User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Introduction Chapter 2-5
Exchange files
between a
wirelessly
connected
notebook
comp uter and
other compu ters
in a my
comb in ed
wireless and
wired n etwork.
1. Use the
Windows
Network
Neighborhood
fea tu re to
browse for
comp uters in
the combined
wireless and
wired n etwork.
2. Browse the
hard drive of
the target
comp uter in
the n etw or k i n
ord e r to lo ca te
the d i rec tor y o r
fil es yo u w an t
to w ork wi th .
3. Use the
Windows
Explorer copy
and paste
fu nc tio n s to
exchange files
be twe e n th e
comp u ters.
1. The desktop computer I am
u si ng to c on n ec t to th e
wireless network needs to be
co nfi gu r ed w ith th e W ind o w s
Client and File and Print
Sharing.
2. The desktop computer I am
u si ng to c on n ec t to th e
wireless network needs to be
co nfi gu r ed w ith th e s a m e
Wi ndows W orkgroup or
D o m ai n se ttin g s a s the oth e r
Wind ows compu ters in the
comb ined wirele ss and wired
network.
3. Any Windows networking
security access rights such as
login user nam e/ password
that have been assigned in the
Windows network or for
sharing particular files must be
provide d when W indows
prompts for such information.
4. If so-called W indows ‘peer’
Workgroup networking is b eing
used, the drive, file system
di rectory, or file nee d to b e
enabled for sharing.
For assistance with W indows
networking software, see
Ap p en d ix C , “P re pa rin g Y ou r
PC s for Network A ccess” for
configuration scenarios or refer
to th e H e lp s ys tem i n cl u d ed w ith
your version of Win dows.
Wind ows Dom ain settings are
usually managed by corporate
comp uter supp ort groups.
Wind ows Workgroup settings
are commonly managed by
ind ividu als who wan t to set up
sm a ll n etw ork s in th ei r h om e s , o r
small offices.
F or a s si sta n ce wi th se ttin g u p
W in d o ws ne two rk in g , re fe r to the
P C N e two rk in g T u to ria l o n th e
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?