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

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

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 WG121, see
wireless				Chapter 3, “Basic Setup” and
		wireless	2. A PC within the operating
network				follow the instructions provided.
		network name
			range of the wireless network.
		(SSID) and, if
			For guidelines about the range	To learn about wireless
		used, the
			of wireless networks, see	networking technology, see
		wireless
			“Observing Location and
				Appendix B, “Wireless
		security
			Range Guidelines” on
				Networking Basics” for a
		settings.
			page 3-2.
				general introduction.
	2.	Set up the
		NETGEAR 54
		Mbps Wireless
		USB 2.0
		Adapter
		WG121 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	authentication and WEP
connection from				“Authentication and WEP” on
		network has	encryption enabled.
snooping,				page B-2.
		security	2. Wireless networking
hacking, or
		features
			equipment that supports WEP
information				To use WEP security features,
		enabled.
			encryption, such as the
theft.				see “Enabling Wireless Security
	2.	Configure my
			WG121 and all NETGEAR
				Features” on page 4-6 and
		WG121 with	wireless networking products.
				configure your WG121
		the security
				accordingly.
		settings of the
		wireless
		network.
	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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