the PUBLIC folder, you do not need to set up a shared or configured authorized user separately. You only need to open the sharing function of the network to share.

Finally, if you specify that the shared authorized user is a non-guest account, you do not need to enable the GUEST account. Otherwise, you may need to enable the GUEST account to share. Setting method: Control Panel ——User Account——Manage Account Inside, create or enable a GUEST account.

IV. Supplement

1. If the computer is unable to access the shared item when it is in sleep state, it is especially reminded, especially for the notebook user who has just installed Windows 7 and then closes the cover machine by default. Going to sleep or standby, you can't access the share.

2, if the computer often appears occasional network connection interruption, please replace the network card driver with the official driver, replace the original WIN7 comes with the driver. >