Chapter 4
Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
Note: The instructions in this section refer to the NETGEAR WG111 configuration utility. For Windows XP users to use the NETGEAR configuration utility, the Windows XP configuration utility must be deselected. If you did not enable the NETGEAR utility when you installed the WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter, open the network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button, click the Wireless Networks tab and then clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box.
Understanding the Configuration Options
The WG111 configuration utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
•Configure wireless settings.
•Monitor wireless network connections.
•Save your settings in configuration profiles.
The section below introduces these capabilities of the configuration utility.
Using Configuration Profiles
The WG111 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a particular wireless network. You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join.
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