Basic Setup; What You Need Before You Begin; Verifying System Requirements - NETGEAR WG511T User Manual

This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit
CardBus WG511T and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in
this manual.
Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of
several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside
your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take appropriate steps
to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless
PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T provides highly effective security features which are
covered in
the security features appropriate to your needs.

What You Need Before You Begin

You need to verify your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the
wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can
configure your wireless pc card and connect.

Verifying System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T , please
make sure that these minimum requirements have been met:
• You must have a notebook PC with a Pentium
an available Cardbus slot.
• A CD-ROM drive.
• 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space.
• Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE or 98

Basic Setup

"Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 4-9
Chapter 4, "Configuration"
300 MHz or higher compatible processor with
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Chapter 3
Basic Setup
in this manual. Deploy
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