A Road Map For 'How To Get There From Here - NETGEAR WG511T User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T
The NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T has two interfaces:
• The PCMCIA Type II connector connects to any notebook PC with an available PCMCIA or
CardBus slot.
• The wireless interface of the NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus
WG511T remains outside of the notebook PC chassis when the wireless PC card is inserted
into a notebook. The LED indicates the wireless link condition and signal quality of the
NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511T with another wireless node
or the associated access point.

A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here'

The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process. Wireless
technology has removed one of the barriers to networking—running wires. It allows more people
to try networking while at the same time exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking.
General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to understand. In addition,
wireless technology adds issues, such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the
picture.
To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using wireless networks, the table below
identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network, assuring appropriate
security measures are taken, browsing the Internet through your wireless connection, exchanging
files with other computers and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network.
Introduction 2-3