NETGEAR WG311 manual What You Will Need Before You Begin, Verify System Requirements

Chapter 2

Basic Setup

This section describes how to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 3, “Configuration” in this manual.

Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others from outside your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take appropriate steps to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 provides highly effective security features which are covered in “Enabling Wireless Security Features” on page 3-8. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.

What You Will Need Before You Begin

You need to verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can configure your wireless pc adapter and connect.

Verify System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met:

•Pentium® III class computer with an available PCI slot

•CD-ROM drive

•20 Mbytes of free hard disk space

•Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WG311 driver software

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