Setting Up A Profile To Connect To An Access Point Or Router - NETGEAR WAG511 - 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card User Manual

NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User Manual

Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router

To set up the WAG511 Wireless PC Card to connect to a wireless access point or router:
1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wireless Utility. The Settings page opens.
Figure 2-3
2. Enter the profile name, Network Name (SSID) and make sure that Access Point
(Infrastructure) is selected.
Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the SSID that you enter
exactly matches the SSID used by the access point.
3. Click Save Profile to save the settings, and then click Apply. Click Close to exit the wizard, or
Cancel to return to the previous settings.
4. Verify wireless connectivity to your network.
Use a browser to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network.
You can check the Status bar in the Smart Wireless Utility for the current connection status.
Note: If you cannot connect, see
accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing
software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers.
See the link to
Chapter 3,
"Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" on page
v4.0, March 2007
"Troubleshooting. For problems with
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