User 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
NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual
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v1.0, April 2006
What’s in the Box?
The product package should contain the following items:
• NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B
• NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B Installation Guide
• NETGEAR CD, including:
— Driver and Configuration Utility Software
— NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B User Manual
• Warranty and Support information card
If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the
carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product.
Default Wireless Settings
If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the network
and verify wireless connectivity. If this is an addition to an existing wireless network, you need the
wireless network and wireless security settings that are already defined.
Your Wireless Adapter factory default basic settings are:
• Network Name Service Set Identification (SSID): NETGEAR
• Network Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-hoc): Infrastructure
• Data security WEP, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK encryption: Disabled
The section below provides instructions for setting up the Wireless Adapter for basic wireless
connectivity to an access point.
Installation Instructions
The instructions in this chapter are for an Access Point (Infrastructure) installation. Wireless
security, advanced settings, and Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) instructions are covered in
Chapter 3, “Network Connections and Wireless Security”.
Note: In order for the Wireless Adapter to communicate with a wireless access point
or wireless adapter, all devices must be set up to use the same wireless network
name (SSID).