User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Basic Setup
- Chapter 3 Network Connections and Wireless Security
- Understanding the Smart Wizard
- Finding a Network
- Profiles
- Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router
- Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile
- Wireless Security
- Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings
- Setting up WEP Encryption Security
- Setting up WPA2-PSK Security
- Setting up WPA-PSK Security
- Networks Page
- Statistics Page
- About Page
- Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save my settings
- Ad Hoc mode is not working correctly
- How to use the wireless configuration utility that comes with Windows XP
- Did the Wireless Adapter receive a valid IP address from the Wireless Router/AP?
- I cannot connect to the AP that I want from the Networks browser list.
- The Wireless Adapter is not getting an IP address
- Why do I see no more than 54 Mbps on the status bar?
- Why do I see two Wireless Adapter icons in the System Tray?
- Appendix A Default Configuration Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual
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v1.1, April 2006
Installation Instructions
The instructions in this chapter are for an Access Point (Infrastructure) installation. Wireless
security, advanced settings, and Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) instructions are covered in
Chapter 3, “Network Connections and Wireless Security”.
Follow the instructions below to install the Wireless Adapter.
1. First, install the software.
Insert the NETGEAR CD. If the CD main page
does not appear, double click Autorun.exe on
the CD.
a. Click Install Software.The Check for
Updates window will open.
b. If you are connected to the Internet, click
Check for Updates. If not, you can choose
to install from the CD.
c. When the Installation Complete message
appears, click Next.
d. On the SmartWizard screen, click Next to
proceed with the SmartWizard setup.
Figure 2-1
2. Now, when prompted, insert your wireless
notebook adapter.
a. When prompted, insert your wireless
notebook adapter.
b. Click Next to proceed. Windows will
discover the adapter and continue the
software installation process.
c. Follow the Windows prompts to complete
the software installation.
If a Windows logo certification warning
appears, click Continue to proceed with the
installation.
d. When the Windows software installation is
complete, click Finish.