Basic Setup For A Notebook Pc; What You Need Before You Begin; Verifying System Requirements - NETGEAR MA701 User Manual

This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card
MA701 as a wireless adapter in a notebook PC, and how to set up basic wireless connectivity.
Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in
this 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 802.11b Wireless
Compact Flash Card MA701 provides highly effective security features which are
covered in "Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 5-9
the security features appropriate to your needs.

What You Need Before You Begin

Verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the wireless
network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect.

Verifying System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card MA701, please make sure
that these minimum requirements have been met:
• Use a CF-to-PCMCIA adapter (sold separately) with a PCMCIA Type I connector to connect
to any notebook PC with an available PCMCIA or CardBus slot.
• You must have a notebook PC with a Pentium
an available PCMCIA or Cardbus slot.
• A CD-ROM drive.
• 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space.

Basic Setup for a Notebook PC

Basic Setup for a Notebook PC
Chapter 6, "Notebook Configuration"
®
300 MHz or higher compatible processor with
M-10204-1
Chapter 4
in this manual. Deploy
in
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