SM-WG311NA-0 Version v1.0May 2003NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAInstallation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless
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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Introduction 1-1Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter introduces the features, packa
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3111-2 IntroductionThe following NETGEAR products can be configured to communicate w
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Introduction 1-3wireless technology adds issues such as range, interference, sign
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3111-4 IntroductionNote: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants us
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Introduction 1-5Exchange files between a wirelessly connected notebook computer a
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3111-6 IntroductionUse printers in a combined wireless and wired network.1. Use the
Basic Setup 2-1Chapter 2 Basic SetupThis section describes how to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 and set up basic wireless co
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-2 Basic SetupObserve Location and Range GuidelinesComputers can connect over 80
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-3WG311 Default Wireless Configuration SettingsIf this is a new wire
iiTechnical SupportPlease refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at www.netgear.com/registe
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-4 Basic SetupBasic Installation Instructions Use the procedure below that corre
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-5Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311. a. Shut do
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-6 Basic SetupConfigure your WG311.a. Right-click on the network icon in the Win
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-7Verify wireless connectivity to your network.a. Open the WG311 uti
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-8 Basic SetupFor Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Installing a WG311Install the W
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-9Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311. a. Shut do
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-10 Basic SetupConfigure your WG311 and save the Profile.a. Open the WG311 Smart
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-11Verify wireless connectivity to your network.a. Verify that your
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-12 Basic SetupWG311 Wireless Connection Indicators The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-13Basic Troubleshooting TipsIf you have problems connecting to your
iiiEquipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver,
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-14 Basic SetupAbout PageThe About page displays important information about the
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Basic Setup 2-15• MAC Address: The MAC address of this adapter. The Media Access
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112-16 Basic Setup
Configuration 3-1Chapter 3 ConfigurationThis section describes how to configure your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 for wireless connectiv
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-2 ConfigurationFor example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-3• Wireless Network Name (SSID): Wireless Network Name (SSID) is
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-4 Configurationb. Click on the Settings tab to display the view shown below. F
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-54. Verify wireless connectivity to your network.Verify connectiv
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-6 ConfigurationFigure 3-3: Settings tab pageb. Click the Settings tab to displ
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-7b. Assuming the target PC is configured with 192.168.0.1 as its
ivIf this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, th
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-8 ConfigurationFigure 3-4: Ad-Hoc Setting page4. In the Start Ad-Hoc field, ch
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-9Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Se
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-10 ConfigurationHow to Configure WEP Encryption SecurityFollowing the steps bel
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-11Tip: You can click the Networks tab to view a list of the avail
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-12 ConfigurationStatistics PageThe Statistics page provides real time and histo
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Configuration 3-13Advanced Settings PageGenerally, the Advanced settings should n
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3113-14 Configuration• RTS/CTS Threshold: The packet size that is used to determine
Technical Specifications A-1Appendix A Technical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Ad
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311A-2 Technical Specifications
Wireless Networking Basics B-1Appendix BWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Networking Overvie
vCanadian Department of Communications Radio Interference RegulationsThis digital apparatus (Model WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter) does not exceed the C
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311B-2 Wireless Networking BasicsAd-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)In an ad-hoc ne
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Wireless Networking Basics B-3802.11 AuthenticationThe 802.11 standard defines se
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311B-4 Wireless Networking BasicsFigure 3-8: 802.11 open system authenticationShare
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Wireless Networking Basics B-5Figure 3-9: 802.11 shared key authenticationOvervi
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311B-6 Wireless Networking BasicsKey SizeThe IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Wireless Networking Basics B-7Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP, you must a
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311B-8 Wireless Networking BasicsThe radio frequency channels used are listed in Tab
Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-1Appendix CPreparing Your PCs for Network AccessThis appendix describes how to prepare your PCs to connect to
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-2 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Sta
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-3d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks,
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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-4 Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessVerify the following settings as shown:
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-5Selecting the Internet Access Method1. O
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-6 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access2. Type winipcfg, and then click OK.The
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-7DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-8 Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessNow you should be at the Local Area Netw
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-9DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-10 Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessThe Local Area Connection Properties di
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-11Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311C-12 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access
Glossary 1GlossaryList of Glossary TermsUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specificati
Contents viiContentsChapter 1 IntroductionAbout the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 ...1-1Key Features
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3112 Glossary198.105.232.4. The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Glossary3IPXShort for Internetwork Packet Exchange, a networking protocol used by
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3114 GlossarypacketA block of information sent over a network. A packet typically co
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311Glossary5wide area networkWAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect rem
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3116 Glossary
Index 1Numerics802.11b 1Aad-hoc mode 2BBSSID 2EESSID 2Ffeatures 1Iinfrastructure mode 2IP networkingfor Windows 1, 6OOpen System authentication
viii ContentsIdentifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings ...3-9How to Configure WEP Encryption Security ...
Contents ix GlossaryList of Glossary Terms ......................... D-1 In
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