NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual

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NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual

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v1.1, April 2006

1. Use the

icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens.

3. Save your settings in a Profile.

a.

Click Save Profile.

All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.

b. Click Apply.

c.

Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings.

4. Configure the PC network settings.

a.

Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol.

b. Restart the PCs.

5. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices.

You can use the ping utility to verify your wireless connection:

2. Enter the network settings.

a.

Select Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) for the
Network Type.

b. Select or enter the Network Name (SSID) for the Ad

Hoc network.

c.

In the Profile box, type the name of the profile.

d. Click Apply.

Figure 3-3

a.

On the Windows taskbar click Start, and
then click Run.

b. Assuming the target PC is configured

with 192.168.0.1 as its IP address, type

ping -t 192.168.0.1

and then click

OK.

Figure 3-4

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