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
Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router
Follow these instructions to set up the Wireless Notebook Adapter to connect to a wireless access
point or router.
1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens.
2. Enter the network settings.
a. In the Network Type section, be sure that Access Point (Infrastructure) is selected.
b. In the Profile box, type the name of the profile.
c. In the Network Name (SSID) field select a network or enter the SSID.
3. Save your settings in a Profile.
a. Click Save Profile.
All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.
b. Click Apply.
Figure 3-2
Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID
matches exactly the SSID used by the access point.