NETGEAR WGM511 User Manual page 14

User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511
Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...
If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do?
Protect my
1. Assure that the
wireless
wireless network has
connection from
security features
snooping,
enabled.
hacking, or
2. Configure your
information
WGM511 with the
theft.
security settings of
the wireless network.
3. Use Windows
security features.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
Connect to the
1. Activate your wireless
Internet over my
link and verify your
wireless
network connection.
network.
2. Open an Internet
browser such as
Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator.
2-4
What's Needed?
1. A wireless network with
authentication and WEP
encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports
WEP encryption, such as
the WGM511 and all
NETGEAR wireless
networking products.
1. An active Internet
connection like those from
cable or DSL service
providers.
2. A wireless network
connected to the cable or
DSL Internet service
through a cable/DSL
router as illustrated in
"Connecting to an Access
Point in Infrastructure
Mode" on page 4-2.
3. TCP/IP Internet
networking software
installed and configured
on your notebook PC
according to the
requirements of the
Internet service provider.
4. A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
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How Do I?
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
"WEP Wireless Security" on
page B-3.
To use WEP security features,
see "Statistics Page" on
page 4-7 and configure your
WGM511 accordingly.
To configure your WGM511 in
Infrastructure mode, see
"Basic Installation
Instructions" on page 3-3, and
locate the section for your
version of Windows.
For assistance with
configuring the TCP/IP
Internet software on a PC,
see "Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking" on page C-1
refer to the PC Networking
Tutorial on the NETGEAR
Pre-N Wireless PC Card
WGM511 Resource CD and
the Help information provided
in the Windows system you
are using.
Introduction
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