NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U - Manual (Page 15)

User’s Manual for the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511U
Introduction 2-3
August 2004
A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’
The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process. Wireless
technology has removed one of the barriers to networking—running wires. It allows more people
to try networking while at the same time exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking.
General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to understand. In addition,
wireless technology adds issues, such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the
picture.
To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using wireless networks, the table below
identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network, assuring appropriate
security measures are taken, browsing the Internet through your wireless connection, exchanging
files with other computers and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network.
Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To? What’s Needed? What Do I Do? How Do I?
Connect to a
wireless
network
1. A wireless network
2. A notebook PC within the
operating range of the
wireless network. For
guidelines about the range
of wireless networks, see
“Observing Location and
Range Guidelines” on
page 3-2
.
1. Identify the
wireless network
name (SSID) and,
if used, the
wireless security
settings.
2. Set up the
NETGEAR Double
108 Mbps
Wireless PC Card
32-bit CardBus
WG511U with the
settings from step
1.
To set up the WG511U, see
Chapter 3, “Basic Setup” and
follow the instructions provided.
To learn about wireless
networking technology, see
Appendix , “Wireless Networking
Overview”
for a general
introduction.