NETGEAR WGE111 Chapter Web Configuration, Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter Using TCP/IP

Chapter 4

Web Configuration

This chapter contains information about configuring your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter using the Wireless Game Adapter's browser interface. The Web browser interface provides an easy way to configure the Wireless Game Adapter in a TCP/IP network. You can configure your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter using any Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. NETGEAR recommends you use browser versions 5.0 and above.

Once you are logged into the configuration software, you can view the status of your wireless network and the wireless game adapter's current configuration, change the password, enable WEP or WPA-PSK security (if you have it set up on your wireless network), select a specific network for the wireless connection, or make other configuration changes.

Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter Using TCP/IP

Using a Web browser to configure a NETGEAR Wireless Game Adapter requires both the Wireless Game Adapter and the workstation on to be configured for TCP/IP. This is the default for most computers sold in the last few years.

NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapters can obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. If you have a DHCP server (most broadband routers have this feature), the WGE111 will get its own IP address settings for TCP/IP. However, NETGEAR recommends using a static IP address so you can configure the Wireless Game Adapter with a Web browser using the same address each time.

You can also reset the IP address of the Wireless Game Adapter using the NETGEAR Smart Wizard configuration assistant. See “Using the NETGEAR Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant” on page 3-9for more information.

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