User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Basic Setup
- Chapter 3 Network Connections and Wireless Security
- Understanding the WN311T 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
- Using Wireless Security Features
- 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
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter WN311T User Manual
Basic Setup -3
v1.0, May 2006
• Access Point (Infrastructure): An 802.11 networking framework in which devices and
computers communicate with each other by first going through an access point (AP). For
example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an AP that is attached to a
router which lets multiple computers share a single Cable or DSL broadband Internet
connection.
• Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc): An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or
computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an access point. For
example, Ad Hoc mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and
print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them.
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” of this manual.
WN311T Default Wireless Settings
If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the network
and verify wireless connectivity. If this is an addition to an existing wireless network, you will
need to identify the wireless network and wireless security settings that are already defined.
Your NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter WN311T factory default basic
settings are:
• Network Name Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network)
• Network Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-hoc): Infrastructure
• Data security WEP, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK encryption: Disabled
The section below provides instructions for setting up the NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT
Wireless PCI Adapter WN311T for basic wireless connectivity to an access point. The procedures
below provide step-by-step installation instructions for Windows PCs. Use the procedure that
corresponds to the version of Windows that you are using.
Note: In order for the WN311T Wireless PCI Adapter to communicate with a wireless
access point or wireless adapter, all devices must be set up to use the same
wireless network name (SSID).