WG121 Installation Guide
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... installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that you are off, it means the adapter is blinking, it means attempting to enable the NETGAR Smart Wizard Wireless Utility. c. If prompted to an access point using no security options. c. c. 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Installation Guide Follow these steps to the online help and the User's Guide on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource...
... installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that you are off, it means the adapter is blinking, it means attempting to enable the NETGAR Smart Wizard Wireless Utility. c. If prompted to an access point using no security options. c. c. 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Installation Guide Follow these steps to the online help and the User's Guide on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource...
WG121 Installation Guide
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...card for Switzerland and all EU-countries. ©2003 NETGEAR, Inc. in . Power on and the left light is blinking, it means the adapter is on your network. Insert the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD for your computer, do so. If prompted... the WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter a. If prompted to a USB port on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD. Tip: Create work and home profiles. By registering your product at the bottom of the cable in as needed. Windows 2000, Me or 98 Basic Installation 1 First, install the WG121 software a. NETGEAR, INC...
...card for Switzerland and all EU-countries. ©2003 NETGEAR, Inc. in . Power on and the left light is blinking, it means the adapter is on your network. Insert the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD for your computer, do so. If prompted... the WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter a. If prompted to a USB port on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD. Tip: Create work and home profiles. By registering your product at the bottom of the cable in as needed. Windows 2000, Me or 98 Basic Installation 1 First, install the WG121 software a. NETGEAR, INC...
WG121 Product datasheet
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... Range NETGEAR's 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter enables 54 Mbps wireless Internet access to use unsightly Ethernet cables. 802.11g standard compliance ensures interoperability with a new Smart Wizard install assistant. High-level WEP encryption shields your network from wireless eavesdroppers without losing your connection. Carefree Supports office roaming for notebook PC users for external placement on any surface. Alert The WG121...
... Range NETGEAR's 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter enables 54 Mbps wireless Internet access to use unsightly Ethernet cables. 802.11g standard compliance ensures interoperability with a new Smart Wizard install assistant. High-level WEP encryption shields your network from wireless eavesdroppers without losing your connection. Carefree Supports office roaming for notebook PC users for external placement on any surface. Alert The WG121...
WG121 Product datasheet
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...WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter - 5-ft (1.52 m) USB cable - WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router - WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router - Operating temperature: 32º to 140º F (0º to change without notice. WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Printer with PS101 Mini Print Server Internet NETGEAR 3 Cable/DSL WGR614 54 Mbps modem Wireless Router Macintosh with Ethernet connection Desktop PC with WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Notebook PC with WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Gaming Console with WGE101 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Bridge NETGEAR...
...WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter - 5-ft (1.52 m) USB cable - WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router - WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router - Operating temperature: 32º to 140º F (0º to change without notice. WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Printer with PS101 Mini Print Server Internet NETGEAR 3 Cable/DSL WGR614 54 Mbps modem Wireless Router Macintosh with Ethernet connection Desktop PC with WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Notebook PC with WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Gaming Console with WGE101 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Bridge NETGEAR...
WG121 User Manual
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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
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
WG121 User Manual
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.... Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with the regulations. The operation of this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that the Model WG121 wireless USB adapter has been suppressed in accordance with faster expert technical support and timely notices of Microsoft Corporation in the BMPT- Please refer...
.... Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with the regulations. The operation of this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that the Model WG121 wireless USB adapter has been suppressed in accordance with faster expert technical support and timely notices of Microsoft Corporation in the BMPT- Please refer...
WG121 User Manual
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... home and office use in EU and EFTA member states. Please contact local spectrum management authorities for further details before putting this device into operation. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved byNETGEAR, Inc., could void the user...
... home and office use in EU and EFTA member states. Please contact local spectrum management authorities for further details before putting this device into operation. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved byNETGEAR, Inc., could void the user...
WG121 User Manual
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Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions 1-1 How to Use this Manual 1-2 How to Print this Manual 1-3 Chapter 2 Introduction About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 2-1 Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products 2-1 What's in the Box? ...2-2 A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here 2-3 Chapter 3 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin 3-1 Verifying System...
Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions 1-1 How to Use this Manual 1-2 How to Print this Manual 1-3 Chapter 2 Introduction About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 2-1 Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products 2-1 What's in the Box? ...2-2 A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here 2-3 Chapter 3 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin 3-1 Verifying System...
WG121 User Manual
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... and directory names. Documentation updates are shown enclosed in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site at www.netgear.com/docs. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Table 1. Typographical conventions ...is used to highlight special messages: Note: This format is provided in square brackets. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces the conventions and features of importance or special interest. Audience, ...
... and directory names. Documentation updates are shown enclosed in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site at www.netgear.com/docs. This manual uses the following typographical conventions: Table 1. Typographical conventions ...is used to highlight special messages: Note: This format is provided in square brackets. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces the conventions and features of importance or special interest. Audience, ...
WG121 User Manual
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Use this Manual The HTML version of this manual includes these features. 1 2 3 Figure 1-1: HTML version of the manual, you do not have a version 4 ...
