Netgear WPNT121 WPNT121 User Manual - Page 11

Chapter 2 Basic Setup The NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPNT121 lets you connect a PC computer to wireless networks. It is designed for PC computers running Microsoft Windows. For information about product features and compatible NETGEAR products, please see the NETGEAR Web site at http://www.netgear.com. This chapter describes how to install your Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network set up is covered in Chapter 3, "Network Connections and Wireless Security". A Road Map for "How to Get There From Here" Wireless technology has removed one of the barriers to networking-running wires. Wireless technology also adds issues such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the picture. The table below shows how to complete common tasks with a network: connecting to a wireless network, using security, connecting to the Internet, exchanging files with other computers, and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... If I Want to... ? What Do I Do? What Is Needed? Connect to a wireless network 1. Get the wireless 1. A wireless network network name (SSID) 2. A computer within the and, if used, the operating range of the wireless security wireless network. settings. 2. Set up the Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter with the settings from Step 1. How Do I? For set up, see "Installation Instructions" on page 2-6 and follow the instructions. For wireless network range, see "Observe Wireless Location and Range Guidelines" on page 2-5. For wireless networking, see the Web link to "Wireless Communications:" in Appendix B. 2-1 v1.0, March 2006