NETGEAR WG121 user manual Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access

Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode	4-2
How to Configure an Infrastructure Mode Profile	4-2
Connecting to Another PC in Ad-hoc Mode	4-3
How to Configure an Ad-hoc Mode Profile	4-3
How to Start a Computer-to-Computer(Ad-Hoc) Network	4-6
Enabling Wireless Security Features	4-6
Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings	4-6
How to Configure WEP Encryption Security	4-7
Statistics Page	4-9
Advanced Settings Page	4-9
Appendix A
Technical Specifications
Appendix B
Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview	B-1
Infrastructure Mode	B-1
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)	B-2
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)	B-2
Authentication and WEP	B-2
802.11 Authentication	B-3
Open System Authentication	B-3
Shared Key Authentication	B-4
Overview of WEP Parameters	B-5
Key Size	B-6
WEP Configuration Options	B-6
Wireless Channels	B-7
Appendix C
Preparing Your PCs for Network Access
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking	C-1
Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking	C-1
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components	C-1
Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings in Windows 98 and Me C-3
Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method	C-5
Verifying TCP/IP Properties	C-5
Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking	C-6
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