User manual NETGEAR WN511B

[. . . ] NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10170-02 April 2006 Technical Support For customer support see http://kbserver. netgear. com/kb_web_files/n10005. asp NETGEAR, INC. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. For other countries, see your support information card. [. . . ] You can use the Status Bar to verify your network connection. For more information, see "The Smart Wizard Status Bar" in Chapter 2. 12 v1. 1, April 2006 NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual Profiles The WN511B Smart Wizard uses profiles to store all the settings for a particular wireless network. There are two special profile names: Default and Profile. Default: The Profile named Default automatically scans for any available network. Profile: If you do not enter a name in the Profile Name box, then the name Profile is used to save your settings. If you do this more than once then you will be asked if you want to replace the previous settings stored in Profile. Adding Profiles You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join. If you use your computer to connect to different wireless networks, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the settings that you need to join the network you are using at the time. There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up: · Access Point (Infrastructure) -- connect to an access point or router with the 802. 11 infrastructure mode. For example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an access point that is attached to a router, which lets multiple computers share a single cable or DSL broadband Internet connection. Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) -- connect directly to another computer with the 802. 11 ad hoc mode. 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. · For more information on 802. 11 wireless network modes, see the wireless reference document at: http://documentation. netgear. com/reference/enu/wireless/index. htm. 13 v1. 1, April 2006 NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual 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. The Settings page opens. Figure 3-2 2. In the Network Type section, be sure that Access Point (Infrastructure) is selected. In the Profile box, type the name of the profile. In the Network Name (SSID) field select a network or enter the SSID. Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID matches exactly the SSID used by the access point. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile. Click Apply. 14 v1. 1, April 2006 NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual c. Click Close to exit the wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings. Verify wireless connectivity to your network. Verify connectivity by using a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. [. . . ] Unless you can solve a problem right away, go online and upgrade to the latest firmware for your adapter, using the link above. The Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save my settings This is because you have made changes to the settings and the Smart Wizard is offering you the chance to save the changes. If you want to avoid these Profile setting prompts, simply click Apply before you close the Smart Wizard. 27 v1. 1, April 2006 NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual Ad Hoc mode is not working correctly You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you click Apply. Here is how you start an Ad Hoc network: 1. Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Type. [. . . ]