NETGEAR WPNT511 manual

202-10137-01

October 2005

NETGEAR, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

User Manual for the

NETGEAR RangeMax™

240 Wireless Notebook

Adapter WPNT511

Contents

Main Page Product and Publication Details Page Contents Page Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions How to Print this Manual Chapter 2 Introduction About the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Key Features Whats in the Box? User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Introduction Chapter 2-3 A Road Map for How to Get There From Here Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Chapter 2-4 Introduction Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Introduction Chapter 2-5 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... Page Chapter 3 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin Verify System Requirements Observe Wireless Location and Range Guidelines Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Modes WPNT511 Default Wireless Settings Basic Installation Instructions For Windows XP Users Installing a WPNT511 Page Page For Windows 2000 SP4 Users Installing a WPNT511 Page Page Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet The Smart Wizard Status Bar Page User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Basic Setup 3-11 The WPNT511 Icon Colors WPNT511 LEDs Figure 3-14 Removing the WPNT511 Software Upgrading the WPNT511 Software Page Chapter 4 Network Connections and Wireless Security Understanding the WPNT511 Smart Wizard Finding a Network Profiles Adding Profiles Profiles to Connect to an Access Point or Router Page Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profiles Page Page Starting a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Connection Wireless Security Using Wireless Security Features Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings WEP Encryption Security WPA2-PSK Security Page WPA-PSK Security Advanced Settings Networks Page Statistics Page About Page Page Page 5-1 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips Frequently Asked Questions Page XP Professional and XP Home occasional connection problems Page A-1 Appendix A Technical Specifications Page Appendix B Related Documents