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Chapter 4Network Connections and Wireless Security
This chapter explains how to use your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 to
connect to your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the
WG511v2 so that it matches the wireless security settings for your network.

Understanding the WG511v2 Smart Wizard

When you have installed the WG511v2 software from the NETGEAR CD, the icon appears
on your desktop and in the Windows system tray. The Windows system tray is located on the
Windows taskbar. You can either double click this icon on the desktop, or click it in the system tray
at any time, to use the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your
computer.
The Smart Wizard provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Choose the network that you want to use
• Configure wireless settings for your wireless PC card
• Monitor wireless network connections
• Save your settings in profiles
• Remove or reinstall the wireless adapter software
The following sections in this chapter explain how to use the Smart Wizard.
Note: These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR WG511v2 Smart Wizard to
change the WG511v2 wireless settings. If you use Windows XP, and chose the W indows
XP configuration utility during installation, then you must disable it now. Open the
network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button, click the
Wireless Networks tab and then clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings” check box.