NETGEAR WG311 manual Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access

Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings	...........3-9
How to Configure WEP Encryption Security	3-10
Statistics Page	3-12
Advanced Settings Page	3-13
Appendix A
Technical Specifications
Appendix B
Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview	B-1
Infrastructure Mode	B-1
Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)	B-2
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)	B-2
Authentication and WEP	B-2
802.11 Authentication	B-3
Open System Authentication	B-3
Shared Key Authentication	B-4
Overview of WEP Parameters	B-5
Key Size	B-6
WEP Configuration Options	B-6
Wireless Channels	B-7
Appendix C
Preparing Your PCs for Network Access
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking	C-1
Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking	C-1
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components	C-1
Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings in Windows 98 and Me C-3
Selecting the Internet Access Method	C-5
Verifying TCP/IP Properties	C-5
Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking	C-6
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components	C-6
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000	C-7
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP	C-7
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000	C-9
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000	C-11

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