802.11b Wireless USB Adapter 2.
Introduction System Requirements Congratulations on your purchase of NETGEAR MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. With this USB adapter you will get ultimate mobility at home, in your office, or while you are traveling, and it frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring. Before installing the MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter, please make sure that your computer system has the following: This installation guide shows you how to connect the USB adapter and configure it with your access point.
. The Autostart Wizard screen will appear, as shown here: 4. Click the Install Driver & Utility option. 5. If the Autorun wizard does not automatically start, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, and type D:/Setup.exe (“D” represents your CD-ROM drive letter), and click OK. 6. 8. The Choose Destination Location screen will display the default Destination Folder. If you want to change the default folder, click Browse and choose a different destination folder. 9.
Install the MA111 Wireless USB Adapter 2. Click Properties. 1. 3. Open Device Manager: Insert the MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter into the USB port on your computer as shown here. Desktop PC • Windows 98/ME users – Select the Device Manager folder tab. • Windows 2000/XP users – Select the Hardware folder tab, and click on the Device Manager button. 4. Double-click Network Adapters. There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross icon on the NETGEAR MA111 802.
2 Configuring the MA111 Wireless USB Adapter NETGEAR’s wireless Configuration Utility program will help you learn more about your wireless network, so that you can customize it to better suit your networking needs. The Configuration Utility program will provide information about signal quality and link conditions and let you modify various configurable wireless parameters. Now that the MA111 802.11b Wireless Adapter has been installed, you can use the MA111 802.
Configuration Note for Windows XP Users 3. The Wireless Networks Advanced Configuration window will be displayed. 4. Uncheck the option “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings.” 5. Click OK to save your changes. By default, Windows XP uses its own utility to configure your wireless network settings, however, in order to take advantage of the MA111 features and functions, we recommend that you use the NETGEAR MA111 USB Adapter Utility program.
This table describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box: Status Description Connected to Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point when the MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode. Network mode Indicates the network mode of the MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter (Infrastructure or 802.11 Ad-Hoc).
Configuration Description Network mode Configurable between 802.11 Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes. In 802.11 Ad-Hoc mode, the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an Access Point. In Infrastructure mode, the wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an Access Point.
For 128-bit encryption: Hexadecimal: 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f ” and “0-9” (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCC). 4. Profile Section The Profile area allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. When you are done, click the Apply button and click OK for the changes to take effect. Important Note: The WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in order to communicate with each other.
To display Access Points around the working environment, select the Re-Scan button. In addition to showing the MAC Address of each Access Point, you can also view the Channel, Signal, Security, and Network Modes. Click OK to continue, or select another tab.
Notebook PC with MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Ad-Hoc Internet Macintosh computer with Ethernet connection Cable/DSL Modem Notebook PC with MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Desktop PC with Ethernet connection Desktop (or Notebook) PC with MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Notebook PC with MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter In this configuration, network packets are directly sent and received by the intended transmitting and receiving stations.
Authentication and WEP Encryption The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to information theft. To provide a certain level of security, IEEE 802.11 standard has defined two types of authentication methods, Open System and Shared Key. Open System authentication is a null algorithm. Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the transmitting node and the receiving node share an authentication key to perform a checksum on the original message.
Troubleshooting Problem Cause CE Declaration of Conformity Solution No lights are lit The Wireless USB Adapter • Remove and reinsert the Wireless USB Adapter. on the Wireless is not inserted properly into USB Adapter. the USB port on your PC. • Check the device manager in Windows to Or the proper MA111 see if the adapter card is properly Wireless USB Adapter recognized in the Windows operating driver is not loaded. system. Reload the driver if necessary.
CE-Konformitätserklärung Für folgendes Gerät: Wireless USB Adapter 0682 ! MA111 wird hiermit bestätigt, dass das Gerät den Anforderungen der Richtlinie zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten in Bezug auf Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (99/5/EC), Niederspannung (73/23/EEC) und der abgeänderten Verordnung (93/68/EEC) entspricht. Für die Bewertung der Richtlinien wurden folgende Standards angewandt: • EN 60950: 2000 • EN 301 489-17 V1.1.1:09-2000 • EN 301 489-1 V1.3.
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