User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Basic Setup
- Chapter 2 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 3 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Default Configuration Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WN121T User Manual
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v1.0, August 2006
You can use the ping utility to verify your wireless connection:
c. This sends a continuous ping to the device with the 192.168.0.1 static IP address. The ping
response should change to “reply.”
At this point the connection is established. For more information about using ping, see
http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101453.asp.
Starting a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Connection
1. On the Settings tab page of the Smart Wizard, select or type the Network Name (SSID).
2. Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) network type.
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 2-4
Figure 2-5
Note: If you cannot connect, see “Removing the Software” in Chapter 1. Also, for
problems with accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and
Print Sharing software might not be installed and configured properly on your
computers. Please see the link to
“Internet Networking and TCP/IP
Addressing:” in Appendix B
.