NETGEAR WG311 Installation Manual page 14

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311T
Table 1-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do?
Protect my
1. Assure that the
wireless
wireless
connection from
network has
snooping,
security
hacking, or
features
information
enabled.
theft.
2. Configure my
WG311T with
the security
settings of the
wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security
features.
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
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.
1-4
What's Needed?
1. A wireless network with
authentication and WEP
encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports WEP
encryption, such as the
WG311T and all NETGEAR
wireless networking products.
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
"Connecting to an Access
Point in Infrastructure Mode"
on page 3-3.
3. TCP/IP Internet networking
software installed and
configured on my PC
according to the requirements
of the Internet service provider
4. A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
How Do I?
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
"Authentication and WEP" on
page B-2.
To use WEP security features,
please see "Enabling Wireless
Security Features" on page 3-8
and configure your WG311T
accordingly.
To configure your WG311T in
Infrastructure Mode, see
Installation Instructions" on
page 2-4, and locate the section
for your version of Windows.
For assistance with configuring
the TCP/IP Internet software on
a PC, see "Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking" on page C-1
to the PC Networking Tutorial on
the NETGEAR 108 Mbps
Wireless PCI Adapter WG311T
Resource CD and the Help
information provided in the
Windows system you are using.
.
Introduction
"Basic
or refer