NETGEAR RANGEMAX WPN511 - Manual (Page 33)

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Chapter 4
Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card
WPN511 for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the
data security encryption features.
Understanding the Configuration Options
The WPN511 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 WPN511 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.
For example, if you use your notebook PC to connect to a wireless network in an office and a
wireless network in your home, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can
easily load the profile that has all the configuration settings you need to join the network you are
using at the time.
Note: The instructions in this section refer to the NETGEAR WPN511 configuration
utility. For Windows XP users to use the NETGEAR configuration utility, you 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.