Netgear WGE111 User Manual

Version v1.0July 2004NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAUser Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter1-2 About This Manual How to Use this ManualThe HTML version of this manual includes these fea

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterAbout This Manual 1-3 –The Print button prints the current topic. Using this button when a ste

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter1-4 About This Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-1 Chapter 2IntroductionThis chapter introduces the features, package contents,

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-2 Introduction Key Features and Related NETGEAR ProductsThe key features of the WGE111 Wirel

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-3 To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations, fill out t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-4 Introduction Status Indicators and Ports of the WGE111See the table below for a descriptio

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-5 Reset Push Button The button is recessed; a pin or paper clip can be used to

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-6 Introduction

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-1 Chapter 3 Basic SetupThis chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR WGE111

ii Technical SupportPlease refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www.netgear.com

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-2 Basic Setup System RequirementsBefore installing the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter, please

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-3 Operating Modes The WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter operates in either Infrastruc

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-4 Basic Setup Game Console Plug-and-Go ScenarioFigure 3-2: Internet Game Console ScenarioWh

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-5 Note: Follow the instructions in your PS2 or Xbox manual to configure the IP,

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-6 Basic Setup 4.Enjoy your Internet gaming!Note: If you want to change the default IP addres

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-7 If you are using a NETGEAR router with the default settings, the following set

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-8 Basic Setup Encryption Strength ChoicesPlease refer to “Overview of WEP Parameters” on pag

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-9 Understanding WPA-PSK Encryption SecurityWi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is wirel

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-10 Basic Setup Connect the Ethernet cable to the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter and the PCNote

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-11 Start the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant.

iiitest transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-12 Basic Setup Select the Infrastructure and/or Ad-Hoc mode network settings.Note: You can f

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-13 Select the TCP/IP Settings.If you are using TCP/IP, select the TCP/IP setting

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-14 Basic Setup

Web Configuration 4-1 Chapter 4 Web ConfigurationThis chapter contains information about configuring your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter using t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-2 Web Configuration Connecting to the Wireless Game AdapterIn order to configure the Wireles

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-3 Figure 4-1: Status screenWireless Settings • Network Name (SSID) — the

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-4 Web Configuration IP Settings • IP Address — the current IP address. • IP Subnet Mask — th

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-5 Figure 4-2: Infrastructure mode configuration screenData RateSelect the

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-6 Web Configuration Network Name (SSID)Choose a descriptive name for the WGE111 Wireless Gam

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-7 Automatic Key Generation (Passphrase) Enter a word or group of printable

ivFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure StatementThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an unc

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-8 Web Configuration Figure 4-3: Ad-Hoc mode configuration screenTo configure the WGE111 for

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-9 4. The default Channel/Frequency is set to Auto. It should not be necess

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-10 Web Configuration Figure 4-5: IP Settings configuration screenThe default values are sui

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-11 Changing the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Password To change the WGE111

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-12 Web Configuration 4. After the firmware has been upgraded, you will need to log in to the

Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 TroubleshootingThis chapter gives information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter. After eac

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-2 Troubleshooting Basic TipsIf you have problems connecting to your wireless network, try th

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-3 My gaming console or remote computer cannot connect to the Internet.There

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-4 Troubleshooting I have a gaming console, computer, and the wireless game adapter connected

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-5 Frequently Asked QuestionsUse the information below to solve common proble

Contents iii ContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Conventions, Scope ...

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using PingThe Windows ping utility sen

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-7 • Make sure your computer’s IP address is not shown as 169.254.x.x: Recent

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-8 Troubleshooting

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A Technical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game A

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterA-2 Technical Specifications

Understanding IP Addresses B-1 Appendix BUnderstanding IP AddressesThis appendix provides information about understanding IP addresses, which you must

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-2 Understanding IP Addresses Figure 5-1: Three Main Address ClassesThe five address classes

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-3 • Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use. This addr

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-4 Understanding IP Addresses Subnet AddressingBy looking at the addressing structures, you c

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-5 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in do

iv ContentsChapter 4 Web ConfigurationConfiguring the Wireless Game Adapter Using TCP/IP ...4-1Connect

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-6 Understanding IP Addresses NETGEAR strongly recommends that you configure all hosts on a L

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-7 Address Resolution ProtocolAn IP address alone cannot be used t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-8 Understanding IP Addresses

Wireless Networking Basics C-1 Appendix CWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of wireless networking.Wireless Networking Overvi

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-2 Wireless Networking Basics Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)In an ad hoc network, com

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-3 802.11 AuthenticationThe 802.11 standard defines several serv

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-4 Wireless Networking Basics Figure C-1: 802.11 open system authenticationShared Key Auth

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-5 Figure C-2: 802.11 shared key authenticationOverview of WEP

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-6 Wireless Networking Basics Key SizeThe IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of WEP en

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-7 Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP, you must also enter

Contents v Appendix C Wireless Networking BasicsWireless Networking Overview ...

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in the table bel

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-9 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure t

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-10 Wireless Networking Basics How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i? WPA is a subset of the

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-11 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-12 Wireless Networking Basics WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication vi

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-13 Figure C-4: 802.1x Authentication SequenceThe access point

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-14 Wireless Networking Basics 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the id

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-15 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)WPA uses TKIP to provi

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-16 Wireless Networking Basics Is WPA Perfect?WPA is not without its vulnerabilities. Speci

User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511Wireless Networking Basics C-17 Changes to Wireless Access PointsWireless access points must

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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511C-18 Wireless Networking Basics Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the

Glossary1GlossaryList of Glossary TermsUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specificati

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2 Glossary ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is growing in popularity as more areas aro

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterGlossary3 IPInternet Protocol is the main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4 Glossary Network Address TranslationNAT. A technique by which several hosts share a single I

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterGlossary5 Windows Internet Naming ServiceWINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server pro

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter6 Glossary

Index 1Numerics64 or 128 bit WEP 3-8AAC Power adapter 2-2Ad-Hoc mode 3-3, C-2BBSSID C-2CChannel 4-3Customer support 1-iiDData Rate 4-5, 4-8Devi

2 Indexpassword 4-11restoring 5-7Ping 5-6Placement and Range Guidelines 3-2Printinga Chapter 1-3the Full Manual 1-3Product updates 1-1Rregister

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterAbout This Manual 1-1 Chapter 1About This ManualThank you for purchasing the NETGEAR WGE111 Wi