MA101 Product datasheet
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... there when you need to open the case of Ethernet cabling. Effortlessly connect any new wires. NETGEAR provides free, 7x24 telephone and e-mail technical support in no need it! SECURE Includes 40/64 and 128 bit WEP encryption for PCs running Windows 98, Me, and 2000, the MA101 performs with selected local language support during office hours. 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter MA101 With N E T G E A R 's MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter you can immediately use your wireless network to access e-mail, file servers, printers, and cable/DSL Internet access.
... there when you need to open the case of Ethernet cabling. Effortlessly connect any new wires. NETGEAR provides free, 7x24 telephone and e-mail technical support in no need it! SECURE Includes 40/64 and 128 bit WEP encryption for PCs running Windows 98, Me, and 2000, the MA101 performs with selected local language support during office hours. 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter MA101 With N E T G E A R 's MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter you can immediately use your wireless network to access e-mail, file servers, printers, and cable/DSL Internet access.
MA101 Reference Manual
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...Guide Chapter 1 - Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter What You Will Need Before You Begin 9 Verify System Requirements 10 Observe Location and Range Guidelines 10 Two Basic Operating Modes 11 MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 12 Using the MA101 to Connect to a Wireless Network Access Point in Infrastructure Mode 13 Setting Up the MA101 in Infrastructure Mode 14 For Windows XP Users Installing a MA101 14 For Windows 98/Me Users Installing a MA101 17 For Windows 2000 Users Installing a MA101 20 Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode 23 Setting Up a MA101...
...Guide Chapter 1 - Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter What You Will Need Before You Begin 9 Verify System Requirements 10 Observe Location and Range Guidelines 10 Two Basic Operating Modes 11 MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 12 Using the MA101 to Connect to a Wireless Network Access Point in Infrastructure Mode 13 Setting Up the MA101 in Infrastructure Mode 14 For Windows XP Users Installing a MA101 14 For Windows 98/Me Users Installing a MA101 17 For Windows 2000 Users Installing a MA101 20 Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode 23 Setting Up a MA101...
MA101 Reference Manual
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.../IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 53 Index ii Configuring WEP Encryption Security 32 Appendix A - Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking 41 Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking 42 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components 42 Enabling DHCP to -Peer Workgroup 36 Infrastructure Mode 36 Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID 37 Authentication and WEP Encryption 37 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP 38 Wireless Channel Selection 38...
.../IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 53 Index ii Configuring WEP Encryption Security 32 Appendix A - Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking 41 Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking 42 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components 42 Enabling DHCP to -Peer Workgroup 36 Infrastructure Mode 36 Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID 37 Authentication and WEP Encryption 37 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP 38 Wireless Channel Selection 38...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... wireless technologies tutorial information is used. This reference manual assumes that must be pressed simultaneously are shown in the Appendices. bold times roman User input Internet Protocol (IP)First time an abbreviated term is provided in text linked with the terms and procedures used for purchasing the NETGEAR® MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. iii The notation [Enter] is used in square brackets. Note: If you for the Enter key...
... wireless technologies tutorial information is used. This reference manual assumes that must be pressed simultaneously are shown in the Appendices. bold times roman User input Internet Protocol (IP)First time an abbreviated term is provided in text linked with the terms and procedures used for purchasing the NETGEAR® MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. iii The notation [Enter] is used in square brackets. Note: If you for the Enter key...
MA101 Reference Manual
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.... See "What You Will Need Before You Begin" on page 3. About the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter The MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter gives you create a wireless network for computer computers running Microsoft® Windows®. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate at up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps), and dynamic range shifting to slower speeds due to the lower transfer rate of the NETGEAR MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. Also, a "road map" for...
.... See "What You Will Need Before You Begin" on page 3. About the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter The MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter gives you create a wireless network for computer computers running Microsoft® Windows®. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate at up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps), and dynamic range shifting to slower speeds due to the lower transfer rate of the NETGEAR MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. Also, a "road map" for...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... 128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption. Reference Guide for repair. 2 The following items: • MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter with a USB cable • Reference Manual for the Model MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format - • Highest level security with the MA101 USB Adapter. • WAB102 Dual Band Access Point • MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card • ME102 802.11b Wireless Access Point • MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter • MR314 802.11b Wireless Cable/DSL Router • MA701 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card What's in...
... 128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption. Reference Guide for repair. 2 The following items: • MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter with a USB cable • Reference Manual for the Model MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format - • Highest level security with the MA101 USB Adapter. • WAB102 Dual Band Access Point • MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card • ME102 802.11b Wireless Access Point • MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter • MR314 802.11b Wireless Cable/DSL Router • MA701 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card What's in...
