User manual NETGEAR WPN511

[. . . ] User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10077-01 Version v1. 3 February 2005 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. [. . . ] Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol. Note: For instructions on configuring static IP addresses, refer to the networking tutorial on your NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511 Resource CD. Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices. Verify connectivity by using the Ping program: a. On the Windows taskbar click the Start button, 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. This will cause a continuous ping to be sent 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. You may need to reboot in certain Windows operating systems such as Windows 98. 4-6 February 2005 Configuration User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511 Note: If you cannot connect, see the "Troubleshooting" on page 3-13. 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 refer to "Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking" on page C-1. How to Start a Computer-to-Computer (Ad-Hoc) Network 1. Select the Computer-to-computer (Ad-Hoc) network type. The Ad-Hoc Setting dialog box will appear, as shown below. Figure 4-5: Ad-Hoc Setting dialog box 4. In the Start Ad-Hoc field, choose the wireless standard (802. 11a, 802. 11b, or 802. 11g) for your Ad-Hoc computer-to-computer network. In the Channel field, Automatic should work. If you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless device, select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks near your wireless adapter. Use the Networks tab to identify the channels in use in your area. Note: The channel number differs depending on the country. The connection speed automatically defaults to the highest speed. Enabling Wireless Security Features You can strengthen the security of your wireless connection by enabling Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption of the wireless data communications. For more information on 802. 11 wireless security, see "Authentication and WEP" on page B-2. Configuration February 2005 4-7 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511 In addition to the WPN511 wireless security features, you should also configure appropriate LAN network security features such as requiring a user name and password to access the shared resources in your network. The procedures below identify how to configure the WEP encryption settings of your NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511. Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network will be able to provide this information. [. . . ] A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet. NIC Network Interface Card. An adapter in a computer which provides connectivity to a network. Glossary February 2005 3 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless PC Card WPN511 packet A block of information sent over a network. A packet typically contains a source and destination network address, some protocol and length information, a block of data, and a checksum. router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. Routing Information Protocol RIP. [. . . ]