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NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WN121T User Manual

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v2.0, February 2007

3. Select a network from the drop-down list. If you select a hidden network then you must enter

the SSID. Click Next.

4. Follow the steps of the wizard to specify the wireless security if used, and to create a profile.

5. Review you settings, and click Finish.

The Smart Wizard initiates your wireless connection. You can use the Status Bar to verify your

network connection. For more information, see “Smart Wizard Status Bar” in Chapter 1.

Profiles

The WN121T Smart Wizard uses profiles to store all the settings for a particular wireless network.

There are two special profile names: Default and Profile.

Default: The Profile named Default automatically scans for any available network. You cannot

change this profile name.

Profile: If you do not enter a name in the Profile Name box, then the name Profile is used to save

your settings. If you do this more than once then you will be asked if you want to replace the

previous settings stored in Profile.

Adding Profiles

You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join.

If you use your computer to connect to different wireless networks, you can create a profile for

each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the settings that you need

to join the network you are using at the time.

There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up:

• Access Point (Infrastructure) — connect to an access point or router with the 802.11

infrastructure mode. For example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an

access point that is attached to a router, which lets multiple computers share a single cable or

DSL broadband Internet connection.

• Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) — connect directly to another computer with the 802.11

ad hoc mode. For example, Ad Hoc mode is used when two Windows computers are

configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between

them.

For more information on 802.11 wireless network modes, see the wireless reference document at:

http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wireless/index.htm.

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