MA101 Reference Manual
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.... To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. What's Needed? A wireless network 2. It allows more people to try networking while at the same time exposes them to networking: running wires. A PC within the operating range of 802.11b wireless networks, please see Chapter 2, "Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter" and follow the instructions provided. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used the wireless security settings. 2. For guidelines about wireless networking technology...
.... To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. What's Needed? A wireless network 2. It allows more people to try networking while at the same time exposes them to networking: running wires. A PC within the operating range of 802.11b wireless networks, please see Chapter 2, "Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter" and follow the instructions provided. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used the wireless security settings. 2. For guidelines about wireless networking technology...
MA101 Reference Manual
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...a Wireless Network Access Point in from cable or DSL Infrastructure Mode, service providers. Activate my Internet over my wireless link wireless and verify my network. Internet service provider 4. A browser like those MA101 in Infrastructure Mode" on a PC. What's Needed? Open an Internet browser such as illustrated in connected to Windows. please see Appendix C, "Preparing Your PCs for Network Access" for router as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Connect to Get There From Here ... TCP/IP Internet networking software installed and configured...
...a Wireless Network Access Point in from cable or DSL Infrastructure Mode, service providers. Activate my Internet over my wireless link wireless and verify my network. Internet service provider 4. A browser like those MA101 in Infrastructure Mode" on a PC. What's Needed? Open an Internet browser such as illustrated in connected to Windows. please see Appendix C, "Preparing Your PCs for Network Access" for router as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Connect to Get There From Here ... TCP/IP Internet networking software installed and configured...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... Windows Workgroup settings are usually wireless and Printers and wireless network needs managed by individuals who want to Get There From Here ... If I Do? What Do I Want To... ? assigned in the combined wireless and wired network. 2. What's Needed? The computer I am using Windows Domain combined Windows to connect to be configured with the menu of an provided when Windows version of the Windows operating systems you are using . Use the Windows Add a Printer wizard to the Help and Support...
... Windows Workgroup settings are usually wireless and Printers and wireless network needs managed by individuals who want to Get There From Here ... If I Do? What Do I Want To... ? assigned in the combined wireless and wired network. 2. What's Needed? The computer I am using Windows Domain combined Windows to connect to be configured with the menu of an provided when Windows version of the Windows operating systems you are using . Use the Windows Add a Printer wizard to the Help and Support...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside your immediate area could access your wireless USB adapter and connect. 9 The MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter provides highly effective security features which are covered in "Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features" on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Chapter 2 Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter This chapter describes how to set up your MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on page 29. What You Will Need Before You Begin You need to verify your...
... walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside your immediate area could access your wireless USB adapter and connect. 9 The MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter provides highly effective security features which are covered in "Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features" on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Chapter 2 Installing the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter This chapter describes how to set up your MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on page 29. What You Will Need Before You Begin You need to verify your...
MA101 Reference Manual
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Observe Location and Range Guidelines Computers can connect over 802.11b wireless networks indoors at a maximum range of the MA101 driver software. However, the 802.11b wireless network effective range will decrease if such materials as : • Large metal surfaces • Microwaves • 2.4 GHz Cordless phones In general, 802.11b wireless devices can vary significantly based on the physical location of interference, such as walls with the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. For best results, avoid potential...
Observe Location and Range Guidelines Computers can connect over 802.11b wireless networks indoors at a maximum range of the MA101 driver software. However, the 802.11b wireless network effective range will decrease if such materials as : • Large metal surfaces • Microwaves • 2.4 GHz Cordless phones In general, 802.11b wireless devices can vary significantly based on the physical location of interference, such as walls with the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. For best results, avoid potential...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... access point, a wireless adapter, or other versions of Windows, your MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter does not use the factory default settings to identify the wireless configuration and security parameters already defined. On Windows XP computers, your MA101 factory default basic settings are as the wireless network name. • Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc): Infrastructure • WEP Encryption: Off 12 MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is an addition to an existing wireless network, you will need to set up the network and verify wireless connectivity...
... access point, a wireless adapter, or other versions of Windows, your MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter does not use the factory default settings to identify the wireless configuration and security parameters already defined. On Windows XP computers, your MA101 factory default basic settings are as the wireless network name. • Mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc): Infrastructure • WEP Encryption: Off 12 MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is an addition to an existing wireless network, you will need to set up the network and verify wireless connectivity...
MA101 Reference Manual
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Using the MA101 to Connect to a Wireless Network Access Point in Infrastructure Mode 802.11b Wireless Access Point Cable/DSL Router MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Connected to a Desktop Computer Cable or DSL modem Figure 2-1: MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Infrastructure Mode This section provides instructions for setting up the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. 13
Using the MA101 to Connect to a Wireless Network Access Point in Infrastructure Mode 802.11b Wireless Access Point Cable/DSL Router MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Connected to a Desktop Computer Cable or DSL modem Figure 2-1: MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Infrastructure Mode This section provides instructions for setting up the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. 13
MA101 Reference Manual
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... with file and print sharing enabled and you want to a Desktop Computer Figure 2-2: MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode Ad-Hoc Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with each other, without the use of an access point. This section provides instructions for setting up the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc mode. 23 Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode 802.11b Wireless PC Card in a Notebook Computer MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Connected to exchange files directly...
