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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824

Table 2-1.	A Road Map for How to Get There From Here (continued)
If I Want To?	What Do I Do?		What’s Needed?	How Do I?
Protect my	1.	Assure that the	• A wireless network WEP or	To learn about wireless
wireless		wireless network	WPA security enabled.	networking security, see
connection		has security	• Wireless networking	“Wireless Networking Basics” on
from snooping,		features enabled.	equipment that supports	page D-1.
hacking, or
	2.	Configure my	WEP or WPA, such as the
information
			WPN824.
		WPN824 with the		To use WEP security features,
theft.
		security settings of		see “Implement Appropriate
		the wireless		Wireless Security” on page 4-2”
		network.		and configure your WPN824
	3.	Use Windows		accordingly.
		security features.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
Share	1.	Use the Windows	• Windows computers (wired	Windows Domain settings are
Windows PC		Printers and Fax	and wireless) I am using to	usually managed by corporate
files and		features to locate	connect to the network	computer support groups.
printers at		available printers in	need to be configured with	Windows Workgroup settings
home in a		the combined	the Windows Client and
combined			File and Print Sharing.	are commonly managed by
		wireless and wired
wireless and			• Windows computers (wired	individuals who want to set up
		network in your
wired network.			and wireless) I am using to	small networks in their homes, or
		home.
			connect to the network	small offices.
	2.	Use the Windows
			need to be configured with
Note: For		Add a Printer		For assistance with setting up
			the same Windows
		wizard to add
sharing files and
			Workgroup or Domain	Windows networking, refer to the
		access to a network
printers on other
			settings as the other	PC Networking Tutorial on the
		printer from the PC
types of
			Windows computers in the	NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless
		you are using to
computers like
			combined wireless and	Router WPN824 Resource CD
		wirelessly connect
Macintosh or
			wired network.	and the Help information
		to the network.
Linux, refer to
			• Any Windows networking	provided in the Windows system
	3.	From the File menu
the product
		of an application	security access rights such	you are using.
documentation
			as login user name/
		such as Microsoft
that came with				For assistance with setting up
			password that have been
		Word, use the Print
those
			assigned in the Windows	printers in Windows, refer to the
		Setup feature to
computers.
			network must be provided	Help and Support information
		direct your print
			when Windows prompts for	that comes with the version of
		output to the printer
			such information.	the Windows operating systems
		in the network.
			• If so-called Windows ‘peer’	you are using.
			networking is being used,
			the printer needs to be
			enabled for sharing.
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