User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Installation Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installing the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
- What You Will Need Before You Begin
- Two Basic Operating Modes
- MA401 Default Wireless Configuration Settings
- Using the MA401 to Connect to a Wireless Access Point Network in Infrastructure Mode
- Setup Instructions
- Using the MA401 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode
- MA401 Wireless Connection Indicators
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Chapter 3 Protecting Your Wireless Connection
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Chapter 3
Protecting Your Wireless Connection
The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes wireless links
vulnerable to information theft. This chapter describes how to use the basic
security features of the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card to protect your
connection.
Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features
There are several ways you can strengthen the security of your wireless
connection.
• Enable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption of the wireless data
communications.
• Change the factory default SSID setting of the MA401 802.11b Wireless PC
Card.
In addition to the MA401 wireless security features, you should also configure
appropriate LAN network security features such as requiring a user name and
password to access the shared resources in your network.
Netgear strongly recommends that, at a minimum, you configure your wireless
network to use an SSID other than the default setting.The procedures below
identify how to change the SSID and WEP encryption settings of your MA401
802.11b Wireless PC Card.