User manual NETGEAR WPN111

[. . . ] User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10076-01 Version v1. 0 February 2005 202-10076-01 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. [. . . ] If you want to avoid these Profile setting prompts, simply click Apply before you close the utility program. Ad Hoc mode is not working correctly You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you click Apply. Here is how you start an Ad Hoc network: 1. Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Type. Click Initiate Ad Hoc. 5-2 Troubleshooting User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 4. Accept the default settings or make your changes and click OK 5. Note: Be sure all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP addresses in the same subnet. How to know if the WPN111 card has received a valid IP address from the Wireless Router/AP The easiest way is to open up the WPN111 utility program and check the IP address in the About page. How to use XP's own Wireless configuration utility that comes with Windows XP The NETGEAR WPN111 software is designed so that the user will be asked to choose one of the utility programs during initial software installation. Be sure the WPN111 is connected to the PC and follow these instructions to change your selection. Go to Control Panel and select Network Connections. Right click on the connection and select Properties. Select or clear the WPN111 "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" check box. I cannot connect to the AP that I want from the Networks browser list The access point is available and there is good signal strength. There are a few possibilities: · If the access point (AP) is WPA-PSK protected, you will need to have the correct WPA-PSK passphrase. Otherwise, the WPN111 will still be connected to the previous access point and you will not be able to change to the WPA-PSK access point. If the access point is WEP protected (either 64 or 128 bit encryption), you will be prompted to enter the WEP encryption security information. · New Hardware Wizard appears after installation has completed This happens if the USB device is connected to a different port than the one used during installation. Return the USB device to the original USB port. Troubleshooting 5-3 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 How to get a PDF copy of the Manual In the Manual HTML page, there is a PDF button image at the top right hand corner of the web page. Click the PDF icon to bring up a PDF file of the entire manual. You can also Print, Email, or Bookmark pages using the corresponding icons next to the PDF icon. 5-4 Troubleshooting Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111. Antennae Standards Radio Data Rate Frequency Power Emissions Bus interface Provided drivers Operating Environment Encryption Warranty 1 Integrated internal antenna 802. 11g, 802. 11b 1, 2, 5. 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, and 108 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) 2. 4GHz to 2. 5GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation) 5V Bus powered FCC, CE USB 5V Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/XP, 2000 Operating temperature: 0 to 45 degree C 40-bit (also called 64-bit) and 128-bit WEP data encryption Limited 1-year warranty Technical Specifications 202-10076-01 A-1 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 A-2 202-10076-01 Technical Specifications Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of wireless networking and security. Wireless Networking Overview The RangeMaxTM WPN111 Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802. 11b standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will bring the WPN111 into conformance to the 802. 11g standard when it is ratified. On an 802. 11b or g wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is transmitted in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2. 5GHz. The maximum data rate for the 802. 11b wireless link is 11 Mbps, but it will automatically back down from 11 Mbps to 5. 5, 2, and 1 Mbps when the radio signal is weak or when interference is detected. [. . . ] 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 202-10076-01 3 User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMaxTM Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. Routing Information Protocol RIP. [. . . ]