The WAP4410N Access Point has three detachable 2dBi omni-directional antennas.  You can connect the WAP4410N Access Point to your network by using either a PoE switch or a standard switch.  The WAP4410N supports multiple Virtual LANs.

The WAP4410N works right out of the box with the default settings. You can however change the settings so that they work on your existing network by using the a web-based configuration utility.  It’s easy to configure the WAP4410N Access Point.

To configure the WAP4410N:

1. Connect the WAP4410N to your network or switch.
2. Connect your computer to your same network as the WAP4410N.
3. Configure your computer to be on the same subnet as the access point. The default IP for the WAP4410N is 192.168.1.245 and a default mask is 255.255.255.0.
4. Open a web browser, either Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
5. In the address bar, enter 192.168.1.245 and press Enter key.
6. In the User Name and Password fields, enter admin. The default user name and password is admin.
7. Click Log in.

After you login to the WAP4410N, you should change the default password.  You may change the default settings, such as IP address or subnet mask, and you may configure the access point to support multiple virtual LANs or subnets.

Where to get the WAP4410N? Follow the link below:

Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point – PoE/Advanced Security

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The table below tells you where to look for the key when the settings in the group policy are applied.

For example:

In the local group policy editor, when you enable “Lock the Taskbar” setting under User Configuration\Administrative Template\Start Menu and Taskbar, you also create a registry entry referenced to “Lock the Taskbar” in HKCU\\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"LockTaskbar"=dword:00000001

This value 1 means “LockTaskbar” is enabled, while the value 0 means “LockTaskbar” is disabled.  You can either enable or disable “Lock the Taskbar” group policy setting by just changing the value of the “LockTaskbar” registry entry.

After you install the new help content, you can switch back and forth between the help content at anytime, or share it with other computers on your network.

Note:

Installing and sharing help content is only available for Windows XP and related Windows server operating systems. You can not install and share help content on a computer running Windows 2000.

In order to install help content into Windows XP Professional from Windows XP Home Edition, you will need a CD-ROM that contains Windows XP Home Edition or another computer that is running Windows XP Home Edition.

To install Windows XP Home help content, follow these steps:

1. On a computer running Windows XP professional, click Start and choose Help and Support.
2. Insert a CD-ROM that contains Windows XP Home Edition into the CD-ROM drive.
3. On the menu bar of the Help and Support Center, click Options.
4. Under Options on the right, click Install and share Windows Help.
5. On the Install and share Windows Help page, choose Install help content from a CD or disk image.
6. On the Install Help from disk page, enter the location or a CD-ROM drive letter, or choose Browse to locate the help content.
7. Click Find to look for help content on the CD.
8. Pick a version of help content from the list, in this case, Windows XP Home Edition, and click Install.

To start using the newly installed help content, follow these steps:

1. Click Start and choose Help and Support.
2. Click Options and under Options, choose Install and share Windows Help.
3. On the Install and share Windows Help page, choose Switch from one operating system’s help content to another.
4. On the Switch Help version page, there should be two help versions on the list as follows.
   • Windows XP Professional
   • Windows XP Home Edition
5. To start using the help content, select a version of help content from the list, and click Switch.

By integrating help content from one operating system into another operating system, for example, Windows XP Home edition into Windows XP Professional, you can learn and find help about that Windows XP Home quickly and easily without having to actually installing it.

The Inspiron 6000 uses DDR2 memory technology which supports DDR2 PC2-5300, DDR2 PC2-4200 and DDR2 PC2-3200 speeds.  Each memory slot can hold DDR2 PC2-5300, DDR2 PC2-4200 and DDR2 PC2-3200 with a maximum of 1 GB per slot.  So, to upgrade the Inspiron 6000 memory up to 2 GB, you need to buy 2 non-ECC modules of 1 GB or 2 non-ECC modules of 2 GB.  You don’t have to install the memory in pairs.

Here is how to install the memory in each slot:

Note:  During boot up, the system warns about a new amount of the total system memory.  Press F1 to continue or F2 to go into the setup.  So, press F2 to go into the setup.

What if you try to install 2 GB in each slot or 2 GB in one slot and 1 GB in another slot?  The system only recognizes a maximum of 2 GB, so whatever over the limit is ignored.  This is the limitation of the chipset in the computer.  You can not change this limitation unless you replace the chipset.  Does it sound like changing a motherboard?

In conclusion, Dell Inspiron 6000 only supports a total of 2 GB memory, using DDR2 memory technology with DDR2 PC2-5300, DDR2 PC2-4200 and DDR2 PC2-3200 speeds.  It does not matter how much you try to exceed the limit, the chipset only reads 2 GB of memory present.

