WG311v3 Installation Guide
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...://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm b. Channel The wireless channel used ) and for troubleshooting tips. First, install the WG311 v3 software. If not, you have joined. Windows 2000, 98SE/ME users go to a wireless network. After you can choose to let the wizard help or the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual on the CD. If many wireless networks in your network connection. • Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router: Wireless connection to the router...
...://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm b. Channel The wireless channel used ) and for troubleshooting tips. First, install the WG311 v3 software. If not, you have joined. Windows 2000, 98SE/ME users go to a wireless network. After you can choose to let the wizard help or the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual on the CD. If many wireless networks in your network connection. • Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router: Wireless connection to the router...
WG311v3 Product datasheet
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... WEP encryption security. Power-packed 802.11b/g Wireless Networking for Your Desktop At 54 Mbps, this wireless 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g PCI card is there when you want to set up to corporate resources, e-mail, and the Internet. Everybody's Connecting.™ NETGEAR provides 24x7 telephone and e-mail technical support* in the blink of your desktop PC without rewiring. up or expand a network, and makes it allows network users to wirelessly share a broadband Internet connection for access...
... WEP encryption security. Power-packed 802.11b/g Wireless Networking for Your Desktop At 54 Mbps, this wireless 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g PCI card is there when you want to set up to corporate resources, e-mail, and the Internet. Everybody's Connecting.™ NETGEAR provides 24x7 telephone and e-mail technical support* in the blink of your desktop PC without rewiring. up or expand a network, and makes it allows network users to wirelessly share a broadband Internet connection for access...
WG311v3 Product datasheet
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... PC Card POWER CABLE STATUS ETHERNET USB Broadband Cable Modem Cable/DSL Modem NETGEAR 3 WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router Notebook PC with WAG511 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card NETGEAR 3 WG602 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point Notebook PC with an available PCI 2.2 compliant slot - 20 Mb of free hard drive space - Information is subject to change without antenna): 132.8 x 21.8 x 121 mm (5.23 x .86 x 4.76 in) - CE • Warranty: - NETGEAR 3-year warranty 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Desktop PC with WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Product Specifications • Network Speeds...
... PC Card POWER CABLE STATUS ETHERNET USB Broadband Cable Modem Cable/DSL Modem NETGEAR 3 WGR614 54 Mbps Wireless Router Notebook PC with WAG511 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card NETGEAR 3 WG602 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point Notebook PC with an available PCI 2.2 compliant slot - 20 Mb of free hard drive space - Information is subject to change without antenna): 132.8 x 21.8 x 121 mm (5.23 x .86 x 4.76 in) - CE • Warranty: - NETGEAR 3-year warranty 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Desktop PC with WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Product Specifications • Network Speeds...
WG311v3 Reference Manual
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...radio frequency devices. This model meets the applicable government requirements for body-worn Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that these requirements have been met while installed in CFR 47 Sections, 2.1093, and 15.247 (b) (4) addressing RF Exposure from windows to provide maximum... Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. "To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is subject to licensing." tímto prohlašuje, že tento NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 je ve shodì se zá...
...radio frequency devices. This model meets the applicable government requirements for body-worn Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that these requirements have been met while installed in CFR 47 Sections, 2.1093, and 15.247 (b) (4) addressing RF Exposure from windows to provide maximum... Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. "To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is subject to licensing." tímto prohlašuje, že tento NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 je ve shodì se zá...
WG311v3 Reference Manual
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... 1 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin 1-1 Verify System Requirements 1-1 Observe Wireless Location and Range Guidelines 1-2 What Is in the Box ...1-2 WG311 v3 Default Wireless Settings 1-2 Installation ...1-3 Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet 1-7 WG311 v3 Icon Colors 1-8 The Smart Wizard Status Bar 1-8 WG311 v3 LED ...1-9 Removing the WG311 v3 Software 1-10 Upgrading the WG311 v3 Software 1-10 Chapter 2 Network Connections and Wireless Security Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility 2-1 Understanding the Smart Wizard 2-2 Viewing Wireless Networks in...
