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User Manual for the NETGEAR 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter MA111

Introduction 2-1

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Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR 11 Mbps

Wireless USB Adapter MA111.

About the MA111

The NETGEAR 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter MA111 gives you ultimate mobility in your

office or while you are traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create

a wireless network for sharing your broadband Internet access among multiple PCs in and around

your home. It is designed for PC computers running Microsoft

Windows

. It is a USB 1.1 device

and is compatible with USB 2.0 ports.

Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at up to 11 Mbps for maximum throughput

or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an

environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference.

The MA111 Wireless USB Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11b 11 Mbps WLAN

connectivity that is protected with industry-standard security. It works with Windows 98SE, Me,

2000, and XP operating systems.

Key Features

The MA111 Wireless USB Adapter provides the following features:

• Reliable IEEE 802.11b standards-based wireless technology.

• 11 Mbps high speed data transfer. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data

transfer rate. In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far,

the wireless nodes automatically fall back to operate at lower transfer rates.

• High level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption method. A lower

level of data encryption or no data encryption is available to simplify your network setup or to

improve data transfer rate.

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