Network Connections And Wireless Security; Disabling The Windows Zero Configuration Utility - NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 WPN111NA WPN111NA User Manual

Network Connections and Wireless Security

This chapter explains how to use your Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to connect to your Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the Wireless USB 2.0
Adapter so that it matches the wireless security settings for your network.
If you chose the Windows XP or Windows Vista Zero Configuration utility during installation, and
now you want to use the Smart Wizard, then you need to disable the Windows utility. If you are
working with the Vista configuration utility, see the online document:
http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm

Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility

To disable the Windows Zero Configuration utility:
1. Attach the wireless adapter to a USB port for your computer.
2. Go to Windows Start menu and select Network Connections.
3. On the Network connections page, select the Wireless Network Connection and right-click to
choose the Properties option.
Figure 2-1
4. Click the Wireless Networks tab. Then clear the "Use Windows to configure my wireless
settings" check box.
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