NETGEAR WPN311 - Manual (Page 31)

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Chapter 4
Configuration
This section describes how to configure your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter
WPN311 for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the
data security encryption features.
Understanding the Configuration Options
The WPN311 configuration utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Configure wireless settings.
• Monitor wireless network connections.
• Save your settings in configuration profiles.
The section below introduces these capabilities of the configuration utility.
Using Configuration Profiles
The WPN311 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a
particular wireless network.
You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches
the network you want to join.
Note: The instructions in this section refer to the NETGEAR WPN311 configuration
utility. Windows XP users must first disable the Windows XP configuration utility.
Open the network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button,
click the Wireless Networks tab and then clear the “Use Windows to configure my
wireless network settings” check box.