Netgear RANGEMAX WPN511 User Manual download pdf (Page 38)

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511

4-6 C onfiguration

February 2005

2. Save your settings in a Profile.

a. Type a descriptive name in the “Profiles” field.

b. Click Save Profile. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.

c. Click Apply.

d. Click Close to exit the configuration utility.

3. Configure the PC network settings.

a. Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol.

Note: For instructions on configuring static IP addresses, refer to the networking tutorial

on your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511 Resource CD.

b. Restart the PCs.

4. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices.

Verify connectivity by using the Ping program:

a. On the Windows taskbar click the Start button, and then click Run.

b. Assuming the target PC is configured with 192.168.0.1 as its IP address, type

ping -t

192.168.0.1 and then click OK.

c. This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the device with the 192.168.0.1 static IP

address. The ping response should change to “reply.”

At this point the connection is established.

You may need to reboot in certain Windows operating systems such as Windows 98.

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