Netgear WAG511 WAG511 User Manual - Page 13
Basic Setup, What You Need Before You Begin - driver
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Chapter 1 Basic Setup The WAG511 Wireless PC Card 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 website at http://www.netgear.com. This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network settings are covered in Chapter 2, "Network Connections and Wireless Security" in this manual. What You Need Before You Begin You must verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the wireless network settings of the wireless network where you will connect before you can set up your wireless PC card and connect. Verify System Requirements Before installing the WAG511 Wireless PC Card, make sure that these minimum requirements have been met. You must have a computer with: • A Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an available CardBus slot. • A CD drive. • 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space. • Microsoft Vista, Windows XP Home, XP Professional, or Windows 2000 Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WAG511 driver software. 1-1 v4.0, March 2007