How to Sync a Laptop to a Server

Hook up your laptop directly to an Internet server.

A server is a computer network that allows multiple systems to connect and interact with each other, similar to an Internet connection (a server and a high speed Internet connection uses the same port and cable). Syncing a laptop computer with a server only requires a single cable and there is no need to alter the connection on the computer because it automatically detects the inserted cable and server.

Things You'll Need

• Ethernet cable

Instructions

1. Insert an Ethernet cable into one of the "Out" ports on the server hub.

2. Plug the other end of the cable into the "Cat5" connection port on the side of the laptop. Once the server detects the laptop connection, a light appears next to the connection port (the same occurs with the laptop computer).

3. Double-click the server icon in the lower right corner of the desktop to enable the connection. Momentarily the laptop computer connects directly with the system server.

References

• Webopedia: Server