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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511

C -6 P rep aring Y ou r P C s for N etwork A ccess

February 2005

3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter.

The window is updated to show your settings. They should match the values below if you are

using the default TCP/IP settings that NETGEAR recommends for connecting through a

router or gateway:

Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking

As part of the PC preparation process, you may need to install and configure 

TCP/IP on each networked PC. Before starting, locate your Windows CD; you may need to insert

it during the TCP/IP installation process.

Install or Verify Windows Networking Components

To install or verify the necessary components for IP networking:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network and Dialup Connections icon.

3. If an Ethernet adapter is present in your PC, you should see an entry for Local Area

Connection. Double-click that entry.

4. Select Properties.

5. Verify that ‘Client for Microsoft Networks’ and ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ are present. If

not, select Install and add them.

6. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, click Properties, and verify that “Obtain an IP address

automatically is selected.

7. Click OK and close all Network and Dialup Connections windows.

8. Then, restart your PC.

TCP/IP Configuration Current NETGEAR Standard Previous NETGEAR Standard

Computer or workstation 

IP Address

192.168.1.2 through

192.168.1.254

192.168.0.2 through

192.168.0.254

Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

Gateway address for router 192.168.1.1 default address 192.168.0.1 default address

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