WG121 Installation Guide
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... versions of how to the CD and doubleclick on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD. Click the WG121 icon in as needed. c. Minimum System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that your current location. 4 Finally, verify wireless network connectivity a. Insert the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD for the Windows Installation CD-ROM during installation. • At least 5 Megabytes...
... versions of how to the CD and doubleclick on the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD. Click the WG121 icon in as needed. c. Minimum System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121, please make sure that your current location. 4 Finally, verify wireless network connectivity a. Insert the 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Resource CD for the Windows Installation CD-ROM during installation. • At least 5 Megabytes...
WG121 Installation Guide
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...) www.NETGEAR.com Attention: This product is on autorun.exe. Connect the USB cable to the WG121 and plug the other countries. Click the WG121 icon in the Windows system tray to restart your notebook, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in to a USB port on your computer, do so. 2 Next, install the WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter...
...) www.NETGEAR.com Attention: This product is on autorun.exe. Connect the USB cable to the WG121 and plug the other countries. Click the WG121 icon in the Windows system tray to restart your notebook, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in to a USB port on your computer, do so. 2 Next, install the WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter...
WG121 Product datasheet
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... Capability: - WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter - 5-ft (1.52 m) USB cable - Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP - 2 Mbytes of purchase; Warranty/Support information card NETGEAR Related Products - WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router - in (107 x 87 x 24 mm) - 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...
... Capability: - WG121 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter - 5-ft (1.52 m) USB cable - Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP - 2 Mbytes of purchase; Warranty/Support information card NETGEAR Related Products - WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router - in (107 x 87 x 24 mm) - 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...
WG121 User Manual
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...NETGEAR, Inc. September 2003 Certificate of NETGEAR, Inc. Please refer to the notes in the United States and/or other countries. in the operating instructions. Information is subject to change without notice. VCCI Statement This equipment is hereby certified that the Model WG121 wireless USB adapter... has been suppressed in the Class B category (information equipment to be subject to certain restrictions. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer...
...NETGEAR, Inc. September 2003 Certificate of NETGEAR, Inc. Please refer to the notes in the United States and/or other countries. in the operating instructions. Information is subject to change without notice. VCCI Statement This equipment is hereby certified that the Model WG121 wireless USB adapter... has been suppressed in the Class B category (information equipment to be subject to certain restrictions. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer...
WG121 User Manual
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... 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 Requirements 3-1 Observing Location and Range Guidelines 3-2 Two Basic Operating Modes 3-2 WG121 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 3-3 Basic Installation Instructions 3-4 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG121 3-4 For Windows...
... 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 Requirements 3-1 Observing Location and Range Guidelines 3-2 Two Basic Operating Modes 3-2 WG121 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 3-3 Basic Installation Instructions 3-4 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG121 3-4 For Windows...
WG121 User Manual
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...Configure an Ad-hoc Mode Profile 4-3 How to Start a Computer-to-Computer (Ad-Hoc) Network 4-6 Enabling Wireless Security Features 4-6 Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings ...........4-6 How to Configure WEP Encryption Security 4-7 Statistics Page ...4-9 Advanced...Key Size ...B-6 WEP Configuration Options B-6 Wireless Channels ...B-7 Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking C-1 Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking C-1 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-1 Enabling DHCP to ...
...Configure an Ad-hoc Mode Profile 4-3 How to Start a Computer-to-Computer (Ad-Hoc) Network 4-6 Enabling Wireless Security Features 4-6 Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings ...........4-6 How to Configure WEP Encryption Security 4-7 Statistics Page ...4-9 Advanced...Key Size ...B-6 WEP Configuration Options B-6 Wireless Channels ...B-7 Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking C-1 Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP Networking C-1 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-1 Enabling DHCP to ...