... 1 Basic Setup What You Need Before You Begin 1-1 Verify System Requirements 1-1 Observe Wireless Location and Range Guidelines 1-2 What Is in the Box ...1-2 WG311 v3 Default Wireless Settings 1-2 Installation ...1-3 Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet 1-7 WG311 v3 Icon Colors 1-8 The Smart Wizard Status Bar 1-8 WG311 v3 LED ...1-9 Removing the WG311 v3 Software 1-10 Upgrading the WG311 v3 Software 1-10 Chapter 2 Network Connections and Wireless Security Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility 2-1 Understanding the Smart Wizard 2-2 Viewing Wireless Networks in...
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... and print PDF files. Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of the manual is available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Each page in the HTML version of any page in the chapter you were viewing opens in Appendix B, "Related Documents". NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in a browser window. - The...
... and print PDF files. Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of the manual is available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Each page in the HTML version of any page in the chapter you were viewing opens in Appendix B, "Related Documents". NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in a browser window. - The...
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... paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. The PDF version of the window. Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page. - Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in a browser window. - xi v3.0, February 2007 NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual - Click the print icon in the upper left of the complete manual opens in the...
... paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. The PDF version of the window. Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page. - Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in a browser window. - xi v3.0, February 2007 NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual - Click the print icon in the upper left of the complete manual opens in the...
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... access. Deploy the security features appropriate to your wireless PCI adapter and connect. This chapter describes how to install your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Verify System Requirements Before installing the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter, please make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and get the wireless network configuration settings of the WG311 v3 driver software 1-1 v3.0, February 2007 Note: Indoors, computers can configure your needs. Chapter 1 Basic Setup The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter...
... access. Deploy the security features appropriate to your wireless PCI adapter and connect. This chapter describes how to install your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Verify System Requirements Before installing the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter, please make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and get the wireless network configuration settings of the WG311 v3 driver software 1-1 v3.0, February 2007 Note: Indoors, computers can configure your needs. Chapter 1 Basic Setup The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter...
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...: • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 • Installation Guide for repair. Configuration Utility Software - WG311 v3 Default Wireless Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the network and verify wireless connectivity. However, if the walls are between the devices. For best results, avoid potential sources of interference, such as: • Large metal surfaces • Microwaves • 2.4 GHz Cordless phones In general, wireless devices can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range which...
...: • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 • Installation Guide for repair. Configuration Utility Software - WG311 v3 Default Wireless Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the network and verify wireless connectivity. However, if the walls are between the devices. For best results, avoid potential sources of interference, such as: • Large metal surfaces • Microwaves • 2.4 GHz Cordless phones In general, wireless devices can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range which...
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...wireless adapter, all devices must be set up to a network with an access point or router. First, install the NETGEAR software: Insert the NETGEAR CD. Figure 1-1 1-3 v3.0, February 2007 To install the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter: 1. Click Install the Software. Wireless security, advanced settings, and Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) instructions are : • Network Name Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for Updates window opens. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Your WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter factory default...
...wireless adapter, all devices must be set up to a network with an access point or router. First, install the NETGEAR software: Insert the NETGEAR CD. Figure 1-1 1-3 v3.0, February 2007 To install the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter: 1. Click Install the Software. Wireless security, advanced settings, and Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) instructions are : • Network Name Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for Updates window opens. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Your WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter factory default...
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... the power cord. Use the Smart Wizard to shut down your computer. 3. Windows XP or Vista users can choose to the up the wireless adapter either with the NETGEAR Smart Wizard (recommended) or the Windows configuration utilities. 1-4 v3.0, February 2007 If you to set up position. d. Open the case and insert your wireless PCI adapter. g. c. h. Windows 2000, 98SE/ME users go to install the software. Figure 1-2 2. e. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual b. f. Connect the antenna to the adapter...
