User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Chapter 2-4 Introduction
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
the f t.
1 . A ss u re th a t the
wireless
network has
security
fea tur es
enabled.
2. Configure my
WPN311 with
the s ec ur ity
se ttin gs of th e
wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security
fea tu r e s .
1 . A wi rel es s n e twor k wi th
au th en ti ca tion a nd W E P
encryption enabled.
2. W ireless networkin g
equipment that supports WEP
encryption, s uch a s the
WPN311 and all NETGEAR
wireless networking p roducts.
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
“Au the n ticatio n an d W E P ” on
page B-2.
To use wireless security
features, please see “E nab lin g
W irel ess S e curi ty Fe atu res” o n
page 4-8 and configure your
WP N 31 1 accord ingly.
Note:S ecure Internet sites such as banks an d online merchan ts use encryption security built into b rowsers
like Internet Explorer a nd N etscape. An y wireless networking security features you migh t implem ent are in
ad d i tion to th o se al re ad y in pl a ce on se cu re In ter ne t si tes .
Connect to the
Internet over my
wireless
network.
1 . A cti va te m y
wireless link
and verify m y
network
connection.
2. Open an
Internet
browser such
as Internet
Exp lorer or
Netscape
Navigator.
1 . A n a cti ve In te rne t co nn e cti on
like those from cab le or D SL
service providers.
2. A w ire le ss n etw ork co nn ec ted
to th e c ab l e o r D S L In te rne t
serv ice th rou gh a cab le /D SL
rou ter as i llu strate d in
“Conn ecting to an Access
Point in Infrastructure M ode”
on pa ge 4-3.
3. TCP /IP Internet networking
software installed and
configured on my P C
according to the requirements
of th e In ter ne t se rvi ce p rov id e r
4. A bro wser l ike Inte rnet
Exp lorer or Netscape
Navigator.
To configu re your W P N 311 in
In fra str uc tu re M od e , s ee “B asi c
Installation Instructions” on
page 3-3, an d lo ca te th e se cti on
for you r ve rsion of W in dow s.
For assistance with configuring
the TCP/IP Internet software on
a PC , see “Pre pa ring You r
Computers for TCP/IP
Netw orking” on page C-1 or re fer
to th e P C N etw ork in g Tu tori a l on
the NETGEAR RangeMax™
Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Resource CD and the Help
information provided in the
Wind ows system you are using.
.
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?