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NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual

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v4.0, March 2007

Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router

To set up the WAG511 Wireless PC Card to connect to a wireless access point or router:

1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wireless Utility. The Settings page opens.

2. Enter the profile name, Network Name (SSID) and make sure that Access Point

(Infrastructure) is selected.

3. Click Save Profile to save the settings, and then click Apply. Click Close to exit the wizard, or

Cancel to return to the previous settings.

4. Verify wireless connectivity to your network.

Use a browser to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network.

You can check the Status bar in the Smart Wireless Utility for the current connection status.

Figure 2-3

Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the SSID that you enter

exactly matches the SSID used by the access point.

Note: If you cannot connect, see Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting. For problems with

accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing

software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers.

See the link to “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” on page B-1.

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