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User Manual for the
NETGEAR 54 Mbps
Wireless PC Card
WG511v2
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
v2.2
December 2005
202-10049-03
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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. NETGEAR, INC. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. For other countries, see your Support information card. E-mail: support@netgear.com Web site: http://www.netgear.com Statement of Conditions In the int
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• Increase the separation between the equipment or devices • Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s • Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance FCC Caution: Any change or modification to the product not expressly approved by Netgear could void the user’s authority to operate the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement To comply with the FCC and ANSI C95.1 RF exposure limits, the antenna(s) for this device must comply with the following: P
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Español Por medio de la presente NETGEAR, Inc. declara que el NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless [Spanish] PC Card WG511v2 cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελλ η νική ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑ ΡΟ ΥΣΑ NETGEAR, Inc. ∆ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤ Ι NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC [Greek] Card WG511v2 ΣΥΜ Μ ΟΡΦ Ω ΝΕΤ Α Ι ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙ Σ ΟΥΣΙΩ∆ΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑ Ι ΤΙ Σ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ∆ΙΑ Τ ΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ Ο∆ΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ. Français Par la présente NETGEAR, Inc. déclar
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Product and Publication Details Model Number: WG511v2 Publication Date: December 2005 Product Family: Product Family Product Name: NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Home or Business Product: Home Language: English Publication Part Number: 202-10049-03 v v2.2, December 2005
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vi vv2.2, December 2005
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Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions ......................................................................................1-1 Chapter 2 Introduction About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 .........................................2-1 Key Features and Compatible Products .........................................................................2-1 What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................
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Profiles ............................................................................................................................4-3 Adding Profiles .........................................................................................................4-3 Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router ........................................4-4 Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile ....................................................4-5 Starting a Computer-to-Com
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Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions This manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, tutorial information is provided in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Table 1-1. Typographical conventions italics Emphasis. bold User input. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 1-2 About This Manual v2.2, December 2005
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Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2. About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 gives you ultimate mobility in your office or while you are traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet access among multiple PCs in ® ® and around your ho
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 • High level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption method. A lower level of data encryption or no data encryption is available to simplify your network setup or to improve data transfer rate. • WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) support. Products that support the IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b wireless standards are compatible with the WG511v2 Wireless PC Card. What’s in the Box? The product pack
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 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 techno
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? 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 implement are in addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites. Connect to the To use your WG511v2 in 1. Activate my
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ... If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? Use printers in a Windows Domain settings are 1. Use the 1. The computer that you are combined usually managed by corporate Windows using to connect to the wireless and computer support groups. Printers and wireless network needs to be wired network. Fax features to configured with: Windows Workgroup settings locate
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Chapter 2-6 Introduction v2.2, December 2005
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Chapter 3 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network set up is covered in Chapter 4, “Network Connections and Wireless Security” in this manual. Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside your immedi
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Observe Wireless Location and Range Guidelines Computers can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range which vary significantly based on the physical location of the computer with the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2. For best results, avoid potential sources of interference, such as: • Large metal surfaces •Microwaves • 2.4 GHz Cordless phones In general, wireless devices can communicate through walls. However, if t
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 factory default basic settings are: • Network Name Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for the WG511v2 Wireless PC Card to communicate with a wireless access point or wireless adapter, all devices must be set up to use the same wireless network name (SSID). • Network Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-hoc): Infrastructure • Data security WEP or WPA-PSK
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 2. Now, insert the wireless PC card. a. When prompted, insert your wireless PC card. You will be prompted to select the country where you are located. b. Select the country and click Agree. Figure 3-2 3. Use the Smart Wizard to set up your wireless PC card. a. Choose to set up your wireless adapter either with the NETGEAR Smart Wizard (recommended) or the Windows configuration utility If you choose the Windows Zero Configuratio
