NETGEAR WG111UNA - DOUBLE 108MBPS WRLS USB 2.0 User Manual page 18

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111
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
connection from
has security
snooping,
features enabled.
hacking, or
2. Configure my
information
WG111 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 my
Internet over my
wireless link and
wireless
verify my network
network.
connection.
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 or
WPA encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports
WEP encryption, such as
the WG111 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 my 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
"Authentication and WEP" on
page B-2 and "WPA Wireless
Security" on page B-8.
To use WEP security features,
see "Enabling Wireless Security
Features" on page 4-7 and
configure your WG111
accordingly.
To use WPA-PSK security
features, see "How to Configure
WPA-PSK Encryption Security"
on page 4-10.
To configure your WG111 in
Infrastructure Mode, see
Installation Instructions" on
page 3-4, 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
to the PC Networking Tutorial on
the NETGEAR 54 Mbps
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
WG111 Resource CD and the
Help information provided in the
Windows system you are using.
.
Introduction
"Basic
or refer