NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U - Manual (Page 28)

User’s Manual for the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511U
3-10 Basic Setup
August 2004
Configure your WG511U and save the
Profile.
a. Click the icon on the Windows
desktop or in the system tray to open the
WG511U Smart Wireless Settings
Utility.
The utility opens to the Settings tab
page.
b. For the Network Name (SSID), use the
default of
NETGEAR_11g or type an
SSID for your network.
Tip: As an alternative to typing in the
SSID, you can use the drop-down list or
the Networks tab to view the available
wireless networks, and choose the one
you want.
c. Click Apply to activate the connection.
The status monitor icons at the bottom of
the utility will turn yellow indicating the
connection is established, and will also
report the speed, signal quality, and if the
security requirements are met.
d. You can also enter a profile name and
click Save Profile to store the current
settings.
Tip: If you use your desktop PC to
connect to a wireless network at work
and at home, create profiles called work
and home. Then, activate whichever one
you need for wherever you are located.
WG511U system tray icon
WG511U Configuration Utility
Note: The NETGEAR default settings are
Infrastructure mode, with NETGEAR_11g for
the wireless network name SSID, and WPA-PSK
enabled with the passphrase of
NETGEAR-ULTRA-G. If your WLAN settings are
different from these you will not connect. Set up
your WG511U accordingly.
Note: This procedure assumes you are
connecting to a wireless network which is using
WPA security. If your network does not include
security settings, configure the WG511U
accordingly. For help with these steps, click the
Help button in the WG511U Configuration Utility to
view context- sensitive help information, or see
Chapter 5, “Wireless Security
Configuration”
.
Click here to open the configuration utility.