NETGEAR WAG311 Installation Manual page 24

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311
Configure your WAG311.
Right-click on the network icon in the
a.
Windows XP system tray to open the
network options menu.
Note: The instructions here explain how
to use the Windows XP wireless
configuration utilities. You may prefer to
use the Netgear Smart Wireless
Configuration utility. To do so, click the
Advanced tab, uncheck the "Use
Windows to configure my wireless
network settings" checkbox, and follow
the configuration procedures in the
online help for the Netgear Smart
Wireless Configuration utility or see
Chapter 3, "Configuration"
instructions.
Click on the View Available Wireless
b.
Networks menu item.
If there is more than one wireless
c.
network in your vicinity, select the one
to which you will connect.
Click on the "Allow me to connect to the
d.
selected wireless network even though
this is not secure" check box.
Click Connect.
e.
2-6
Right-click here to display this menu.
for complete
Windows XP Network Connection Alert
Note: This procedure assumes your wireless network
is not using WEP security. If your wireless network
uses WEP, set up your WAG311 accordingly. To view
WEP settings help, click the Advanced button and
click the "Learn about..." link on the Windows XP Local
Area Connection Wireless Networks Properties tab
page.
Basic Setup