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Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-6 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000 C-7 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP C-7 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 C-9 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 C-11 Glossary Index Contents xi
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-6 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000 C-7 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP C-7 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 C-9 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 C-11 Glossary Index Contents xi
WG121 User Manual
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...send the entire procedure to your needs. • Printing a "How To" Sequence of Steps in the toolbar at the top right of the browser window. - Tip: If your printer supports printing two pages on the upper right of the toolbar to print the currently displayed topic. Click "PDF of... top right of any page in the upper left of the window. - Click PDF button. Use the link at the top right of any page. - Using this button when a step-by selecting this feature. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you man...
...send the entire procedure to your needs. • Printing a "How To" Sequence of Steps in the toolbar at the top right of the browser window. - Tip: If your printer supports printing two pages on the upper right of the toolbar to print the currently displayed topic. Click "PDF of... top right of any page in the upper left of the window. - Click PDF button. Use the link at the top right of any page. - Using this button when a step-by selecting this feature. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you man...
WG121 User Manual
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... improve data transfer rate. 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 an environment with industry-standard security. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you are traveling. Introduction 2-1 The WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11g 54 Mbps WLAN connectivity that is backwards compatible with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP...
... improve data transfer rate. 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 an environment with industry-standard security. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you are traveling. Introduction 2-1 The WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11g 54 Mbps WLAN connectivity that is backwards compatible with Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP...
WG121 User Manual
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... Netscape. Note: Secure Internet sites such as the WG121 and all NETGEAR WG121 with wireless wireless authentication and WEP connection from step 1. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 2. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 with the settings from network has encryption enabled. To learn about wireless networking technology, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for a general introduction. Assure that...
... Netscape. Note: Secure Internet sites such as the WG121 and all NETGEAR WG121 with wireless wireless authentication and WEP connection from step 1. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 2. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 with the settings from network has encryption enabled. To learn about wireless networking technology, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for a general introduction. Assure that...
WG121 User Manual
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...? An active Internet connection like Internet Windows system you are using. TCP/IP Internet networking to the PC Networking Tutorial on software installed and the NETGEAR 54 Mbps configured on page 4-2. Activate my Internet over my wireless link wireless and verify my network. Explorer or Netscape . A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. Open an Internet browser such...
...? An active Internet connection like Internet Windows system you are using. TCP/IP Internet networking to the PC Networking Tutorial on software installed and the NETGEAR 54 Mbps configured on page 4-2. Activate my Internet over my wireless link wireless and verify my network. Explorer or Netscape . A Road Map for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. Open an Internet browser such...
WG121 User Manual
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... small networks in their homes, or the network in the Windows system you want to set up computer in the Windows Workgroup settings combined wireless and wired are using to connect For assistance 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. What's Needed? Exchange files 1. Browse the hard drive...
... small networks in their homes, or the network in the Windows system you want to set up computer in the Windows Workgroup settings combined wireless and wired are using to connect For assistance 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. What's Needed? Exchange files 1. Browse the hard drive...
WG121 User Manual
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... Setup feature to direct your print output to be enabled for How to be to wirelessly connect to Windows Client and File and locate Print Sharing. provided when Windows prompts for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. such as the other Windows computers in Windows, refer to be configured with the version of menu of an printer needs to...
... Setup feature to direct your print output to be enabled for How to be to wirelessly connect to Windows Client and File and locate Print Sharing. provided when Windows prompts for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Table 2-1. such as the other Windows computers in Windows, refer to be configured with the version of menu of an printer needs to...
WG121 User Manual
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...going through walls. However, if the walls are configured with the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. Infrastructure configuration procedures for the original Windows operating system installation files to exchange files directly between the devices. ... two Windows computers are constructed with the WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Advanced infrastructure configuration procedures and ad-hoc configuration are covered below. For example, this manual. 3-2 Basic Setup User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • Windows XP Home, Windows XP ...
...going through walls. However, if the walls are configured with the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. Infrastructure configuration procedures for the original Windows operating system installation files to exchange files directly between the devices. ... two Windows computers are constructed with the WG121 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Advanced infrastructure configuration procedures and ad-hoc configuration are covered below. For example, this manual. 3-2 Basic Setup User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 • Windows XP Home, Windows XP ...
