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User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do? What's Needed? How Do I? Protect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or information theft. 1. Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. Configure your WGM511 with the security settings of the wireless network. 3. Use Windows security features. 1. A wireless network with authentication and WEP encryption enabled. 2. Wireless networking equipment that supports WEP encryption, such as the WGM511 and all NETGEAR wireless networking products. To learn about wireless networking security, see "WEP Wireless Security" on page B-3. To use WEP security features, see "Statistics Page" on page 4-7 and configure your WGM511 accordingly. Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites. Connect to the 1. Activate your wireless 1. An active Internet To configure your WGM511 in Internet over my link and verify your connection like those from Infrastructure mode, see wireless network connection. cable or DSL service "Basic Installation network. 2. Open an Internet providers. Instructions" on page 3-3, and locate the section for your browser such as 2. A wireless network version of Windows. Internet Explorer or connected to the cable or Netscape Navigator. DSL Internet service For assistance with through a cable/DSL configuring the TCP/IP router as illustrated in Internet software on a PC, "Connecting to an Access see "Preparing Your Point in Infrastructure Computers for TCP/IP Mode" on page 4-2. Networking" on page C-1 or refer to the PC Networking 3. TCP/IP Internet Tutorial on the NETGEAR networking software Pre-N Wireless PC Card installed and configured WGM511 Resource CD and on your notebook PC the Help information provided according to the in the Windows system you requirements of the are using. Internet service provider. 4. A browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2-4 Introduction December 2004

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User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511
2-4
Introduction
December 2004
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
theft.
1.
Assure that the
wireless network has
security features
enabled.
2.
Configure your
WGM511 with the
security settings of
the wireless network.
3.
Use Windows
security features.
1.
A wireless network with
authentication and WEP
encryption enabled.
2.
Wireless networking
equipment that supports
WEP encryption, such as
the WGM511 and all
NETGEAR wireless
networking products.
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
“WEP Wireless Security” on
page B-3
.
To use WEP security features,
see
“Statistics Page” on
page 4-7
and configure your
WGM511 accordingly.
Note:
Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
Connect to the
Internet over my
wireless
network.
1.
Activate your wireless
link and verify your
network connection.
2.
Open an Internet
browser such as
Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator.
1.
An active Internet
connection like those from
cable or DSL service
providers.
2.
A wireless network
connected to the cable or
DSL Internet service
through a cable/DSL
router as illustrated in
“Connecting to an Access
Point in Infrastructure
Mode” on page 4-2
.
3.
TCP/IP Internet
networking software
installed and configured
on your notebook PC
according to the
requirements of the
Internet service provider.
4.
A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
To configure your WGM511 in
Infrastructure mode, see
“Basic Installation
Instructions” on page 3-3
, and
locate the section for your
version of Windows.
For assistance with
configuring the TCP/IP
Internet software on a PC,
see
“Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking” on page C-1
or
refer to the PC Networking
Tutorial on the
NETGEAR
Pre-N Wireless PC Card
WGM511 Resource CD
and
the Help information provided
in the Windows system you
are using.
Table 2-1.
A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...
If I Want To ... ?
What Do I Do?
What’s Needed?
How Do I?