User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511 Introduction 2-5
February 2005
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 notebook 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 notebook 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
prom pts 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 , “P re p arin g Y ou r
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking” for configuration
scenarios or re fer to th e H elp
system included with your
version of W ind ows.
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 PC Card WPN511
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?