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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 For example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network in an office and a wireless network in your home, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the configuration settings you need to join the network you are using at the time. There are two types of wireless network connections you can configure: • Infrastructure Mode - uses the 802.11 infrastructure mode. • Ad-Hoc Mode - uses the 802.11 ad-hoc mode For more information on 802.11 wireless network modes, see "Wireless Networking Overview" on page B-1 of this manual. Networks Page The Networks page shows the available networks at your location. Figure 3-1: Networks tab page The Networks page displays the following fields: 3-2 Configuration

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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311
3-2
Configuration
For example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network in an office and a wireless
network in your home, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily
load the profile that has all the configuration settings you need to join the network you are using at
the time.
There are two types of wireless network connections you can configure:
•
Infrastructure Mode —
uses the 802.11 infrastructure mode.
•
Ad-Hoc Mode
— uses the 802.11 ad-hoc mode
For more information on 802.11 wireless network modes, see
“Wireless Networking Overview”
on page B-1
of this manual.
Networks Page
The Networks page shows the available networks at your location.
Figure 3-1:
Networks tab page
The Networks page displays the following fields: