NETGEAR WG311v1 - 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Installation Manual

54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311

Installation Guide

Follow these quick steps to install your WG311
PCI Adapter.
The basic installation and configuration instructions below assume that
your wireless network connection will be to an access point, and you are
not using WEP security. Please refer to the Reference Manual on the
WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Resource CD for detailed instructions
on configuring WEP, using Ad-Hoc mode, or using advanced options.
Windows XP Basic Installation
1. First, install the WG311 software.
a. Power on your desktop and log into the Windows Operating System
b. Insert the WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Resource
CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD main page shown
below will load.
c. Click the Install Driver & Utility link.
d. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done.
2. Next, install the WG311 Wireless PC Card.
a. Shut down the PC and remove the power cord from the PC. Insert
the WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot.
Connect the antenna to the adapter and position the antenna to up
position. Reconnect the power cord and reboot the computer.
b. After a short delay, the Found
New Hardware Wizard displays.
Note: If a Windows XP logo
testing warning appears, click
Continue Anyway to proceed.
When installation is complete,
you will see the WG311
system tray icon on the
lower right portion of the
Windows task bar.
Windows XP will display a
Wireless Network Connection
message like this one.
3. Now, configure your WG311
a. Right click on the network icon in
the Windows XP system tray to
open the network options menu.
b. Click on the View
Available Wireless
Networks menu item.
If there is more than one
wireless network in your
vicinity, click on the one to
which you will connect.
c. Click on the Allow me to
connect to the selected
wireless network even though this is not secure check box.
d. Click Connect.
4. Finally, verify wireless network connectivity.
a. Open the WG311 utility by clicking on the icon
Windows system tray.
Note: When the Windows
XP wireless configuration
utility is selected, only these
two tabs pages appear.
To see the full NETGEAR
utility, please refer to the
Reference Manual on the 54
Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Resource CD.
b. Verify that your connection information matches your
wireless network.
c. Verify connectivity to the Internet or network resources.
Note: If you are unable to connect, see troubleshooting tips in the
Basic Installation section of the Reference Manual on the WG311 54
Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Resource CD.
Windows 2000, Me/98SE Basic Installation
1. First, install the WG311 software.
a. Power on your desktop and log into the Windows Operating
System.
b. Insert the WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Resource CD for
the WG311 into your CD-ROM drive. The CD main page
shown below will load.
in the