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NETGEAR 108 Mpbs Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111T User Manual 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 Wizard for the current connection status. 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. Please refer to "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" in Appendix B. Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile The Computer-to-Computer setting uses Ad Hoc mode. Ad Hoc mode is an 802.11 networking framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an access point. For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them. Note: Ad Hoc mode will not work using DHCP settings. Ad Hoc mode requires either static IP addresses (such as 192.168.0.1) or the IPX protocol. For instructions on setting up static IP addresses on a Windows PC, refer to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR CD. To create an Ad Hoc mode profile: 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens: Figure 2-5 2-7 v2.0, February 2007

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NETGEAR 108 Mpbs Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111T User Manual
2-7
v2.0, February 2007
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 Wizard for the current connection status.
Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile
The Computer-to-Computer setting uses Ad Hoc mode. Ad Hoc mode is an 802.11 networking
framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without the use
of an access point. For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured
with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.
To create an Ad Hoc mode profile:
1.
Use the
icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens:
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. Please
refer to
“Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing” in Appendix B
.
Note:
Ad Hoc mode will not work using DHCP settings. Ad Hoc mode requires either
static IP addresses (such as
192.168.0.1
)
or the IPX protocol. For instructions on
setting up static IP addresses on a Windows PC, refer to the PC Networking
Tutorial on the NETGEAR CD.
Figure 2-5