User manual NETGEAR WPNT511

[. . . ] User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10137-01 October 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. [. . . ] If you use Windows XP, and chose the Windows XP configuration utility during installation, then you must disable it now. Open the network connections from the system tray icon, click the Properties button, click the Wireless Networks tab and then clear the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" check box. When you have installed the WPNT511 software from the NETGEAR CD, the icon appears on your desktop and in the Windows system tray. The Windows system tray is located on the Windows taskbar. You can either double click this icon on the desktop, or click it in the system tray at any time, to use the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your computer. The Smart Wizard provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to: · Choose the network that you want to use · Configure wireless settings for your wireless notebook adapter · Monitor wireless network connections · Save your settings in profiles · Remove or reinstall the wireless adapter software The following sections in this chapter explain how to use the Smart Wizard. 4-1 v1. 0, October 2005 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Finding a Network During the WPNT511 software installation, the Smart Wizard lists the available networks. After installation you can use the Find a Network button on the Network tab at any time to view the available networks and select the one that you want to use. 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 4-1 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" on page -9. 4-2 Network Connections and Wireless Security v1. 0, October 2005 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 Profiles The WPNT511 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. [. . . ] Be sure the WPNT511 is in the CardBus slot in the laptop computer and follow these instructions to change your selection. Go to Control Panel and select Network Connections. Right click on the connection and select Properties. Select or clear the WPNT511 "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" check box. [. . . ]