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Chapter 3 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 4, "NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard" in this manual. Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take appropriate steps to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 provides highly effective security features, which are covered in "Statistics Page" on page 4-7 in this manual. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs. What You Need Before You Begin You need to verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can configure your wireless PC card and connect. Verifying System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met: • You must have a computer with a Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an available Cardbus slot. • A CD drive. • 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space. • Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 • Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WGM511 driver software. Basic Setup 3-1 December 2004

Section	Page
User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511	1
Chapter 1 About This Manual	9
Audience	9
Scope	9
Typographical Conventions	10
Special Message Formats	10
How to Print this Manual	10
Chapter 2 Introduction	11
About the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511	11
Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products	11
What’s in the Box?	12
WGM511 LEDs and Interfaces	12
A Road Map for “How to Get There From Here”	13
Chapter 3 Basic Setup	17
What You Need Before You Begin	17
Verifying System Requirements	17
Observing Location and Range Guidelines	18
Two Operating Modes	18
WGM511 Default Wireless Configuration Settings	18
Basic Installation Instructions	19
For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511	22
WGM511 Wireless Connection Indicators	25
Interpreting the LEDs on the WGM511	26
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors	26
Chapter 4 NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard	27
Understanding the Configuration Options	27
Using Configuration Profiles	27
Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode	28
Figure 4-1: WGM511 Pre-N Wireless PC Card connecting to a wireless access point	28
How to Configure an Infrastructure Mode Profile	29
Connecting to Another PC in Ad Hoc Mode	30
Figure 4-2: NETGEAR WGM511 Wireless PC Card in peer-to-peer mode	30
How to Configure an Ad Hoc Mode Profile	31
How to Start a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network	32
Figure 4-3: Ad Hoc Setting dialog box	33
Statistics Page	33
Figure 4-4: Statistics page	34
Advanced Settings Display	35
Figure 4-5: Advanced Settings display	35
Chapter 5 Wireless Security Configuration	37
Understanding the Security Options	37
Using WEP Security	37
Basic Requirements for WEP	38
WEP Security Settings Worksheet	39
How to Configure WEP Encryption Security	40
Figure 5-1: WEP settings screen	40
Using the Wireless Zero Configuration Service for WPA-PSK Advanced Security	41
Enabling Wireless Security Features	42
Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings	42
How to Configure WEP Encryption Security	43
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting	45
Troubleshooting Basic Tips	45
Frequently Asked Questions	46
Appendix A Technical Specifications	49
Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics	51
Wireless Networking Overview	51
Infrastructure Mode	51
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)	51
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)	52
Wireless Channels	52
WEP Wireless Security	53
WEP Authentication	53
WEP Open System Authentication	54
Figure 6-1: 802.11 open system authentication	54
WEP Shared Key Authentication	55
Figure 6-2: 802.11 shared key authentication	55
How to Use WEP Parameters	57
WPA Wireless Security	57
How Does WPA Compare to WEP?	58
How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i?	58
What are the Key Features of WPA Security?	59
Figure 6-3: WPA Overview	60
Figure 6-4: 802.1x Authentication Sequence	62
Is WPA Perfect?	64
Product Support for WPA	65
Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access	67
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking	67
Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking	67
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components	67
Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings in Windows 98 and Me	69
Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method	71
Verifying TCP/IP Properties	71
Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking	72
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components	72
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000	73
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP	73
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000	75
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000	77
Glossary	79
List of Glossary Terms	79

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Basic Setup

3-1

December 2004

Chapter 3

Basic Setup

This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 and set

up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless

network configuration is covered in

Chapter 4, “NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard”

in this

manual.

What You Need Before You Begin

You need to verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the

wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can

configure your wireless PC card and connect.

Verifying System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511, please make sure that these

minimum requirements have been met:

•

You must have a computer with a Pentium

300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an

available Cardbus slot.

•

A CD drive.

•

5 Mbytes of free hard disk space.

•

Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000

•

Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation

files to complete the installation of the WGM511 driver software.

Note:

Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of

several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside

your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take appropriate steps

to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC

Card WGM511 provides highly effective security features, which are covered in

“Statistics Page” on page 4-7

in this manual. Deploy the security features appropriate to

your needs.