User's Manual

Introduction: 802.11b/g/n WLAN Module, SDGOB-1391
User's Guide
Before you begin
Things you should know
SDGOB-1391 network
Before you begin
Obtain the following information from your network administrator (if you are a home user, obtain this information from the
person that installed your wireless access point):
• Network names (SSID) of the specific wireless networks that you want to connect to.
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key information (if any) for the networks you want to connect to.
• For Microsoft® Windows® networking, your customer name and workgroup name.
• For your network account, your user name and password.
• Your IP address (if not using a DHCP server)
Things you should know
When you start your computer, your SDGOB-1391 card detects certain wireless networks that are within range.
Before you can connect to these and other wireless networks, you must configure a profile for each network using the
information you obtained from your network administrator.
WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (defined in the IEEE 802.11g standard) that encrypts data sent
over radio waves. The use of the WEP key is optional and can be enabled or disabled. If the network you are connecting to
has enabled WEP, you must also enable WEP in the network profile and set the WEP key to match the WEP key used by
the network. Otherwise, you cannot connect to the network.
Hewlett-Packard SDGOB-1391 network
The SDGOB-1391 card solution allows you to make a wireless connection to a network, as illustrated below.