NETGEAR MA401 Reference Manual page 15

Reference Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
Table 1-1. 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
connection from
network has
snooping,
security
hacking, or
features
information
enabled.
theft.
2. Configure my
MA401 with
Note: Secure
the security
Internet sites
settings of the
such as banks
wireless
and online
network.
merchants use
3. Use Windows
encryption
security
security built
features.
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.
Introduction1-5
What's Needed?
1. A wireless network with
authentication and WEP
encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports
WEP encryption, such as
the MA401 and all
Netgear wireless
networking products.
How Do I?
To learn about
wireless networking
security, please see
"Authentication and
WEP Encryption" on
page B-3.
To use WEP security
features, please see
"Enabling Basic
Wireless Security
Features" on page
3-1 and configure
your MA401
accordingly.