NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B - Manual (Page 19)

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v1.1, April 2006
Chapter 3
Network Connections and Wireless Security
This chapter explains how to use your Wireless Adapter to connect to your Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN) and how to set up wireless security for the Wireless Adapter so that it matches
the wireless security settings for your network.
Understanding the Smart Wizard
When you have installed the software from the NETGEAR CD, the icon appears on your
desktop and in the Windows System Tray. The Windows System Tray is located on the Windows
taskbar. You can either double-click this icon on the desktop, or click it in the System Tray at any
time, to use the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your
computer.
The Smart Wizard provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Choose the network that you want to use.
• Configure wireless settings for your wireless USB adapter.
• Monitor wireless network connections.
• Save your settings in profiles.
• Remove or reinstall the wireless adapter software.
The following sections in this chapter explain how to use the Smart Wizard.
Note: These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR Smart Wizard to change the
Wireless Adapter wireless settings. If you use Windows XP, and chose the Windows XP
configuration utility during installation, then you must disable it now. 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.