User manual NETGEAR WNA1000

[. . . ] NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10575-01 August 2009 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://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. [. . . ] The adapter detects a network with WPS: Figure 2-3 Note: If you are not sure if your router supports WPS, select No to connect. If your router does not support WPS and you select Yes, the router or access point connection will time out and no wireless network connection will be established. If your router supports WPS, select Yes, and then click Next. Select Yes (to use a push button), and then click Next. Log in to the access point or router that you have selected. From the router's main menu, select Add WPS Client. On the Add WPS Client screen, select Push Button. To start the WPS process, either press the push button on the access point or router, or click the icon on the Add WPS Client screen. 2-5 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual 7. Within 2 minutes, return to the WNA1000 Smart Wizard screen, and click Wizard initiates your wireless connection. . The Smart Note: The adapter security is set to WPA-PSK [TKIP] by default. Some WPS routers support WPA2-PSK [AES], with the same SSID and passphrase. You can change the adapter to WPA2-PSK [AES] using the Security setting in the Settings screen. You can use the Status Bar to verify your network connection. For more information, see "Smart Wizard Status Bar" on page 1-9. Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard. Generating a PIN to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router There are two ways to enable the wireless-N USB adapter to join a wireless network: using the router or access point's security PIN; or using the wireless-N USB adapter's security PIN (the wireless-N USB adapter can generate a PIN to connect to the router). To use either the router's security PIN or the adapter's security PIN: 1. Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard of the wireless-N USB adapter. On the status bar, click Join a Network (or click the Networks tab and select the network). The wireless-N USB adapter detects a network with WPS. Figure 2-4 2. To use a PIN, select No, and then click Next, then do either of the following: 2-6 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual · To use the wireless router or access point's security PIN, enter it in the field provided, as shown in Figure 2-5. The adapter will connect with the router. Figure 2-5 · To use the adapter's security PIN, select the radio button for the adapter to generate a random PIN, as shown in Figure 2-6. The adapter generates and displays a random PIN. [. . . ] See the link to "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing:" in Chapter B. Restart the cable or DSL modem, router, access point, and computer. 4-2 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued) Problem How can I view the IP address for the wireless-N USB adapter?No IP address is assigned to the WirelessN 150 USB Adapter WNA1000. [. . . ]