User manual NETGEAR WAG511

[. . . ] User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10041-01 Version v2. 0 September 2004 202-10041-01 September 2004 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. [. . . ] Tip: Click the Networks tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs. 3. Configure the WPA Advanced settings. a. Under Security, select the Advanced radio button then click Advanced Security. Figure 5-3: Advanced Security Settings screen 5-8 202-10041-01 September 2004 Wireless Security Configuration User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 b. Select the WPA radio button and choose the EAP option (TLS or PEAP) your wireless network uses. Whatever Certificate and CA Server options you fill in will automatically also populate the Domain Name and Login Name fields. · · If you are using the EAP-TLS option, be sure the certificate from the CA is already installed on the PC. If you are using the EAP-PEAP option, the certificate can be dynamically downloaded to the client. If the wireless network you are joining is using the Windows login credentials as the EAP-PEAP authentication method, enter your Windows network user name and password. Otherwise, enter the User Name and Password your network administrator provides. c. Click OK, then click Apply for the changes to take effect, and Close to exit the utility. 4. Save your settings in a Profile. Using WPA-PSK Advanced Security You can have very strong security on your wireless connection by enabling WPA-PSK. For more information on wireless security, see "Wireless Networking Overview" on page B-1. Figure 5-4: WPA-PSK in a Wireless Network Basic Requirements for WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires these elements: 1. A WPA enabled wireless adapter with WPA client software such as the WAG511. 5-9 202-10041-01 September 2004 Wireless Security Configuration User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 2. A WPA enabled wireless access point. Fill in the worksheet and use the procedure below to configure WPA-PSK settings. WPA-PSK Security Settings Worksheet Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network will be able to provide this information. · Wireless Network Name (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Note: Some wireless access points will not broadcast their SSID as a security feature. In such a case, you will need to get the SSID from the wireless network administrator. Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________ · Passphrase (Pre-Shared Key): ________________________________________ How to Configure WPA-PSK Advanced Security Follow the steps below to configure WPA-PSK Advanced Security. Run the WAG511 Smart Wireless Wizard. a. b. Make sure the WAG511 software is installed and the WAG511 is fully inserted in your PC. Open the configuration utility by clicking on the WAG511 icon desktop or in the system tray. Configure the Network Name (SSID) settings. This is also called the Wireless Network Name. Tip: Click the Networks tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs. 3. Configure the WPA-PSK Advanced settings. a. Under Security, select the Advanced radio button then click Advanced Security. 5-10 202-10041-01 September 2004 Wireless Security Configuration User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 Figure 5-5: WPA-PSK settings screen b. Click OK, then click Apply for the changes to take effect, and Close to exit the utility. 4. Save your settings in a Profile. Using 802. 1x Advanced Security You can have very strong security on your wireless connection by enabling 802. 1x. For more information on wireless security, see "Wireless Networking Overview" on page B-1. Figure 5-6: 802. 1x in a wireless network Wireless Security Configuration 202-10041-01 September 2004 5-11 User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 Basic Requirements for 802. 1x 802. 1x requires these elements: 1. [. . . ] For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID. Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. [. . . ]