NETGEAR WGM511 User Manual page 16

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?
Use printers in a
1. Use the Windows
combined
Printers and Fax
wireless and
features to locate
wired network.
available printers in
the combined
wireless and wired
network.
2. Use the Windows
Add a Printer wizard
to add access to a
network printer from
the notebook PC you
are using to
wirelessly connect to
the network.
3. From the File menu of
an application such
as Microsoft Word,
use the Print Setup
feature to direct your
print output to the
printer in the network.
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What's Needed?
1. The notebook computer
you are using to connect
to the wireless network
needs to be configured
with the Windows Client
and File and Print Sharing.
2. The notebook computer
you are using to connect
to the wireless network
needs to be configured
with the same Windows
Workgroup or Domain
settings as the other
Windows computers in the
combined wireless and
wired network.
3. Any Windows networking
security access rights
such as login user name/
password that have been
assigned in the Windows
network must be provided
when Windows prompts
for such information.
4. If so-called Windows
"peer" networking is being
used, the printer needs to
be enabled for sharing.
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How Do I?
Windows Domain settings are
usually managed by corporate
computer support groups.
Windows Workgroup settings
are commonly managed by
individuals who want to set up
small networks in their homes,
or small offices.
For assistance with setting up
Windows networking, 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.
For assistance with setting up
printers in Windows, refer to
the Help and Support
information that comes with
the version of the Windows
operating systems you are
using.
Introduction