Reference Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
Introduction1-5
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
theft.
Note: Secure
Internet sites
such as banks
and online
merchants use
encryption
security built
into browsers
like Internet
Explorer and
Netscape. Any
wireless
networking
security features
you might
implement are in
addition to those
already in place
on secure
Internet sites.
1. Assure that the
wireless
network has
security
features
enabled.
2. Configure my
MA401 with
the security
settings of the
wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security
features.
1. A wireless network with
authentication and WEP
encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports
WEP encryption, such as
the MA401 and all
Netgear wireless
networking products.
To learn about
wireless networking
security, please see
“Authentication and
WEP Encryption“ on
page B-3
.
To use WEP security
features, please see
“Enabling Basic
Wireless Security
Features“ on page
3-1
and configure
your MA401
accordingly.
Table 1-1.
A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...
If I Want To ... ? What Do I Do?
What’s Needed?
How Do I?
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