NETGEAR MA401 Reference Manual page 18

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?
Use printers in
1. Use the
a combined
Windows
Printers and
wireless and
Fax features to
wired
locate
network.
available
printers in the
combined
wireless and
wired network.
2. Use the
Windows Add
a Printer
wizard to add
access a
network printer
from the
notebook PC
you are using
to wirelessly
connect to the
network.
3. From the File
menu of an
application
such as
Microsoft
Word, use the
Print Setup
feature to
direct your
print output to
the printer in
the network.
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What's Needed?
1. The notebook computer I
am using to connect to
the wireless network
needs to be configured
with the Windows Client
and File and Print
Sharing.
2. The notebook computer I
am using to connect to
the wireless network
needs to be configured
with the same Windows
Workgroup or Domain
settings as the other
Windows computers in
the combined wireless
and wired network.
3. Any Windows networking
security access rights
such as login user name/
password that have been
assigned in the Windows
network must be
provided when Windows
prompts for such
information.
4. If so-called Windows
'peer' networking is
being used, the printer
needs to be enabled for
sharing.
How Do I?
Windows Domain
settings are usually
managed by
corporate computer
support groups.
Windows Workgroup
settings are
commonly managed
by individuals who
want to set up small
networks in their
homes, or small
offices.
To get assistance
with setting up
Windows
networking, refer to
the Help and
Support information
that comes with the
version of the
Windows operating
systems you are
using.
To get assistance
with setting up
printers in Windows,
refer to the Help and
Support information
that comes with the
version of the
Windows operating
systems you are
using.
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