User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Basic Setup
- Chapter 3 Network Connections and Wireless Security
- Understanding the Smart Wizard
- Finding a Network
- Profiles
- Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router
- Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile
- Wireless Security
- Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings
- Setting up WEP Encryption Security
- Setting up WPA2-PSK Security
- Setting up WPA-PSK Security
- Networks Page
- Statistics Page
- About Page
- Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Default Configuration Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
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v1.0, March 2006
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, and Conventions
This manual assumes that you have basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However,
tutorial information is provided on the NETGEAR CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site.
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
This manual is written according to these specifications:
How to Print this Manual
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Table 1-1. Typographical conventions
Italics Emphasis
Bold User input
Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Table 1-2. Manual Specifications
Product Version NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPNT121
Manual Part Number 202-10175-01
Manual Publication Date March 2006
Note: Product updates in English language tare available on the NETGEAR Web site at
http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp.