Netgear MA 101 User Manual

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7 Windows Me Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows Me

8 Windows 2000 Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA10

9 Windows XP Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA101

10 CHAPTER 5: Wireless LAN Configuration Adapter Properties Configuration Device Properties Page When running Windows 98 or Me Wireless parameters

11 Device Properties Modification Table 5-1. Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Model MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Network Type Conf

12 Table 5-1. Device Properties Parameters (continued) General Specifications Model MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Fragment Threshold This is the packet

13 WLAN Configuration Utility A wireless LAN configuration utility program is provided to give you information on your wireless network such as signa

14 WLAN Parameter Modification Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA101 Wireless U

15 Site Survey Mac Address The Mac Address of the Access Point. SSID The SSID of the Access Point. Signal The signal strength of the Access P

16 Advanced Preamble Mode The Long mode is set for 144 bits. The Short mode is set for 72 bits. Fragmentation Threshold This is the packet length u

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17 APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATION General Specifications Model MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps (Auto Rate

iii CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The MA101 802.11b Wireless USB adapter enables you to effortlessly network avoiding the hassles of Ethernet wiring. It is

2 CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network Configuration Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electr

3 Service Set Identification (SS ID) The Service Set Identification (SS ID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the w

4 Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific,

5 CHAPTER 3: Hardware Installation Package Contents The product package should contain: #"Model MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter #"USB ca

6 CHAPTER 4: Driver Installation Windows 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter LAN driver f