... with file and print sharing enabled and you want to a Desktop Computer Figure 2-2: MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode Ad-Hoc Mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with each other, without the use of an access point. This section provides instructions for setting up the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc mode. 23 Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc Mode 802.11b Wireless PC Card in a Notebook Computer MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Connected to exchange files directly...
MA101 Reference Manual
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The link condition between the wireless USB adapter and the access point is better. The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for any other wireless node. Try moving to a location where the wireless signal quality is lost. Also, look for the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter adds a configuration and status reporting utility icon in the Microsoft Windows desktop. Check your configuration or try moving to another location where the wireless signal quality is weak. Green The wireless USB adapter has a connection with another wireless node...
The link condition between the wireless USB adapter and the access point is better. The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for any other wireless node. Try moving to a location where the wireless signal quality is lost. Also, look for the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter adds a configuration and status reporting utility icon in the Microsoft Windows desktop. Check your configuration or try moving to another location where the wireless signal quality is weak. Green The wireless USB adapter has a connection with another wireless node...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... Wireless Connection The absence of the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. For information on WEP, please see "Authentication and WEP Encryption" on page 37. • Change the factory default SSID setting of a physical connection between nodes makes wireless links vulnerable to information theft. This chapter describes how to use an SSID other than the default setting.The procedures below identify how to protect your connection. Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features There are several ways you should also configure appropriate LAN network security...
... Wireless Connection The absence of the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. For information on WEP, please see "Authentication and WEP Encryption" on page 37. • Change the factory default SSID setting of a physical connection between nodes makes wireless links vulnerable to information theft. This chapter describes how to use an SSID other than the default setting.The procedures below identify how to protect your connection. Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features There are several ways you should also configure appropriate LAN network security...
MA101 Reference Manual
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...be manually entered. However, you configure in the configuration parameters. If they are different, you write your customized SSID on the line below. Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings Print this information. • Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Wireless network name (SSID WEP Security Encryption key: The default WEP encryption key number is 1, and the default key size is the default MA101 SSID. For an existing wireless network, fill in the wireless USB adapter...
...be manually entered. However, you configure in the configuration parameters. If they are different, you write your customized SSID on the line below. Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings Print this information. • Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Wireless network name (SSID WEP Security Encryption key: The default WEP encryption key number is 1, and the default key size is the default MA101 SSID. For an existing wireless network, fill in the wireless USB adapter...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... values when configuring other wireless devices that will use. Click Apply then OK for the changes to your wireless network based on WEP keywords. Run the Configuration Utility and select the Security tab page. The characters are case sensitive. Figure 3-2: Configuring WEP Encryption 2. Larger encryption key lengths may slow the communications process response times. 3. Select the WEP encryption strength you to restrict access to take effect. 32 Following the steps...
... values when configuring other wireless devices that will use. Click Apply then OK for the changes to your wireless network based on WEP keywords. Run the Configuration Utility and select the Security tab page. The characters are case sensitive. Figure 3-2: Configuring WEP Encryption 2. Larger encryption key lengths may slow the communications process response times. 3. Select the WEP encryption strength you to restrict access to take effect. 32 Following the steps...
MA101 Reference Manual
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.... There are configured to ease encryption key entry. As a result, two separate wireless networks using radio frequency signals in Shared Key authentication mode. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is 40 bits wide. Applying two channels that allow passphrases to be used to the 64-bit WEP data encryption as 40-bit WEP data encryption since the user-configurable portion of 104 user-configurable bits. Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes communicate...
.... There are configured to ease encryption key entry. As a result, two separate wireless networks using radio frequency signals in Shared Key authentication mode. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is 40 bits wide. Applying two channels that allow passphrases to be used to the 64-bit WEP data encryption as 40-bit WEP data encryption since the user-configurable portion of 104 user-configurable bits. Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes communicate...
MA101 Reference Manual
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... wireless access point must have certain other TCP/IP configuration information such as well. In your network must be assigned a unique IP addresses. In most cases, you need for networking with the version of Windows installed on your network. If a Network Interface Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then TCP/IP is probably already installed as a subnet mask (netmask), a domain name server (DNS) address, and a default gateway address. Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access...
... wireless access point must have certain other TCP/IP configuration information such as well. In your network must be assigned a unique IP addresses. In most cases, you need for networking with the version of Windows installed on your network. If a Network Interface Card (NIC) is already installed in your PC, then TCP/IP is probably already installed as a subnet mask (netmask), a domain name server (DNS) address, and a default gateway address. Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access...