NETGEAR MA401 Reference Manual page 16

Reference Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
Table 1-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...
If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do?
Connect to the
1. Activate my
Internet over my
wireless link
wireless
and verify my
network.
network
connection.
2. Open an
Internet
browser such
as Internet
Explorer or
Netscape
Navigator.
1-6
What's Needed?
1. An active Internet
connection like those
from cable or DSL
service providers.
2. A wireless network
connected to the cable or
DSL Internet service
through a cable/DSL
router as illustrated in
"Using the MA401 to
Connect to a Wireless
Network Access Point in
Infrastructure Mode" on
page 2-4.
3. TCP/IP Internet
networking software
installed and configured
on my notebook PC
according to the
requirements of the
Internet service provider
4. A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
How Do I?
To configure your
MA401 in
Infrastructure Mode,
please see "Detailed
Infrastructure Mode
Setup Instructions
for Various Version
of Windows" on page
2-7, and locate the
section for your
version of Windows.
To get assistance
with configuring the
TCP/IP Internet
software on a PC,
please see
Appendix C,
"Preparing Your PCs
for Network Access"
Introduction