Network Connections And Wireless Security; Understanding The Wn311B Smart Wizard - NETGEAR RangeMax WN311B User Manual

Network Connections and Wireless Security

This chapter explains how to use your NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter
WN311B to connect to your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless
security for the WN311B so that it matches the wireless security settings for your network.

Understanding the WN311B Smart Wizard

Note: These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR WN311B Smart Wizard to
change the WN311B wireless settings. If you use Windows XP, and chose the Windows
XP configuration utility during installation, then you must disable it now. Open the
network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button, click the
Wireless Networks tab and then clear the "Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings" check box.
When you have installed the WN311B software from the NETGEAR CD, the
on your desktop and in the Windows system tray. The Windows system tray is located on the
Windows taskbar. You can either double click this icon on the desktop, or click it in the system tray
at any time, to use the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your
computer.
The Smart Wizard provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Choose the network that you want to use
• Configure wireless settings for your wireless PCI adapter
• Monitor wireless network connections
• Save your settings in profiles
• Remove or reinstall the wireless adapter software
The following sections in this chapter explain how to use the Smart Wizard.
Network Connections and Wireless Security
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