Basic Setup; What You Need Before You Begin; Verifying System Requirements - NETGEAR RangeMax WN511T User Manual

This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless PC Card
WN511T and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).
Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in
manual.
Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of
several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside
your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take appropriate steps
to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR RangeMax Next
Wireless PC Card WN511T provides highly effective security features which are
covered in "Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 4-7
the security features appropriate to your needs.

What You Need Before You Begin

You need to verify your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the
wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can
configure your wireless pc card and connect.

Verifying System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless PC Card WN511T, please make sure
that these minimum requirements have been met:
• You must have a notebook PC with a Pentium
an available Cardbus slot.
• A CD drive.
• 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space.
• Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000
• Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation
files to complete the installation of the WN511T driver software.

Basic Setup

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