Configuration 3-1
Chapter 3
Configuration
This section describes how to configure your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311
v3 for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data
security encryption features.
Understanding the Configuration Options
The WG311 v3 configuration utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Configure wireless settings.
• Monitor wireless network connections.
• Save your settings in configuration profiles.
The section below introduces these capabilities of the configuration utility.
Using Configuration Profiles
The WG311 v3 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a
particular wireless network.
You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches
the network you want to join.
For example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network in an office and a wireless
network in your home, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily
load the profile that has all the configuration settings you need to join the network you are using at
the time.
Note: The instructions in this section refer to the NETGEAR WG311 v3 configuration
utility. Windows XP users must first disable the Windows XP configuration utility.
Open the network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button,
click the Wireless Networks tab and then clear the “Use Windows to configure my
wireless network settings” check box.
