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Chapter 2 Network Connections and Wireless Security This chapter explains how to use your wireless USB adapter to connect to your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the wireless USB adapter so that it matches the wireless security settings for your network. If you chose the Windows XP or Windows Vista Zero Configuration utility during installation, and now you want to use the Smart Wizard, then you need to disable the Windows utility. If you are working with the Vista configuration utility, see the online document: http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility To disable the Windows Zero Configuration utility: 1. Attach the wireless adapter to a USB port for your computer. 2. Go to Windows Start menu and select Network Connections. 3. On the Network connections page, select the Wireless Network Connection and right-click to choose the Properties option. Figure 2-1 4. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Then clear the "Use Windows to configure my wireless settings" check box. 2-1 v2.0, February 2007

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v2.0, February 2007
Chapter 2
Network Connections and Wireless Security
This chapter explains how to use your wireless USB adapter to connect to your Wireless Local
Area Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the wireless USB adapter so that it
matches the wireless security settings for your network.
If you chose the Windows XP or Windows Vista Zero Configuration utility during installation, and
now you want to use the Smart Wizard, then you need to disable the Windows utility. If you are
working with the Vista configuration utility, see the online document:
Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility
To disable the Windows Zero Configuration utility:
1.
Attach the wireless adapter to a USB port for your computer.
2.
Go to Windows Start menu and select Network Connections.
3.
On the Network connections page, select the Wireless Network Connection and right-click to
choose the Properties option.
4.
Click the Wireless Networks tab. Then clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless
settings” check box.
Figure 2-1