NETGEAR WPNT511 manual Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511

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, setup, 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 2-1.	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.	Get the	1.	A wireless network	To set up the WPNT511, see
wireless					Chapter 3, “Basic Setup” and
		wireless	2. A computer within the
network					follow the instructions.
		network name		operating range of the wireless
		(SSID) and, if		network.	For wireless network range, see
		used, the			“Observe Wireless Location and
		wireless			Range Guidelines” on page 3-2.
		security			To learn about wireless
		settings.
					networking technology, see the
	2.	Set up the
					Web link to “Wireless
		WPNT511 with
					Communications:” on page B-1.
		the settings
		from step 1.
Protect my	1.	Enable	1. A wireless network with		To use wireless security
wireless					features, see “Using Wireless
		wireless		authentication and WEP, WPA,
connection from		security for the		WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK	Security Features” on page 4-9
snooping,					and set up your WPNT511
		wireless		encryption enabled.
hacking, or					accordingly.
		network.	2.	Wireless networking
information
	2.	Set up wireless		equipment such as the
theft.
		security for		WPNT511 that supports these
		your WPNT511		security features.
		to match the
		network.
	3.	Use Windows
		security
		features.
Introduction					Chapter 2-3

v1.0, October 2005