Netgear WG311v1 WG311 Installation Guide - Page 13

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 wireless technology adds issues such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the picture. To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using wireless networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network, assuring appropriate security measures are taken, browsing the Internet through your wireless connection, exchanging files with other computers and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. Table 1-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do? What's Needed? How Do I? Connect to a wireless network 1. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 2. Set up the 1. A wireless network To set up the WG311, see 2. A desktop PC within the Chapter 2, "Basic Setup" and follow the instructions provided. operating range of the wireless network. For guidelines about the range of 802.11b/g wireless networks, please see "Observe Location and Range Guidelines" on page 2-2. To learn about wireless networking technology, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for a general introduction. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 with the settings from step 1. Protect my 1. Assure that the 1. A wireless network with wireless wireless authentication and WEP connection from network has encryption enabled. snooping, hacking, or information theft. security features enabled. 2. Configure my 2. Wireless networking equipment that supports WEP encryption, such as the WG311 and all NETGEAR WG311 with wireless networking products. the security settings of the wireless network. 3. Use Windows security features. To learn about wireless networking security, see "Authentication and WEP" on page B-2. To use WEP security features, please see "Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 3-8 and configure your WG311 accordingly. Introduction 1-3