WG121 User Manual
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... setting up the network and verify wireless connectivity. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 WG121 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 for basic wireless connectivity to an access point. Use the procedure that corresponds to the version of Windows you will need to identify...
... setting up the network and verify wireless connectivity. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 WG121 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 for basic wireless connectivity to an access point. Use the procedure that corresponds to the version of Windows you will need to identify...
WG121 User Manual
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...NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Basic Installation Instructions Use the procedure below that corresponds to choose the country you are located in as needed. The CD main page shown at the right will be prompted to the version of Windows you are using. c. Select your computer. WG121...to proceed. 3-4 Basic Setup For Windows XP Users Installing a WG121 Install the WG121 driver and configuration utility software. Power on autorun.exe. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. d. InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click ...
...NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Basic Installation Instructions Use the procedure below that corresponds to choose the country you are located in as needed. The CD main page shown at the right will be prompted to the version of Windows you are using. c. Select your computer. WG121...to proceed. 3-4 Basic Setup For Windows XP Users Installing a WG121 Install the WG121 driver and configuration utility software. Power on autorun.exe. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. d. InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click ...
WG121 User Manual
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... maximum speed is 14 Mbps whereas the maximum speed of how to accept this option. Add New Hardware Wizard Note: If the USB port in your computer. Note: Click Continue Anyway if you must read the Windows XP documentation for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. a. User Manual for an explanation of a USB v2.0 port is 480...
... maximum speed is 14 Mbps whereas the maximum speed of how to accept this option. Add New Hardware Wizard Note: If the USB port in your computer. Note: Click Continue Anyway if you must read the Windows XP documentation for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. a. User Manual for an explanation of a USB v2.0 port is 480...
WG121 User Manual
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Configure your network includes WEP settings, click the Security tab page and configure the WG121 accordingly. The utility opens to activate the connection. Tip: Create profiles called work and home. WG121 system tray icon Smart Wizard Wireless Utility Settings page Tip: ... one you will not connect. Tip: As an alternative to typing in the Windows system tray to view the available wireless networks, and choose the one you need for the wireless network name SSID, and WEP disabled. You can use the drop-down list ...
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Configure your network includes WEP settings, click the Security tab page and configure the WG121 accordingly. The utility opens to activate the connection. Tip: Create profiles called work and home. WG121 system tray icon Smart Wizard Wireless Utility Settings page Tip: ... one you will not connect. Tip: As an alternative to typing in the Windows system tray to view the available wireless networks, and choose the one you need for the wireless network name SSID, and WEP disabled. You can use the drop-down list ...
WG121 User Manual
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... your computer. InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click Continue Anyway to choose the country you are located in as needed. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. You will load. WG121 Resource CD Note: If this screen fails to...from the list. User Manual for the WG121 into your CD-ROM drive. d. Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 For Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Installing a WG121 Install the WG121 driver and configuration utility software. Note: Windows 2000 may require you to be prompted to...
... your computer. InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click Continue Anyway to choose the country you are located in as needed. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. You will load. WG121 Resource CD Note: If this screen fails to...from the list. User Manual for the WG121 into your CD-ROM drive. d. Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 For Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Installing a WG121 Install the WG121 driver and configuration utility software. Note: Windows 2000 may require you to be prompted to...
WG121 User Manual
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... New Hardware Wizard displays. a. USB v1.1 port maximum speed is 14 Mbps whereas the maximum speed of the USB v1.1 port. a. Connect the USB cable to the maximum speed of a USB v2.0 port is 480 Mbps. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your PC. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. Note: Click Yes if...
... New Hardware Wizard displays. a. USB v1.1 port maximum speed is 14 Mbps whereas the maximum speed of the USB v1.1 port. a. Connect the USB cable to the maximum speed of a USB v2.0 port is 480 Mbps. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your PC. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG121. Note: Click Yes if...