User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111
Introduction 2-3
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Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I?
Connect to a
wireless
network
1 . I d en tify th e
wireless network
name (SSID) and,
if used, the
wireless security
settings.
2. Set up the
NETGEAR
RangeMax™
W ireless U SB 2.0
Adapter WPN111
with th e settin gs
from step 1 .
1. A wireless network
2 . A P C with in th e op e ra tin g
range of the wireless
network. For guidelines
a b ou t th e ra n ge of
wireless networks, see
“O bserving L ocation and
R ange G uidelines” on
page 3-2.
To se t u p th e W P N 1 1 1 , se e
C h a p ter 3 , “B a sic S e tu p ” and
follow the instructions provided.
To learn about wireless
n e tworkin g te ch n ology, se e
“W ireless Networking Overview”
on page B-1 for a general
i n trod u cti o n .
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
th eft.
1 . A ssu re th a t th e
wireless network
has security
features enabled.
2. Configure my
W P N 1 1 1 with th e
security settings of
the wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security features.
1 . A wire le ss n etwork with
a u th e n tica tion an d W E P
encryption enabled.
2. W ireless networking
equipment that supports
W E P encryption, such as
the WPN111 and all
N E TG EAR wireless
networking products.
To learn about wireless
n e tworkin g se cu rity, se e “W E P
A u th en tica tion ” on p a ge B -7 .
To use WE P security features,
see “E nab ling W ireless S ecu rity
Features” on page 4-7 and
configure your W P N 111
accordingly.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and N etscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
a d d ition to th ose a lre a d y in p la ce on secu re I n tern et site s.
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