NETGEAR WG111 user manual Road Map for How to Get There From Here

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111

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.	Identify the	1. A wireless network	To set up the WG111, see
wireless				Chapter 3, “Basic Setup” and
		wireless network	2. A PC within the operating
network				follow the instructions provided.
		name (SSID) and,
			range of the wireless
		if used, the
			network. For guidelines	To learn about wireless
		wireless security
			about the range of
				networking technology, see
		settings.
			wireless networks, see
				Appendix , “Wireless Networking
	2.	Set up the
			“Observing Location and
				Overview” for a general
		NETGEAR 54	Range Guidelines” on
				introduction.
		Mbps Wireless	page 3-2.
		USB 2.0 Adapter
		WG111 with the
		settings from step
		1.
Protect my	1.	Assure that the	1. A wireless network with	To learn about wireless
wireless				networking security, see
		wireless network	authentication and WEP
connection from				“Authentication and WEP” on
		has security	encryption enabled.
snooping,				page B-2.
		features enabled.	2. Wireless networking
hacking, or
	2.	Configure my
			equipment that supports
information				To use WEP security features,
		WG111 with the	WEP encryption, such as
theft.				see “Enabling Wireless Security
		security settings of	the WG111 and all
				Features” on page 4-6 and
		the wireless	NETGEAR wireless
				configure your WG111
		network.	networking products.
				accordingly.
	3.	Use Windows
		security features.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.

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