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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter WG311v3
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
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
theft.
2. Configure my
3. Use Windows
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built 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.
Connect to the
1. Activate my
Internet over my
wireless
network.
2. Open an
1-4
What's Needed?
1. A wireless network with
wireless
authentication and WEP
network has
encryption enabled.
security
2. Wireless networking
features
equipment that supports WEP
enabled.
encryption, such as the
WG311v3 and all NETGEAR
WG311v3 with
wireless networking products.
the security
settings of the
wireless
network.
security
features.
1. An active Internet connection
wireless link
like those from cable or DSL
and verify my
service providers.
network
2. A wireless network connected
connection.
to the cable or DSL Internet
service through a cable/DSL
Internet
router as illustrated in
browser such
"Connecting to an Access
as Internet
Point in Infrastructure Mode"
Explorer or
on page
Netscape
3. TCP/IP Internet networking
Navigator.
software installed and
configured on my PC
according to the requirements
of the Internet service provider
4. A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
3-3.
How Do I?
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
"Authentication and WEP" on
page
B-2.
To use WEP security features,
please see
"Enabling Wireless
Security Features" on page 3-7
and configure your WG311v3
accordingly.
To configure your WG311v3 in
Infrastructure Mode, see
Installation Instructions" on
page
2-3, and locate the section
for your version of Windows.
For assistance with configuring
the TCP/IP Internet software on
a PC, see
"Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking" on page C-1
to the PC Networking Tutorial on
the NETGEAR 802.11g
Wireless PCI Adapter WG311v3
Resource CD and the Help
information provided in the
Windows system you are using.
.
Introduction
"Basic
or refer
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