If you have a home network, adding a new computer so that it can access printers and files is a necessity. Windows makes it simple to expand your home network in just a few simple steps. Whether the computer connects to the network through a LAN connection or a wireless connection, integrating it into your Windows home network is easy. You can set up the additional computer using a wired connection and a portable storage device, such as a CD or USB drive, or by manually inputting the settings on the computer.
- Using the Windows Network Setup Wizard, you can easily save your home network settings to a portable storage device like a CD or USB drive. Once saved to your preferred form of portable media, just insert the media into the new computer that you are adding to the home network and follow the instructions. This method substantially reduces the complexity of adding a computer to your home network, but it does limit the customization of the network settings on the new computer. If you need only to give the computer access to a network connection, files and printer, this is the most effective and simple method.
- Manually adding a computer to your home network allows more flexibility in specifying computer connection settings, but it is a bit more complex than just copying the settings from a previously networked computer. Following the instructions in the Windows Network Setup Wizard, simply select your home network workgroup and input all the configuration options as they are set up for your home network to connect your new computer to the home network. Its important that you enter the specific configurations correctly, as even one minor error will prevent the computer from connecting to the home network
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