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3. A window pops up displaying three folder tabs. Click on the Advanced folder tab. The property screen opens displaying a number of configurable parameters. These parameters are shown in the Device Properties Parameters table 6-1 below. When running Windows 2000 Configuring the network adapter properties for Windows 2000 is different from all other Windows operating systems. 1. From the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer and select Property. When the System Property window appears, click on the Hardware tab. Then click on the Device Manager. 2. In the Device Manager dialog box, double-click Network adapters to show all network adapters. Double-click NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter. 3. The NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter Properties window opens. Click on the Advanced folder tab. The list of configurable parameters appears. These parameters are shown in the Device Properties Parameters table 6-1 below. When running Windows XP Configuring the network adapter properties for Windows XP is different from all other Windows operating systems. 1. From the Windows desktop, right-click Start to open the desktop menu. Click the Control Panel selection. 2. From the Control Panel window, click Network and Internet Connections. 3. Click to select the Network Connections icon. 4. Double-click the NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter icon. 5. In the Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box, click Properties. 6. Within Wireless Network Connection Properties, you can select the Wireless Networks folder tab or the Authentication folder tab to modify the wireless parameters for the MA311 PCI Adapter. Please refer to the Windows XP documentation for further advice on how to modify the wireless network connection parameters. When running Windows NT Currently the Adapter Properties Configuration from the Network control is not supported in Windows NT. The user must use Configure Utility to modify the available parameters. Device Properties Modification Table 6-1. Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Authentication Type SSID MA311 Wireless PCI Adapter The Open System mode is used for any PCI adapter. The Shared Key mode allows the PCI adapter to use a shared secret key. Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this field; the characters are case sensitive. When the wireless node is operating in Ad-hoc mode, this field operates as the Basic Service Set ID (BSSID). All wireless nodes in the same network should use the same BSSID. 25