User manual NETGEAR WG121

[. . . ] User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WG121 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Version v1. 0 September 2003 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. [. . . ] There are two types of wireless network connections you can configure: · · Infrastructure Mode -- uses the 802. 11 infrastructure mode. Ad-hoc Mode -- uses the 802. 11 ad-hoc mode For more information on 802. 11 wireless network modes, see "Wireless Networking Overview" on page B-1 of this manual. Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode This section provides instructions for configuring the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WG121 to connect to a wireless access point. How to Configure an Infrastructure Mode Profile Follow the instructions below to configure an infrastructure mode profile for connecting to an access point. Run the WG121 Configuration Utility. a. c. Make sure the WG121 software is installed and the WG121 is connected to your PC. Open the configuration utility by clicking on the WG121 icon in the Windows system tray. Click on the Settings tab to display the view shown above. 2. Configure the wireless Network settings. a. b. In the Network Type section, be sure that Infrastructure is selected. This is also called the Wireless Network Name. Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID matches exactly what is configured in the access point. Tip: You can click the Network tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs at the location where you are. 3. Save your settings in a Profile. 4-2 Configuration User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WG121 a. d. Type a descriptive name for the Profile in the "Profiles" field. Click Save Profile. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile. Click Close to exit the configuration utility or Cancel to return to the previous settings 4. Verify wireless connectivity to your network. Verify connectivity by using a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. You can check the status bar in the configuration utility for the current connection status. Note: If you cannot connect, see the "Troubleshooting" on page 3-14. Also, for problems with accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers. Please refer to "Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking" on page C-1. Connecting to Another PC in Ad-hoc Mode The peer-to-peer setting of the WG121 uses Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-Hoc mode is an 802. 11 networking framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an access point. [. . . ] A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet. NIC Network Interface Card. An adapter in a computer which provides connectivity to a network. packet A block of information sent over a network. A packet typically contains a source and destination network address, some protocol and length information, a block of data, and a checksum. Glossary 3 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WG121 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. Routing Information Protocol RIP. [. . . ]