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Visit Us at the Clermont County Fair

Think of the Library while at the Fair. Stop by our booth in the commercial building for the opportunity to "Stump the Librarian" and enter a daily giveaway drawing.

Board of Trustees August Meeting

The next CCPL Board of Trustees meeting will be held on August 11, at 6:00 p.m. at the Milford-Miami Twp. branch.

Employment Opportunities

Adult Services Librarian
Branch Manager
Library Assistant

Gourmet Librarian's July Column

Sweet Tomato Chicken, delicious, low-fat recipe

DTV Transition & the Coupon Program

Information on the digital television transition and the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.

Parameters for Configuring Your Networking Hardware at the Felicity Branch

Wireless Network Card or Interface:

  • SSID (network name) = "mobile" or scan for closest / strongest access point.
  • WEP = disable all WEP encryption
  • Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure or Access Point
  • Channel = 1 (most wireless hardware scans automatically for the appropriate channel)

Network Settings:

Windows 98SE

  1. Go to the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. Double click the Network icon.
  2. Locate the TCP/IPprotocol and get into its Properties. If more than one TCP/IP protocol is listed, look for the one associated with your wireless adapter.
  3. For IP Address, select "Obtain an IP address automatically."
  4. For DNS, select "Disable DNS."
  5. For WINS, select "Use DHCP for WINS Resolution."
  6. NOTE: See Internet Explorer Tips on the last page of this document for additional configuration information.

Windows 2000 & XP

  1. From Control Panel, select Network and Dial-up Connections or Network and Internet Connections.
  2. Right-click on Wireless Network Connection or Local Area Connection and click Properties.
  3. Locate the Internet TCP/IP protocol and get into its Properties. If more than one TCP/IP protocol is listed, look for the one associated with your wireless adapter.
  4. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically."
  5. For XP, right click on "Wireless Network Connection" and select "View Available Wireless Networks." Select the name of the wireless network available (mobile) and click "Connect."

Windows NT

  1. From Control Panel, select Network.
  2. Locate the TCP/IP protocol and get into its Properties. If more than one TCP/IP protocol is listed, look for the one associated with your wireless adapter.
  3. Select "Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server" and click OK.

Pocket PC Devices

  1. Tap Start, Settings. Tap the Connections tab.
  2. Tap the network icon.
  3. Tap the adapter that corresponds to your wireless network interface.
  4. On the IP Address tab, select "Use DHCP server assigned address."
  5. Tap the name servers tab. All entries for DNS and WINS should be left blank.
  6. NOTE: Since most PDA's have web browsers that cannot display pop up windows, you will not receive a window confirming that you have logged in successfully. Instead, you'll receive a blank window. This will indicate that you have successfully logged onto the Internet and can begin normal browsing.

Macintosh (OS 8 & 9):

  1. Select: Apple Menu > Control Panel > TCP/IP.
  2. Connect via "AirPort" or other wireless (Wi-Fi) Ethernet.
  3. Configure "Using DHCP Server." 4. Leave Name Server and Additional Search domains blank.

Network Settings (OS X):

  1. Select: Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network button.
  2. Select TCP/IP tab and Configure "Using DHCP."
  3. Above the TCP/IP tab, you may need to Configure via "AirPort" or other wireless (Wi-Fi) Ethernet.
  4. Leave Domain Name Servers and Search Domains blank.