NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA January 2012 202-10920-01 v1.
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Contents Chapter 1 Set Up Your Wireless Adapter Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NETGEAR Genie Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Status Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 1 This chapter includes the following sections: • Package Contents • Status LED • NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon • NETGEAR Genie Home • Join a Wireless Network For help installing your wireless-N USB adapter, see the installation guide that came in the package. For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Package Contents Your adapter comes with a Resource CD. Depending on the location where you purchased it, either a USB cable or an adapter cradle with a USB cable comes in the package too. Your package contents looks like this: N1 30 Wir ele WN ss Mic A3 ro 10 US 0M B A dap ter Resource CD N300 Wireless Adapter Figure 1. Package contents Status LED The LED shows the status of the wireless link as explained in the following table.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon When you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the Windows system tray and on the desktop. You can click this icon to open NETGEAR Genie to make changes or connect to a different wireless network. The color of the icon indicates the strength of your wireless connection from 0 (zero) to 5 bars.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen: Network name Connection status Network Wireless Signal security channel Throughput strength Figure 2. Status bar Network name. The network name (SSID) of the wireless network that the adapter is currently connected to. Connection status. This shows the status that is also shown in the diagram in the middle of this screen.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Wireless Network In NETGEAR Genie, click the Join a Network button to display the following screen: Network list. View the wireless networks in the area. Click a network to select it. Manual Connect. Click this button to join a network without viewing it on the network list, or to connect to a hidden network. A hidden network does not broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). Refresh. Click this button to scan for available networks in the area.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To view network details: 1. In the Join a Network screen, click the network to select it 2. Click the Details button to display a screen similar to the one shown here. The following information is displayed: • Network Name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. Note that, as a security measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSIDs. In such cases, the network is hidden.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network You can use WPS to join a wireless network if your wireless network supports it, or you can join a wireless network from this NETGEAR Genie screen. • WPS. Press and hold the WPS button on the side of the adapter for 2 seconds. Then within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless router or gateway. • NETGEAR Genie: Click your wireless network to select it from the list, and then click Connect.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To select and join a wireless network: 1. From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. 2. Look for your network in the list on this screen. If you do not see your network, you might need to scroll down to view more networks. If the network name is not displayed, that indicates a hidden network that does not broadcast its SSID. Use the manual method to connect to a hidden network. See Join a Hidden Network on page 12. 3.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Hidden Network A hidden network does not broadcast its SSID. 1. From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. 2. Click the Manually Connect to a network (for hidden networks) link. You can use WPS to connect, or enter the wireless information yourself. To manually connect using WPS: 1. Click the Start button. A dialog pop-up displays with WPS instructions telling you to press the WPS button both on the adapter and the router. 2.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To manually connect without WPS: 1. Select the Enter wireless information myself radio button. There are four security types that can be displayed for the network: None, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK. • None. There is no password. • WEP. The password (key) is a 10 or 26 hexidecimal digit. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The password (passphrase) is between 8 and 23 characters in length. 2.
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NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Other Screen In NETGEAR Genie, click the Other button to display the following screen: Sent/Receive Activity Sent Packets. Total number of packets sent while communicating with the wireless network. Received Packets.Total number of packets received from wireless network communications. Network IP Address. The IP address assigned to this adapter. This can change if you disconnect from the network and rejoin it later. Security Type.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Support Get Diagnostics Info. Click the Get Info button if support has directed you to do so. The Genie displays the system Information screen and starts collecting system information, IP information, client driver and profile information, and site survey information. Software Update. You can check for software updates at the NETGEAR website. Click the Check button, and the Genie displays the Live Check screen and checks for available software upgrades.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M I cannot connect to a wireless network. • Make sure that your wireless-N USB adapter is inserted securely into the USB port on your computer or the USB cable if you are using it. The wireless-N USB adapter LED should light up or blink (see Status LED on page 5 for details). • Click the icon to open NETGEAR Genie. The home screen shows the following screen if the adapter cannot connect to the network that you selected.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M When I connect to the network I cannot access the Internet. to open NETGEAR Genie. The home screen shows the following screen if you are Click connected to a network, but cannot access the Internet: Make sure that you are connected to the right network. If you are, then check to see if the router’s Internet connection is working. If the router’s Internet connection is not working, restart the modem, router, and computer.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M • If you do not have a USB 2.0 port on your computer, the throughput is limited to the 14 Mbps of the older USB 1.1 standard. How can I view the IP address for the wireless-N USB adapter? Click the address. icon to open NETGEAR Genie. Then click the Other button to view the IP No IP address is assigned to the wireless-N USB adapter. This can occur if you upgraded your wireless-N USB adapter software and did not reboot your computer.
A. Supplemental Information Technical Specifications The following table provides technical specifications for the wireless-N USB adapter. Feature Description Antenna 2 PIFA wireless antennas Standards 802.11n, 802.11g, or 802.11b Radio data rate Auto Sensing Frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation Power 5V Bus powered Emissions FCC, CE Bus interface USB 2.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Factory Default Settings The following table lists the default settings of your wireless-N USB adapter. Default Settings Wireless communication Enabled Country/Region United States (varies by region) Operating mode 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.
B. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Adapters B Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 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 methods: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
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