User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Chapter 2-6 Introduction
Use printers in a
comb in ed
wireless and
wired n etwork.
1. Use the
Windows
Printers and
Fax featu re s to
locate
available
printers in the
comb in ed
wireless and
wired n etwork.
2. Use the
Windows Add
a Printer
wizard to add
access to a
ne two rk p ri nte r
from th e P C
you are using
to w ire l es s ly
co nn e ct to th e
network.
3. From the File
menu of an
application
such as
M icrosoft
Word, use the
P ri nt S etu p
fea tu re to
direct your
p rin t o u tp u t to
the p ri n ter in
the n e two rk.
1. The desktop computer I am
u si n g to co nn e ct to th e
wireless network needs to be
co nfi g u red w i th th e W i n d ow s
Client and File and Print
Sharing.
2. T h e desktop computer I am
u si n g to co nn e ct to th e
wireless network needs to be
co nfi g u red w ith th e s am e
Wi ndows W orkgroup or
D o m ai n se tti ng s as th e oth e r
Wind ows compu ters in the
comb ine d wirele ss an d wired
network.
3. A ny Windows networking
security access rights such as
login user name/ password
that have been assigned in the
Windows network must be
provide d whe n W ind ows
prompts for such information.
4. I f so-called W indows ‘peer’
networking is being used, the
printer needs to be enabled for
sharing.
Wind ows Dom ain settings are
usually managed by corporate
comp uter sup port groups.
Wind ows Workgroup settings
are commonly managed by
ind ivid uals who wan t to set up
sm a l l n e two rks i n th e ir h om e s, o r
small offices.
F or a s si s tan c e w ith s etti n g u p
W i nd o ws n etw or ki ng , re fer to th e
P C N etw ork i ng T u tori a 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.
F or a s si s tan c e w ith s etti n g u p
pri nters in W in do ws, refer to the
Help and Sup port information
tha t c om e s wi th the v er si on o f
the Windows operating systems
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?