NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U - Manual (Page 6)

August 2004
2 Contents
Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode ............................................4-2
How to Configure an Infrastructure Mode Profile .....................................................4-3
Connecting to Another PC in Ad-hoc Mode ....................................................................4-4
How to Configure an Ad-hoc Mode Network ............................................................4-5
What’s on the Statistics Page? .................................................................................4-7
Understanding the Advanced Settings Page ...........................................................4-8
Chapter 5
Wireless Security Configuration
Understanding the Security Options ...............................................................................5-1
Using WEP Security .......................................................................................................5-2
Basic Requirements for WEP ...................................................................................5-2
WEP Security Settings Worksheet ...........................................................................5-3
How to Configure WEP Encryption Security ............................................................5-4
Using WPA-PSK Advanced Security ..............................................................................5-5
Basic Requirements for WPA-PSK ..........................................................................5-5
WPA-PSK Security Settings Worksheet ...................................................................5-6
How to Configure WPA-PSK Advanced Security .....................................................5-6
Appendix A
Technical Specifications
Appendix B
Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview ...................................................................................... B-1
Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................................. B-1
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) ................................................................ B-2
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) ................................ B-2
Wireless Channels .................................................................................................. B-2
802.11b/g Wireless Channels ........................................................................... B-3
802.11a Legal Power Output and Wireless Channels ...................................... B-4
Wireless Security Overview ........................................................................................... B-6
WEP Overview .............................................................................................................. B-7
WEP Authentication ................................................................................................ B-7
WEP Keys ............................................................................................................... B-9
How to Use WEP Parameters ............................................................................... B-10
802.1x Port Based Network Access Control .................................................................B-11
WPA Wireless Security ................................................................................................ B-13