Netgear Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U User Manual download pdf (Page 16)

User’s Manual for the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511U

2-4 Introduction

August 2004

Protect my

wireless

connection from

snooping,

hacking, or

information

theft.

1. A wireless network with

authentication and

encryption enabled.

2. Wireless networking

equipment that supports

encryption, such as the

WG511U and all

NETGEAR wireless

networking products.

1. Assure that the

wireless network

has security

features enabled.

2. Configure my

WG511U with the

security settings of

the wireless

network.

3. Use Windows

security features.

To learn about wireless

networking security, see

“Wireless Networking Overview”

on page B-1.

To understand WEP security

features, see “WEP Overview”

on page B-7.”

To understand WPA security

features, see “WPA Wireless

Security” on page B-13.”

Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers

like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in

addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.

Connect to the

Internet over my

wireless

network.

1. An active Internet

connection like those from

cable or DSL service

providers.

2. A wireless network

connected to an Internet

service through a router as

illustrated in “Connecting

to an Access Point in

Infrastructure Mode” on

page 4-2.

3. TCP/IP Internet networking

software installed and

configured on my notebook

PC according to the

requirements of the

Internet service provider.

4. A browser like Internet

Explorer or Netscape

Navigator.

1. Activate my

wireless link and

verify my network

connection.

2. Open an Internet

browser such as

Internet Explorer

or Netscape

Navigator.

To configure your WG511U in

Infrastructure Mode, see “Basic

Installation Instructions” on

page 3-4, and locate the section

for your version of Windows.

For assistance with configuring

the TCP/IP Internet software on

a PC, see “Preparing Your

Computers for TCP/IP

Networking” on page C-1 or refer

to the PC Networking Tutorial on

the NETGEAR Double 108

Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit

CardBus WG511U Resource CD

and the Help information

provided in the Windows system

you are using.

Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here

If I Want To? What’s Needed? What Do I Do? How Do I?

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