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iii CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ...........................................................................................................1 APPLICATIONS ..............................
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION; Features and Benefits; Remote access to corporate network information
1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION With NETGEAR's MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter , you can effortlessly network any desktop PC and avoid the hassles of traditional Ethernet wiring. This adapter helps you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet access among multiple PCs ...
Page 5 - access; Package Contents
2 4. Database access Doctors, nurses, retailers needing mobile database access while in the hospital, retail store or office campus 5. SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users SOHO users needing easy and quick installation of a small computer network Package Contents The product package should cont...
Page 6 - Installing the Drivers and Utility for Windows; Start; and type ‘; Next
3 CHAPTER 2: Installing the Drivers and Utility for Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP Important: Please install the MA311 drivers and utility BEFORE installing the MA311 hardware. Make sure the MA311 Adapter is NOT plugged into the PCI slot while you are performing the following procedures. NT users: Ple...
Page 7 - Browse; and choose a different; to go to the next screen.
4 3. The Choose Destination Location screen displays the default Destination Folder. If you want to change the default folder, you can click Browse and choose a different destination folder. Click Next to go to the next screen.
Page 9 - Finish; to complete the utility installation.
6 5. Click Finish to complete the utility installation. The next chapter, Chapter 3: Hardware Installation, explains how to complete the MA311 PCI Adapter installation.
Page 10 - Hardware Installation; Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter; hardware; Turn the power OFF and unplug the power cord from your computer.; to complete the installation.; LINK LED
7 CHAPTER 3: Hardware Installation Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter Important: Be sure to install the MA311 drivers and utility BEFORE installing the MA311 hardware 1. Turn the power OFF and unplug the power cord from your computer. 2. Remove the PC cover. 3. Choose an available PCI slot (PCI slo...
Page 11 - Verifying Driver Installation; Verifying Driver Installation under Windows 98; Verifying Driver Installation under Windows Me; Click on the Device Manager folder tab.; Verifying Driver Installation under Windows 2000; sign on the MA311 PCI Adapter selection.; Verifying Driver Installation under Windows XP
8 CHAPTER 4: Verifying Driver Installation After the utility and the hardware installation are finished, W indows automatically installs the necessary drivers (Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP). Verifying Driver Installation under Windows 98 1. From the W indows 98 desktop, double-click My Computer. 2. Do...
Page 13 - Installing Drivers Software for Windows NT; Power ON the computer.; Adapter; tab and click the; Add; button to continue.
10 CHAPTER 5: Installing the Drivers and Utility for Windows NT Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 is not a Plug and Play operating system and does not automatically detect and prompt you for installation of the PCI adapter driver. The driver installation has to be initiated manually. Installing Drivers Softw...
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11 7. In the Insert Disk dialog box, enter D:\ or D:\winnt in the field provided, assuming that D: is the driver letter for the CD-ROM drive. Click OK . 8. The Select OEM Option dialog box opens listing two options from which to choose. Select NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter and click OK . 9. If other car...
Page 15 - NETGEAR MA311PCI Adapter; entry. The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the MA311; started; Installing Utility Software for Windows NT; While the MA311 Resource CD is still in the CD-ROM drive, run the
12 3. A list of devices installed in the system will be shown. Scroll down the list to locate the NETGEAR MA311PCI Adapter entry. The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the MA311 PCI Adapter is started . Installation of the MA311 PCI Adapter driver in Windows NT is complete. Continue now to the ...
Page 18 - Wireless LAN Configuration; WLAN Configuration Utility; Click on the message and the XP Connect to W ireless Network
15 CHAPTER 6: Wireless LAN Configuration WLAN Configuration Utility A wireless LAN configuration utility program is provided to give you information on your wireless network such as signal quality and link conditions, and to let you modify the various configurable wireless parameters. Important: By ...
Page 19 - You may click on the; Advanced; button to perform advanced configuration.
16 You may click on the Advanced button to perform advanced configuration.
Page 20 - Help; System Tray Applications (for all Windows users); Icon color; Red
17 For more information on using the XP Wireless Network Configuration utility please refer to Windows XP Help pages. System Tray Applications (for all Windows users) Note: The SysTray (System Tray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop. It displays interface icons for m...
Page 21 - WLAN Utility Parameter Modification; Status
18 WLAN Utility Parameter Modification Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA311 PCI Adapter. You can click on any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter Utility dialog box to modify the operational parameters. . Status C...
Page 22 - Link Quality; Profile; Profile Name; and; Save; the profile and click the; Activate; Network mode
19 Link Quality Indicates how well the wireless node is communicating with the associated access point or another wireless node. Profile The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create a profile, go to the Profile field, type in a Pr...
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21 Security (WEP) To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the WLAN Utility offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP, making your data transmission over air more secure. To activate the WEP Encryption, check the WEP Enabled check box. An E...
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23 Site Survey SSID SSIDs of each access point that is accessible by this wireless node. Mac Address Mac Addresses of each access point. Channel Wireless channel used by each access point. Signal Signal strength of each access point to this node. WEP Indicates whether W EP encryption of each access ...
Page 27 - About; Adapter Properties Configuration; Device Properties Page; When running Windows 98 or Me
24 About About Indicates the release information of the wireless LAN configuration utility software, firmware, and the wireless nodes hardware. Adapter Properties Configuration Device Properties Page When running Windows 98 or Me Wireless parameters for the MA311 PCI Adapter can be modified from the...
Page 28 - Device Properties Modification; MA311 Wireless PCI Adapter; Authentication Type
25 3. A window pops up displaying three folder tabs. Click on the Advanced folder tab. The property screen opens displaying a number of configurable parameters. These parameters are shown in the Device Properties Parameters table 6-1 below. When running Windows 2000 Configuring the network adapter p...
Page 30 - WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS; Wireless Network Configuration; Infrastructure Mode; Set all wireless stations to connect in Infrastructure mode.
27 CHAPTER 7: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network Configuration Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LANs (W LANs), 802.11, offers two methods for configuring a wireless network — ad-hoc and infrastructure....
Page 31 - Authentication and WEP Encryption
28 Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured...
Page 32 - Wireless Channel Selection; frequency spectrum; Channel
29 Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between 2.4 GHz and 2.5 GHz. Neighboring channels are 5 MHz apart. However, due to spread spectrum effect of the signals, a node se...
Page 33 - HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS; General Specifications
30 APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) Frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Range Outdoor environment Indoor environment 1 Mbps - 1476 ft (450 m) 1 Mbps - 6...
