NETGEAR WG311T user manual Road Map for How to Get There From Here

User Manual for the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311T

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.	Get the	1.	A wireless network	To set up the WG311T, see
wireless					Chapter 3, “Basic Setup” and
		wireless	2. A computer within the
network					follow the instructions.
		network name		operating range of the wireless
		(SSID) and, if		network.	For wireless network range, see
					“Observe Wireless Location and
		used, the
					Range Guidelines” on page 3-2.
		wireless
					To learn about wireless
		security
					networking technology, see the
		settings.
					Web link to “Wireless
	2.	Set up the
					Communications:” in
		WG311T with
					Appendix B.
		the settings
		from step 1.
Protect my	1.	Enable	1. A wireless network with		To use wireless security
wireless					features, see “Using Wireless
		wireless		authentication and WEP,
connection from					Security Features” in Chapter 4
		security for the		WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK
snooping,					and set up your WG311T
		wireless		encryption enabled.
hacking, or					accordingly.
		network.	2.	Wireless networking
information
	2.	Set up wireless		equipment such as the
theft.
		security for		WG311T that supports these
		your WG311T		security features.
		to match the
		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 implement are in addition
to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
Connect to the	1.	Activate my	1.	An Internet service such as	To use your WG311T in
Internet over my					Infrastructure Mode, see “Basic
wireless		wireless link		cable modem or DSL.	Installation Instructions” on
		and verify my	2. A network with a wireless
network.					page 3-3, and locate the section
		network		router or access point
					for your version of Windows.
		connection.		connected to the cable/DSL
					To set up a Profile, see.
	2.	Open an		modem.
					“Profiles” on page 4-3.
		Internet	3.	TCP/IP Internet networking
					For TCP/IP See the Web link to
		browser such		software installed and
					“Internet Networking and TCP/IP
		as Internet		configured on your PC based
					Addressing:” in Appendix B.
		Explorer or		on the requirements of the
		Netscape		Internet service provider
		Navigator.	4.	An Internet browser.
					2-3

v4.0, February 2006