References

1. Dell Inspiron 6000 Documentation on Dell’s Support Site
2. Dell Inspiron 6000 specs and Laptop specifications – CNET Reviews
3. Computer memory upgrades for Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com
4. The overview of the Mobile Intel® 915GMS Express chipset

Memory for Dell Inspiron 6000

1. Crucial Technology 512MB 200-Pin PC2-4200 533MHZ SODIMM DDR2 RAM
2. Crucial 1 GB DDR2-667 Sodimm
3. Crucial 2GB Set (2x1GB) 200-Pin PC2 5300 667Mhz SODIMM DDR2 RAM

An MSI K8N NEO4 motherboard has 4 184-pin DIMM slots using Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology.  It supports both single channel and dual channel DDR-266 (PC-2100), DDR-333 (PC-2700), DDR-400 (PC-3200) standards and supports 2.5 volt DDR SDRAM DIMM.

The four DIMM slots are color coded — DIMM1 (Channel A): Green, DIMM2 (Channel B): Purple, DIMM3 (Channel A): Green, and DIMM4 (Channel B): Purple.

The color code determines whether a single-channel or dual-channel operation is used when a combination of DIMM module is installed in the slots.  It also determines the maximum speed of the combined memory installed in the slots.

This motherboard allows you to install up to 4 GB of DDR memory by populating all four slots with either a single-sided or double-sided DDR module in each slot.  Each DIMM slot supports 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and up to a maximum size of 1 GB.  You need to install at least one DIMM module in the slots, and you should install it in the green slot first. 

Each DIMM can work respectively for single-channel DDR, and you may install memory modules of different type and density on different-channel DDR DIMMs.  However, there are some rules while using dual-channel DDR, and the same type and density memory modules are necessary while using dual-channel DDR, or instability may happen.

Dual-Channel DDR Installation

Single-Channel DDR Installation

To gain the maximum memory speed of DDR-400, MSI recommends the following memory combination when using either a single-sided or double-sided DDR memory module.

Note:  A single-sided memory module has chips that occupy one side of the module.  A dual-sided memory module has chips that occupy both sides of the module.

MSI Recommends Memory Combination

Conclusion

An MSI K8N Neo4 motherboard supports DDR-266/333/400 using 184-pin SDRAM DIMMs.  Each of the four DIMM slots supports a maximum size of 1 GB.  So, you can maximize the size of the memory up to 4 GB by installing a 1 GB of either a single-sided or double-sided DDR memory module in each of the four slots.  You enable a dual-channel memory operation when you install a DDR module in a green DIMM1 and a DDR module in a purple DIMM2.  You enable a single-channel memory operation when you install a DDR module in a green DIMM1 and a DDR module in a green DIMM3.  You should follow MSI’s combined memory configuration when you want a maximum memory speed of DDR-400.

References

1. MSI Computer Corporation – K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI
   http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo4_Platinum/SLI&class=mb
2. What is Dual Channel Memory & How do I use it Correctly?
   http://www.legendmemory.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=317

DDR Memory for MSI K8N NEO4

1. Corsair VS2GBKIT400C3 Value Select 2GB 2 x 1GB PC3200 400MHz 184-Pin DDR CL3 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit – From CORSAIR VALUE SELECT
2. Crucial 2 GB Kit (2 x 1GB) DDR PC3200 UNBUFFERED NON-ECC 184-PIN DIMM – From CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY
3. Kingston Technologies 1GB DDR SDRAM Desktop Memory (KVR400/1GR) – From Kingston H. Corporation
4. OCZ OCZP4001G DDR 400 PC-3200 Platinum 1GB Module – From OCZ Technology
5. OCZ Technology 2 GB DDR PC-3200 Kit (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) – From OCZ Technology

To use this method, follow the steps:

1. Make the Group Policy setting changes that you want.
2. In Windows Explorer, right-click the %SystemRoot%\System32\GroupPolicy folder and choose Properties. (GroupPolicy is a hidden folder; if you can’t find it in System32, choose Tools > Folder Options > View > Show Hidden Files and Folders.)
3. On the Security tab of the GroupPolicy Properties dialog, select the Administrators group and select DENY check box for READ permission.

Note: After you give DENY access to Administrators and if you want to change or modify the policy setting, you will not be able to run MMC or Group Policy Editor when you log in to the computer as Administrator unless you give back Administrators full rights to the GroupPolicy folder. To give Administrators FULL ACCESS, in Windows Explorer, right-click %SystemRoot%\System32\GroupPolicy folder > choose Properties > choose Security tab > select FULL CONTROL check box.

