NETGEAR RangeMax WPN311 User Manual page 15

Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do?
E xch a n ge files
1 . U se th e
b etwee n a
W in d ows
wirelessly
N etwork
con n ecte d
N eigh b orh ood
n oteb ook
fe a tu re to
com p u ter a n d
b rowse for
oth er com p u ters
com p u ters in
in a m y
th e com b in ed
com b in ed
wireless a n d
wireless a n d
wired n etwork.
wired n etwork.
2 . B rowse th e
h a rd d rive of
th e ta rget
com p u ter in
th e n etwork in
ord er to loca te
th e d irectory or
files you wa n t
to work with .
3 . U se th e
W in d ows
E xp lore r cop y
a n d p a ste
fu n ction s to
exch a n ge files
b etwe en th e
com p u ters.
I n trod u ction
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
What's Needed?
1 . T h e d esktop com p u ter I a m
u sin g to con n ect to th e
wireless n etwork n eed s to b e
con figu red with th e W in d ows
C lien t a n d F ile a n d P rin t
S h a rin g.
2 . T h e d esktop com p u ter I a m
u sin g to con n ect to th e
wireless n etwork n eed s to b e
con figu red with th e sa m e
W in d ows W orkgrou p or
D om a in se ttin gs a s th e oth e r
W in d ows com p u te rs in th e
com b in ed wireless a n d wire d
n etwork.
3 . A n y W in d ows n etworkin g
secu rity a ccess righ ts su ch a s
login u ser n a m e / p a ssword
th a t h a ve b een a ssign ed in th e
W in d ows n e twork or for
sh a rin g p a rticu la r files m u st b e
p rovid ed wh e n W in d ows
p rom p ts for su ch in form a tion .
4 . I f so-ca lled W in d ows 'p eer'
W orkgrou p n etworkin g is b ein g
u sed , th e d rive, file system
d ire ctory, or file n eed to b e
en a b le d for sh a rin g.
How Do I?
F or a ssista n ce with W in d ows
n e tworkin g softwa re, see
A p p e n d ix C , "P re p a rin g Y ou r
P C s for N etwork A ccess"
con figu ra tion scen a rios or refe r
to th e H elp system in clu d ed with
you r version of W in d ows.
W in d ows D om a in settin gs a re
u su a lly m a n a ged b y corp ora te
com p u ter su p p ort grou p s.
W in d ows W orkgrou p settin gs
a re com m on ly m a n a ged b y
in d ivid u a ls wh o wa n t to set u p
sm a ll n etworks in th eir h om es, or
sm a ll offices.
F or a ssista n ce with settin g u p
W in d ows n etworkin g, refe r to th e
P C N etworkin g Tu toria l on th e
NETGEAR RangeMax™
Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311
Resource CD a n d th e H elp
in form a tion p rovid e d in th e
W in d ows system you a re u sin g.
C h a p te r 2 -5
for