User manual NETGEAR WG111V1

[. . . ] NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein. ©2005 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, The Gear Guy and Everybody's Connecting are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. [. . . ] These networks are included in the drop-down list, but the Network Name (SSID) is blank. If the network uses security, then the Smart Wizard detects it. Hidden Figure 3-9 f. Follow the Wizard steps for Security (if used) and for saving a Profile. g. It could take up to a minute for your wireless connection to be established. For more information about connecting, see "Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet" on page 3-9. 3-8 v2. 2, December 2005 Basic Setup User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet The WG511v2 has indicators in three locations that show the status of your connection to a wireless network and to the Internet: · WG511v2 Icon: After you install the WG511v2 software, the icon appears on the desktop and in the lower right of the Windows task bar. Smart Wizard Status Bar: Clicking on the system tray icon opens the Smart Wizard. The status bar at the bottom of the page shows details about your wireless and Internet connection. WG511v2 Wireless PC Card LEDs: The two LEDs on the wireless card show the speed of the network connection. · · The Smart Wizard Status Bar Click the sWG511v2 icon to open the Smart Wizard so you can view the status bar. The Smart Wizard Settings page opens. signal strength connection status Router/Internet connection indicator Unlocked: Network does not use security Locked: Network uses security Figure 3-11 Connection Status: The color shows the connection status. If the signal is poor, then try moving closer to the wireless access point. Lock icon: Shows if security is used on the network. Basic Setup v2. 2, December 2005 3-9 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Router/Internet Connection Indicator: This shows the progress of your connection. By default, this feature is on. : Figure 3-12 This connection indicator is useful in isolating a problem. If you use secure networks frequently, set up profiles for each network with the wireless network and security settings. Follow the steps of the wizard to specify the wireless security if used, and to create a profile. Review you settings, and click Finish. Hidden Network Figure 4-1 The Smart Wizard initiates your wireless connection. For more information, see "The Smart Wizard Status Bar" on page -9. 4-2 Network Connections and Wireless Security v2. 2, December 2005 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Profiles The WG511v2 Smart Wizard uses profiles to store all the settings for a particular wireless network. Default: The Profile named Default automatically scans for any available network. Profile: If you do not enter a name in the Profile Name box, then the name Profile is used to save your settings. If you do this more than once then you will be asked if you want to replace the previous settings stored in Profile. Adding Profiles You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join. If you use your computer to connect to different wireless networks, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the settings that you need to join the network you are using at the time. There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up: · · Access Point (Infrastructure) -- connect to an access point or router with the 802. 11 infrastructure mode. Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) -- connect directly to another computer with the 802. 11 ad hoc mode. For more information on 802. 11 wireless network modes, see the wireless reference document at: http://documentation. netgear. com/reference/enu/wireless/index. htm. Network Connections and Wireless Security v2. 2, December 2005 4-3 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router Follow these instructions to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2 to connect to a wireless access point or router. [. . . ] I can connect to an access point, but I cannot connect to other computers on the network or the Internet. The WG511v2 is The access point may not be powered on. Or, the access point attempting to connect and the PC card are not configured with the same wireless to an access point, but parameters. This could be a physical layer problem or a network configuration problem. Check to make sure that the access point is physically connected to the Ethernet network. [. . . ]