User manual NETGEAR HA311

[. . . ] NETGEAR ® IEEE 802. 11a Wireless PCI Adapter 54 Mbps Model HA311 User's Guide . NETGEAR, INC. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: support@NETGEAR. com www. NETGEAR. com Technical Support YOU MUST REGISTER TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL SUPPORT. PLEASE RETAIN PROOF OF PURCHASE AND THE WARRANTY INFORMATION. To register your product, get product support or obtain product information and product documentation, go to http://www. NETGEAR. com/register. [. . . ] · 802. 11a ad-hoc mode: the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an access point. · Ad-hoc mode: offers higher data throughput than 802. 11a ad-hoc mode, but does not use beaconing or authentication. · Infrastructure mode: the wireless node searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access point. The default value for Network mode is Infrastructure. Shows the current channel and frequency in use. The wireless channel in use will be between 36 and 64. Shows the current maximum transmit data rate of the wireless node. The possible data rates supported are: 54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, and 6 Mbps. It can go up to 72 Mbps if the turbo mode is enabled. Shows the current receive data transfer rate of the wireless node. Indicates if the WEP encryption is enabled or disabled. Displays the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by the wireless node. Channel/ Frequency Transmit Rate Receive Rate Encryption Signal Strength 3. Click OK when you are done. Congratulations, you have successfully installed NETGEAR's HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter! 27 CHAPTER 3--CONFIGURING THE HA311 802. 11A WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER NETGEAR supplies you with a wireless LAN configuration utility program to provide information on your wireless network, such as signal quality and link conditions, and to let you modify the various configurable wireless parameters. Now that the HA311 802. 11a Wireless PCI Adapter has been installed, you can use the HA311 802. 11a Configuration Utility to view and customize configuration settings and features. The HA311 Configuration Utility contains four sections: 1 - Status 2 - Configuration 3 - Statistics 4 - About Note: The above sections are always available by clicking on the tab at the top of the Configuration Utility window. Status Section Please turn to page 26 to learn more about the Status section of the Configuration Utility. 28 Configuration Section The Configuration section of the NETGEAR HA311 802. 11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and allows you to modify them. Make your selections and click OK to continue. 29 This table describes the options available from the Configuration section: CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION Network Configurable between ad-hoc and infrastructure modes. In 802. 11 ad-hoc mode, the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an access point. In infrastructure mode, the wireless node searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access point. Network Name Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this field; the characters are (SSID) case sensitive. When the wireless node is operating in ad-hoc mode, this field operates as the basic service set ID (BSSID). All wireless nodes in the same network should use the same BSSID. When in infrastructure mode, this field defines the extended service set ID (ESSID). The ESSID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point ESSID in order for the wireless node to communicate with the access point. Turbo Mode Enabling turbo mode allows the wireless node to transmit or receive at a higher rate, up to 72 Mbps. [. . . ] but I cannot see the other computers on the Ethernet side of the network. 40 APPENDIX B--GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Model Radio Data Rate Frequency Operating Range: @ 6 Mbps @ 54 Mbps Encryption Bus interface Provided drivers Dimensions Weight Status LEDs Electromagnetic Compliance Environmental Specifications Warranty HA311 802. 11a Wireless PCI Adapter 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72 for Turbo mode (Auto rate capable) 5. 15 ~ 5. 25 GHz (lower band) for US/Canada, Japan 5. 25 ~ 5. 35 GHz (middle band) for US/Canada Outdoor environment 1200 ft. 60 ft. 40-bit (also called 64-bit), 128-bit or 152-bit WEP data encryption 32-bit PCI Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT 4. 0, 2000, Millennium, XP L: 174. 3 mm (6. 9 in) W: 133. 7 mm (5. 3 in) H: 21. 6 mm (0. 85 in) 102 g (3. 8 oz) Power and Network FCC Part 15 Class B and Class E Operating temperature: 0 to 60° C Operating humidity: 5-95%, non-condensing Limited 3-year warranty 41 APPENDIX C--REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Trademarks NETGEAR is a registered trademark of NETGEAR, INC. 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