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NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens. 2. Enter the network settings. a. Select Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) for the Network Type. b. Select or enter the Network Name (SSID) for the Ad Hoc network. c. In the Profile box, type the name of the profile. d. Click Apply. Figure 3-3 3. Save your settings in a Profile. a. Click Save Profile. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile. b. Click Apply. c. Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings. 4. Configure the PC network settings. a. Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol. b. Restart the PCs. 5. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices. You can use the ping utility to verify your wireless connection: a. On the Windows taskbar click Start, 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. Figure 3-4 16 v1.1, April 2006

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NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual
16
v1.1, April 2006
1.
Use the
icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens.
3.
Save your settings in a Profile.
a.
Click Save Profile.
All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.
b.
Click
Apply
.
c.
Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings.
4.
Configure the PC network settings.
a.
Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol.
b.
Restart the PCs.
5.
Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices.
You can use the ping utility to verify your wireless connection:
2.
Enter the network settings.
a.
Select Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) for the
Network Type.
b.
Select or enter the Network Name (SSID) for the Ad
Hoc network.
c.
In the Profile box, type the name of the profile.
d.
Click
Apply
.
Figure 3-3
a.
On the Windows taskbar click Start, 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.
Figure 3-4