Netgear WG311 - Manual

Netgear WG311

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Technical Support; Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer
  • Page 3 – FCC Information to User; FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure; FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
  • Page 4 – Export Restrictions
  • Page 7 – Contents
  • Page 9 – Glossary
  • Page 11 – Chapter 1; Mbps WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter.; About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311; Related NETGEAR Products; The WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter provides the following features:
  • Page 12 – NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Resource CD; A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’
  • Page 13 – A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
  • Page 17 – Chapter 2; Chapter 3, “Configuration”; What You Will Need Before You Begin; Verify System Requirements; Pentium
  • Page 18 – Observe Location and Range Guidelines; Large metal surfaces; Two Basic Operating Modes; Infrastructure Mode; An 802.11 networking framework in which devices and computers
  • Page 19 – WG311 Default Wireless Configuration Settings; Network Name Service Set Identification; ANY; Note; Data security WEP encryption:; Disabled
  • Page 20 – Basic Installation Instructions; For Windows XP Users Installing a WG311; Install the WG311 software.; Insert the
  • Page 21 – Next
  • Page 22 – Configure your WG311.
  • Page 23 – Verify wireless connectivity to your network.; Open the WG311 utility by clicking on the icon
  • Page 24 – Windows 2000 may require you to be
  • Page 25 – Click; and follow the prompts to; Finish; to close the
  • Page 26 – Configure your WG311; As an alternative to typing in the
  • Page 27 – Verify connectivity to the Internet or network resources.
  • Page 28 – WG311 Wireless Connection Indicators; Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors; Color; Red
  • Page 29 – Basic Troubleshooting Tips; Appendix C, “Preparing Your PCs for
  • Page 30 – About Page; The About page shows the following information:
  • Page 31 – The IP address assigned to this adapter.; Configuration Utility Software:; The version and release date of this utility.
  • Page 33 – Chapter 3; Understanding the Configuration Options; Configure wireless settings.; Using Configuration Profiles; network you want to join.
  • Page 34 – Infrastructure Mode —; For more information on 802.11 wireless network modes, see; Networks Page; The Networks page shows the available networks at your location.
  • Page 35 – Connect to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode
  • Page 36 – Click on the Settings tab to display the view shown below.; Configure the wireless Network settings.; Enter the SSID. This is also called the Wireless Network Name.; Type a descriptive name for the; Profile in the “Profiles” name field.; All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.
  • Page 37 – Verify wireless connectivity to your network.; If you cannot connect, see the; Connecting to Another PC in Ad-Hoc Mode; How to Configure an Ad-Hoc Mode Profile; or other appropriate Windows networking configuration
  • Page 38 – Save your settings in a Profile.; NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Resource; Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices.
  • Page 39 – At this point the connection is established.
  • Page 40 – defaults to the highest speed.; Enabling Wireless Security Features; “Authentication and WEP” on page B-2
  • Page 41 – The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless; WEP Security Encryption key:; they are different, you will not be able to connect.
  • Page 42 – How to Configure WEP Encryption Security
  • Page 43 – Select the WEP encryption strength you will use.
  • Page 44 – Statistics Page; A real time graph identifying the Total, Receive, and; Transmit Statistics:
  • Page 45 – Advanced Settings Page; Fragmentation Threshold:; This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets
  • Page 46 – The packet size that is used to determine whether it should use the
  • Page 47 – Appendix A
  • Page 49 – Appendix B; This chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.; Wireless Networking Overview
  • Page 50 – Authentication and WEP
  • Page 51 – Open System Authentication
  • Page 52 – Shared Key Authentication; The station sends an authentication request to the access point.; Open System Steps
  • Page 53 – Overview of WEP Parameters; network uses Open System Authentication.; Use WEP for Encryption:; A transmitting 802.11 device encrypts the data portion of every; Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption:; A transmitting 802.11 device encrypts the data; Use WEP for Authentication Only; Authentication without data encryption).; Shared Key Steps
  • Page 54 – Key Size
  • Page 55 – Wireless Channels
  • Page 56 – The radio frequency channels used are listed in; b and g Radio Frequency Channels
  • Page 57 – Appendix C; Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking; Install or Verify Windows Networking Components; To install or verify the necessary components for IP networking:
  • Page 58 – Click the Add button.
  • Page 59 – Network Neighborhood
  • Page 60 – Primary Network Logon
  • Page 61 – Selecting the Internet Access Method; IP Address
  • Page 62 – Type; winipcfg; Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking
  • Page 63 – DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000
  • Page 64 – Properties button
  • Page 65 – DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000
  • Page 67 – Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000
  • Page 69 – List of Glossary Terms
  • Page 71 – Internet service provider.
  • Page 72 – Wireless Network Name and ESSID.
  • Page 75 – Numerics; Index
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SM-WG311NA-0
Version v1.0
May 2003

NETGEAR

, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

Installation Guide for the

NETGEAR 54 Mbps

Wireless PCI Adapter

WG311

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Page 2 - Technical Support; Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer

ii Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at www.netgear.com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. NETGEAR, INC. Support Information Ph...

Page 3 - FCC Information to User; FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure; FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement

iii Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling. FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user ...

Page 4 - Export Restrictions

iv If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increa...

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