NETGEAR WG311v3 manual Netgear 54 Mbps

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3

Table 1-1.	A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To?	What Do I Do?		What’s Needed?		How Do I?
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.					please see “Enabling Wireless
	2.	Configure my		WG311 v3 and all NETGEAR
					Security Features” on page 3-7
		WG311 v3 with		wireless networking products.
					and configure your WG311 v3
		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.
Connect to the	1.	Activate my	1. An active Internet connection		To configure your WG311 v3 in
Internet over my					Infrastructure Mode, see “Basic
wireless		wireless link		like those from cable or DSL	Installation Instructions” on
		and verify my		service providers.
network.					page 2-3, and locate the section
		network	2. A wireless network connected
					for your version of Windows.
		connection.		to the cable or DSL Internet
	2.	Open an		service through a cable/DSL	For assistance with configuring
		Internet		router as illustrated in
					the TCP/IP Internet software on
		browser such		“Connecting to an Access
					a PC, see “Preparing Your
		as Internet		Point in Infrastructure Mode”
					Computers for TCP/IP
		Explorer or		on page 3-3.
					Networking” on page C-1or refer
		Netscape	3.	TCP/IP Internet networking
					to the PC Networking Tutorial on
		Navigator.		software installed and
					the NETGEAR 54 Mbps
				configured on my PC
					Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3
				according to the requirements
				of the Internet service provider	Resource CD and the Help
			4. A browser like Internet		information provided in the
					Windows system you are using.
				Explorer or Netscape
					.
				Navigator.

1-4 Introduction