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v1.0, March 2006

Chapter 2

Basic Setup

The NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPNT121 lets you connect a PC

computer to wireless networks. It is designed for PC computers running Microsoft Windows. For

information about product features and compatible NETGEAR products, please see the

NETGEAR Web site at http://www.netgear.com.

This chapter describes how to install your Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter and set up basic wireless

connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network set up is

covered in Chapter 3, “Network Connections and Wireless Security”.

A Road Map for “How to Get There From Here”

Wireless technology has removed one of the barriers to networking—running wires. Wireless

technology also adds issues such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the picture.

The table below shows how to complete common tasks with a network: connecting to a wireless

network, using security, connecting to the Internet, exchanging files with other computers, and

using printers in the combined wireless and wired network.

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

If I Want to... ? What Do I Do? What Is Needed? How Do I?

Connect to a

wireless

network

1. Get the wireless

network name (SSID)

and, if used, the

wireless security

settings.

2. Set up the Wireless

USB 2.0 Adapter with

the settings from

Step 1.

1. A wireless network

2. A computer within the

operating range of the

wireless network.

For set up, see “Installation

Instructions” on page 2-6 and

follow the instructions.

For wireless network range,

see “Observe Wireless

Location and Range

Guidelines” on page 2-5.

For wireless networking, see

the Web link to “Wireless

Communications:” in

Appendix B.

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