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Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience ...1-1 Scope ...1-1 Typographical Conventions 1-2 Special Message Formats 1-2 How to Print this Manual 1-2 Chapter 2 Introduction About the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511 2-1 Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products 2-1 What's in the Box? ...2-2 WGM511 LEDs and Interfaces 2-2 A Road Map for "How to Get There From Here 2-3 Chapter 3 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin 3-1 Verifying System Requirements 3-1 Observing Location and Range Guidelines 3-2 Two Operating Modes ...3-2 WGM511 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 3-2 Basic Installation Instructions 3-3 For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511 3-6 WGM511 Wireless Connection Indicators 3-9 Interpreting the LEDs on the WGM511 3-10 Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors 3-10 Chapter 4 NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard Understanding the Configuration Options 4-1 Using Configuration Profiles 4-1 Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode 4-2 Contents v December 2004

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Contents
v
December 2004
Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience
.........................................................................................................................
1-1
Scope
.............................................................................................................................
1-1
Typographical Conventions
............................................................................................
1-2
Special Message Formats
..............................................................................................
1-2
How to Print this Manual
.................................................................................................
1-2
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511
..............................................
2-1
Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products
............................................................
2-1
What’s in the Box?
..........................................................................................................
2-2
WGM511 LEDs and Interfaces
.......................................................................................
2-2
A Road Map for “How to Get There From Here”
............................................................
2-3
Chapter 3
Basic Setup
What You Need Before You Begin
..................................................................................
3-1
Verifying System Requirements
...............................................................................
3-1
Observing Location and Range Guidelines
..............................................................
3-2
Two Operating Modes
....................................................................................................
3-2
WGM511 Default Wireless Configuration Settings
.........................................................
3-2
Basic Installation Instructions
.........................................................................................
3-3
For Windows 2000 Users Installing a WGM511
.......................................................
3-6
WGM511 Wireless Connection Indicators
......................................................................
3-9
Interpreting the LEDs on the WGM511
..................................................................
3-10
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors
.....................................................................
3-10
Chapter 4
NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard
Understanding the Configuration Options
......................................................................
4-1
Using Configuration Profiles
...........................................................................................
4-1
Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode
............................................
4-2