User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111
Introd u ction 2-3
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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?
Connect to a
wireless
network
1 . I d e n ti fy th e
wireless network
name (SSID) and,
if used, the
wireless security
settings.
2. Set up the
NETGEAR
RangeMax™
W ireless U SB 2.0
Adapter WPN111
with th e s e tti n g s
from s te p 1 .
1 . A wireless network
2 . A P C wi th i n th e o p e ra ti n g
range of the wireless
network. For guid elines
a b ou t th e ra n g e of
wireless networks, see
“O b serving L ocation and
R ange G uidelines” on
page 3-2.
To s e t u p th e W P N 1 1 1 , s e e
C h a p te r 3 , “B a s i c S e tu p ” and
follow the instructions provided.
To learn about wireless
n e twork i n g te c h n o logy, s e e
“W ireless N etworking O verview”
on page B -1 for a gene ral
i n trod u c ti o n .
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
inform ation
th e ft.
1 . A s s u re th a t th e
wireless network
has security
features enabled.
2. Configure my
W P N 1 1 1 w i th th e
security settings of
the wireless
network.
3. U se Windows
security features.
1 . A wire le s s n e twork wi th
a u th e n ti c a ti o n a n d W E P
encryption enabled.
2. W ireless networking
equipment that supports
W E P encryp tion, su ch as
the W P N 111 and all
N E TG E A R wireless
networking products.
To learn about wireless
n e twork i n g s e cu ri ty, s e e “W E P
A u th e n ti c a ti o n ” o n p a g e B -7 .
To use W E P security features,
see “E n ab ling W ireless S ecu rity
Features” on page 4-7 and
configure you r W P N 11 1
accord ingly.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet E xplorer and N etscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
a d d i ti on to th o s e a l re a d y i n p l a c e o n s e c u re I n te rn e t s i te s .
