Reference Manual

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Preface
About This Reference Guide
Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR
™
MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card.
The MA401 PC Card provides high-speed 11 Mbps access between your
computer and other 802.11b compliant wireless devices.
This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer
and Internet skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, and wireless
technologies tutorial information is provided in the Appendices.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
italics Book titles, commands, and directory names.
courier font Screen text, user-typed command-line entries.
Initial Caps Menu titles and window and button names.
[Enter] Named keys in text are shown enclosed in square brackets.
The notation [Enter] is used for the Enter key and the Return
key.
[Ctrl]+C Two or more keys that must be pressed simultaneously are
shown in text linked with a plus (+) sign.
ALL CAPS DOS file and directory names.
Note: If you are unfamiliar with networking, routing, and wireless
communications, refer to Appendix B, “802.11b Wireless Networking
Basics,” to become more familiar with the terms and procedures used in
this manual.
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