User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511 2-4 Introdu ction
February 2005
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
the f t.
1 . A ss u re tha t th e
wireless
network has
security
fea tu res
enabled.
2. Configure my
WPN511 with
the s ec u rity
se ttin g s o f the
wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security
fea tu r e s .
1 . A wi rel e ss ne two rk wi th
au th e nti ca ti on an d W E P
encryption enabled.
2. W ireless networking
equipment that supports WEP
encryption, s uch a s the
WPN511 and all NETGEAR
wireless networking p roducts.
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
“Au the ntica tion a nd W E P” o n
page B-2.
To use WE P security features,
see “E na bl ing W irel ess Se cu rity
Features” on page 4-7 and
configure your W PN511
according ly.
Note:S ecure Internet sites su ch as banks and online merchan ts use encryption security built into browsers
like Intern et Explorer and Netscape. An y wireless networking security features you might implement are in
ad d i tio n to th os e a l rea d y in p la ce on s ec u re I n ter ne t s ite s.
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 c tive I nte rn e t co nn e cti on
like those from cab le or D SL
service providers.
2. A w ire l es s n e two rk c on n ec ted
to th e ca bl e or D SL I n ter ne t
serv ice throu gh a ca bl e/D S L
rou ter as illu stra ted in
“Conn ecting to an Acces s
Point in Infrastructure M ode”
on pa ge 4-2.
3. TCP /IP Internet networking
software installed and
configured on my notebo o k PC
according to the requirements
of th e In te rn et s er vi ce pr ov id e r.
4. A bro wser l ike In terne t
Exp lorer or Netscape
Navigator.
To configu re your W P N 51 1 in
In fra s tru ctu re M o d e, se e “Ba si c
Installation Instru ctions” on
page 3-3, an d lo ca te the s ec tio n
for you r ve rsio n of W in d ows.
For assistance with configuring
the TCP/IP Internet software on
a PC , see “Pre pa rin g Yo ur
Computers for TCP/IP
Netw orkin g” on page C-1 or refer
to th e P C N e two rki n g T u tori al on
the NETGEAR RangeMax™
Wireless PC Card WPN511
Resource CD and the Help
information provided in the
Wind ows system you are using.
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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?