User's Guide
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
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The Smart Wizard keeps asking me to save my settings
- Ad Hoc mode is not working correctly
- How to use the wireless configuration utility that comes with Windows XP
- Did the Wireless Adapter receive a valid IP address from the Wireless Router/AP?
- I cannot connect to the AP that I want from the Networks browser list.
- The Wireless Adapter is not getting an IP address
- Why do I see no more than 54 Mbps on the status bar?
- Why do I see two Wireless Adapter icons in the System Tray?
- Appendix A Default Configuration Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
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v1.1, April 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:
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™ NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter WN511B
Manual Part Number 202-10170-01
Manual Publication Date April 2006
Note: Product updates in English language are available on the NETGEAR Web site at
http://kbserver.netgear.com.