Recommended Books:

• Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, and Troubleshooting (Paperback) by Jeremy Moskowitz (Author)
• Windows® Group Policy Administrator’s Pocket Consultant (Paperback) by William R. Stanek (Author)
• Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security: For Windows Vista , Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 (Mark Minasi Windows Administrator Library) (Paperback) by Jeremy Moskowitz (Author)

Please note that you must install DHCP server service on a target server before moving the database.

On a source DHCP server (Windows Server 2003):

1. Open a command prompt
2. Type netsh dhcp server export drive:\dhcp.txt all
3. Copy the file to a network share folder a thumb drive.

On a target DHCP server (Windows Server 2008):

1. Open a command prompt
2. Type netsh dhcp server import drive:\dhcp.txt all
3. Activate the scope if necessary.

That’s it!

Book

• Mastering Windows Server 2003 by Mark Minasi
• Windows Server 2008 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant by William Stanek

When installing Microsoft Office 2007 on Windows XP Professional SP3, I get an error – the windows installer service cannot update one or more protected windows files. 

It looks like the windows installer service looks for a dynamic link library file named fp4autl.dll in the folder “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extension\Bin\40.”  The error occurs when the file is missing from the folder, and when the windows installer service attempts to update web services that associates with the Microsoft Office 2007.

The solution to this error is to place fp4autl.dll file back into “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extension\Bin\40.”  There are two ways to get fp4autl.dll file – extract it from Windows XP setup CD or copy it from another Windows XP machine.

Extracting Fp4autl.dll from Windows XP setup CD-ROM:

1. Open I386 folder on the Windows XP setup CD-ROM.
2. Locate FP40EXT.CAB and double click it to open.
3. Locate Fp4autl.dll and copy it to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extension\Bin\40.
4. Restart Microsoft Office 2007 installation.

Copy Fp4autl.dll from another Windows XP machine:

1. Open C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Services Extension\Bin\40.
2. Locate and copy Fp4autl.dll and save it to a network share or a USB drive.
3. Copy and paste Fp4autl.dll to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extension\Bin\40 on the computer that is missing the file.
4. Restart Microsoft Office 2007 installation.

Fp4autl.dll is a Microsoft FrontPage Utility Dynamic Link Library file.  During the installation of Microsoft Office 2007, Windows installer service needs this fp4autl.dll file to update shared services that associates with Microsoft Office 2007.

Other Fp4autl.dll errors:

Microsoft Support:

• OFF2000: "Cannot load fp4Autl.dll" Error Starting FrontPage
• Error message: "Windows files must be installed for your installation to proceed"
• PRJ2000: "Error 1933" error message when you install Microsoft Office 2000

You can change the default port for Remote Desktop by editing the registry entry. Configuring and setting a new port for Remote Desktop provides a secure remote connection to your computer because only you and people with permission know the new port assignment.

Using Registry editor to change port for Remote Desktop

1. Open Registry editor by typing Regedit in the Run command line.
2. Expand these registry entries and subentries:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp
3. Select RDP-Tcp and in the right window, scroll down and double-click PortNumber.

   

4. Choose Decimal, double-click to select 3389 in the Value Data: text box, enter a new port number, for example 3391, and then click OK.

    

You may need to restart the computer to effect the new change.

How to enable Remote Desktop connection

1. Open Control Panel and double-click System to open System Properties.
2. Choose Remote tab on the System Properties sheet.
3. In Remote Desktop section, check “Allow users to remotely connect to this computer” check box. 
4. Click “Select Remote Users” button to add users that you allow to remotely connect to your computer, and click OK.

How to configure Windows firewall to allow Remote Desktop

When Remote Desktop is enabled, the default port 3389 is added to the exception list of the Windows firewall. Since the new port is configured, a new exception must be created.

1. Open Control Panel and double-click Windows Firewall.
2. Choose Exceptions tab on the Windows Firewall dialog box.
3. Clear “Remote Desktop” check box as this is a default port for Remote Desktop.
4. Click “Add Port…” button and in Name: field, enter “Remote Desktop Connection” and in Port number: field; enter the new port that is previously configured in the registry editor, for example 3391. Make sure TCP is selected.
   
5. Click OK.

In the exception list of the Windows Firewall, you should have “Remote Desktop Connection” checked.

When you remotely connect to your computer with an assigned port, you must enter the new port along with the IP address or computer name. For example, if your computer IP is 192.168.12.3, and you configured a new port 3391 for your Remote Desktop; then you must enter 192.168.2.3:3391 in the Remote Desktop connection client.