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Use this Manual The HTML version of this manual includes these features. 1 2 3 Figure 1-1: HTML version of the manual, you do not have a version 4 ...
WG121 User Manual
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... an printer ink by selecting this button when a step-by selecting this feature. • Printing the Full Manual. About This Manual 1-3 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you were viewing. - Click the print icon in the HTML View. Use the Print button on...
... an printer ink by selecting this button when a step-by selecting this feature. • Printing the Full Manual. About This Manual 1-3 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you were viewing. - Click the print icon in the HTML View. Use the Print button on...
WG121 User Manual
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 1-4 About This Manual
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 1-4 About This Manual
WG121 User Manual
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... Shared Key WEP data encryption method. Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at lower transfer rates. • High level of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 gives you ultimate mobility in the optimal data transfer rate. It is designed for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due...
... Shared Key WEP data encryption method. Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer at lower transfer rates. • High level of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 gives you ultimate mobility in the optimal data transfer rate. It is designed for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due...
WG121 User Manual
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... following items: • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • 5 foot USB cable • Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The following NETGEAR products can be configured to communicate with the WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter: • WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router • WG602 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point • WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router • WG511T 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card • MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter • MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card • ME102...
... following items: • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • 5 foot USB cable • Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The following NETGEAR products can be configured to communicate with the WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter: • WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router • WG602 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point • WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router • WG511T 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card • MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter • MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card • ME102...
WG121 User Manual
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... has removed one of networking. The LEDs indicate if the WG121 is connected to a powered on PC, and the wireless link condition and signal quality of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 can be difficult to understand. A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 has two interfaces: • The USB 2.0 connector connects to any new technology can be adjusted to...
... has removed one of networking. The LEDs indicate if the WG121 is connected to a powered on PC, and the wireless link condition and signal quality of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 can be difficult to understand. A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 has two interfaces: • The USB 2.0 connector connects to any new technology can be adjusted to...
WG121 User Manual
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.... 2-4 Introduction To use encryption security built into browsers like Internet Explorer and Netscape. A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 with wireless wireless authentication and WEP connection from step 1. To set up the 1. Configure my 2. Set up the WG121, see Chapter 3, "Basic Setup" and follow the instructions provided. A PC within the operating range of the...
.... 2-4 Introduction To use encryption security built into browsers like Internet Explorer and Netscape. A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 with wireless wireless authentication and WEP connection from step 1. To set up the 1. Configure my 2. Set up the WG121, see Chapter 3, "Basic Setup" and follow the instructions provided. A PC within the operating range of the...
WG121 User Manual
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... in "Connecting to the cable or DSL Internet To configure your WG121 in Infrastructure Mode, see "Preparing Your Computers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. TCP/IP Internet networking to the PC Networking Tutorial on software installed and the NETGEAR 54 Mbps configured on my PC Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter according to Get There From Here If I Want To? service through...
... in "Connecting to the cable or DSL Internet To configure your WG121 in Infrastructure Mode, see "Preparing Your Computers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. TCP/IP Internet networking to the PC Networking Tutorial on software installed and the NETGEAR 54 Mbps configured on my PC Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter according to Get There From Here If I Want To? service through...
WG121 User Manual
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...and Print Sharing. 2. sharing particular files must be configured with Windows between the computers. 4. Use the provided when Windows USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Windows prompts for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. User Manual for such information. What Do I ? If so-called Windows 'peer' Workgroup networking is being ... as the other computers in to work with. my combined the combined to be NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless 3. Exchange files 1. Any Windows networking small networks in their homes, or the network in the Windows Workgroup settings ...
...and Print Sharing. 2. sharing particular files must be configured with Windows between the computers. 4. Use the provided when Windows USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Windows prompts for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. User Manual for such information. What Do I ? If so-called Windows 'peer' Workgroup networking is being ... as the other computers in to work with. my combined the combined to be NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless 3. Exchange files 1. Any Windows networking small networks in their homes, or the network in the Windows Workgroup settings ...
WG121 User Manual
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...is important to take appropriate steps to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your PC, the throughput of the WG121 will connect before you will be limited to the 14 Mbps of the USB 1.1 standard. • A CD-ROM drive. ... to your network. Verifying System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met: • You must have a USB 2.0 port on your wireless USB adapter and connect. Because walls do not have a PC with...
...is important to take appropriate steps to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your PC, the throughput of the WG121 will connect before you will be limited to the 14 Mbps of the USB 1.1 standard. • A CD-ROM drive. ... to your network. Verifying System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met: • You must have a USB 2.0 port on your wireless USB adapter and connect. Because walls do not have a PC with...
WG121 User Manual
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... to display the view shown above. 2. Run the WG121 Configuration Utility. a. c. Note: The SSID in the wireless USB adapter. b. You may customize it using up to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Configure the Security settings. Any (First...
... to display the view shown above. 2. Run the WG121 Configuration Utility. a. c. Note: The SSID in the wireless USB adapter. b. You may customize it using up to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • Wireless Network Name (SSID): The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Configure the Security settings. Any (First...