NETGEAR WG121 user manual A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121

The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 has two interfaces:

•The USB 2.0 connector connects to any PC with an available USB port.

•The wireless antenna of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 can be adjusted to optimize wireless communications. The LEDs indicate if the WG121 is connected to a powered on PC, and the wireless link condition and signal quality of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 with another wireless node or the associated access point.

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.

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