NETGEAR MA101 Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’, Road Map for How to Get There From Here

A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’

The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process. Wireless technology has removed one of the barriers to networking: running wires. It allows more people to try networking while at the same time exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking. General networking concepts, set up, and maintenance can be difficult to understand. In addition, wireless technology adds issues, such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the picture.

To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using wireless networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network, assuring appropriate security measures are taken, browsing the Internet through your wireless connection, exchanging files with other computers, and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network.

Table 1-1.	A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...
If I Want To... ?	What Do I Do?		What’s Needed?	How Do I?
Connect to a	1.	Identify the	1. A wireless network	To set up the MA101,
wireless				see Chapter 2,
		wireless	2. A PC within the
network				“Installing the MA101
		network name	operating range of the
				802.11b Wireless
		(SSID) and, if	wireless network. For
				USB Adapter” and
		used the	guidelines about the
				follow the
		wireless	range of 802.11b
				instructions
		security	wireless networks,
				provided.
		settings.	please see “Observe
	2.	Set up the	Location and Range	To learn about
			Guidelines” on page 10.
		MA101
				wireless networking
		802.11b
				technology, please
		Wireless USB
				see Appendix B,
		Adapter with
				“802.11b Wireless
		the settings
				Networking Basics”
		from step 1.
				for a general
				introduction.

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