Reference Manual

Notebook Configuration 6-1
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Chapter 6
Notebook Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure your NETGEAR 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card
MA701 for wireless connectivity in a notebook PC.
Understanding the Configuration Options
The MA701 configuration utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
• Configure wireless settings.
• Monitor wireless network connections.
• Save your settings in configuration profiles.
The section below introduces these capabilities of the configuration utility.
Using Configuration Profiles
The MA701 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a particular
wireless network. You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network
you want to join.
Note: The instructions in this section refer to the NETGEAR MA701 configuration
utility. For Windows XP users to use the NETGEAR configuration utility, you must first
disable the Windows XP configuration utility. Open the Network Connections screen by
clicking on the system tray icon. Click the Properties button, click the Wireless
Networks tab and then clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network
settings” check box.