User manual NETGEAR WPNT121

[. . . ] NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10175-01 March 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. [. . . ] Note: Make sure that you know the security settings for the network that you want to use. For example, if WEP is used then you need to know the WEP key. If you use secure networks frequently, set up profiles for each network with the wireless network and security settings. Follow the steps below to Find a Network. Select a network from the drop-down list. If you select a hidden network then you must enter the SSID. Follow the steps of the wizard to specify the wireless security if used, and to create a profile. Review you settings, and click Finish. Hidden Network Figure 3-1 The Smart Wizard initiates your wireless connection. You can use the Status Bar to verify your network connection. For more information, see "The Smart Wizard Status Bar" in Chapter 2. 3-2 v1. 0, February 2006 NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual Profiles The WPNT121 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. Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router Follow these instructions to set up the RangeMaxTM WPNT121 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter to connect to a wireless access point or router. 3-3 v1. 0, February 2006 NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings page opens. Figure 3-2 2. [. . . ] Did the Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter receive a valid IP address from the Wireless Router/AP?The easiest way is to click the System Tray icon to open the Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter Smart Wizard. Then check the IP address in the About page. 4-2 v1. 0, March 2006 NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual I cannot connect to the AP that I want from the Networks browser list. The access point is available and there is good signal strength. [. . . ]