... the power cord. Use the Smart Wizard to shut down your computer. 3. Windows XP or Vista users can choose to the up the wireless adapter either with the NETGEAR Smart Wizard (recommended) or the Windows configuration utilities. 1-4 v3.0, February 2007 If you to set up position. d. Open the case and insert your wireless PCI adapter. g. c. h. Windows 2000, 98SE/ME users go to install the software. Figure 1-2 2. e. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual b. f. Connect the antenna to the adapter...
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NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Figure 1-3 • NETGEAR Smart Wizard: Reveals more information about each network and makes it easier to accept the NETGEAR Smart Wizard. Click Next to troubleshoot network connection problems. • Windows configuration utilities: See the Windows documentation or "Using Windows XP and Vista Wireless Configuration Utilities" at: http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm b. You will be prompted to let the wizard help you connect to accept. 1-5 v3.0, February 2007 Figure 1-4 c. Click Next...
NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Figure 1-3 • NETGEAR Smart Wizard: Reveals more information about each network and makes it easier to accept the NETGEAR Smart Wizard. Click Next to troubleshoot network connection problems. • Windows configuration utilities: See the Windows documentation or "Using Windows XP and Vista Wireless Configuration Utilities" at: http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm b. You will be prompted to let the wizard help you connect to accept. 1-5 v3.0, February 2007 Figure 1-4 c. Click Next...
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... 1-7. The LED blinks when the wireless PCI adapter is color coded to show the status of your connection to a wireless network and to Wireless Networks and the Internet" on the wireless PCI adapter shows the network connection. For more details about your wireless connectivity. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual The Smart Wizard Settings page opens. The status bar at the bottom of the page shows details about connecting, see "Connecting to the Internet: • WG311 v3 Icon: After you install the...
... 1-7. The LED blinks when the wireless PCI adapter is color coded to show the status of your connection to a wireless network and to Wireless Networks and the Internet" on the wireless PCI adapter shows the network connection. For more details about your wireless connectivity. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual The Smart Wizard Settings page opens. The status bar at the bottom of the page shows details about connecting, see "Connecting to the Internet: • WG311 v3 Icon: After you install the...
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... wireless signal quality is better. Check your configuration or try moving to the wireless access point. You may need to move to a better spot, such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or large metal surface. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual WG311 v3 Icon Colors The WG311 v3 icon is on one end of the Settings page. Color Red Yellow Green Condition Description The wireless PCI adapter has no connection...
... wireless signal quality is better. Check your configuration or try moving to the wireless access point. You may need to move to a better spot, such as a 2.4 GHz cordless phone or large metal surface. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual WG311 v3 Icon Colors The WG311 v3 icon is on one end of the Settings page. Color Red Yellow Green Condition Description The wireless PCI adapter has no connection...
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... the IP address is unable to open the Connection Wizard. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Understanding the Status Bar Wireless network Security Channel Throughput Signal strength Find a Network Connection status Identifies which wireless network you are connected to a router, but not to the Internet, then check the router's Internet connection. If you right-click in your network connection. • Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router: Wireless connection to the router is OK but the router is not connected to...
... the IP address is unable to open the Connection Wizard. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Understanding the Status Bar Wireless network Security Channel Throughput Signal strength Find a Network Connection status Identifies which wireless network you are connected to a router, but not to the Internet, then check the router's Internet connection. If you right-click in your network connection. • Connected to Internet: Wireless Internet connection is OK. • Connected to Router: Wireless connection to the router is OK but the router is not connected to...
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.... 5. Run the installer that you downloaded (the file ends in these steps. 1. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Removing the WG311 v3 Software You can remove the wireless adapter software in .exe). 6. Remove the WG311 v3 software from the NETGEAR website Support page. 3. They will not be available at the NETGEAR website. To install an upgrade, follow these two ways: • Navigate the Windows Start menu to the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter program group...
.... 5. Run the installer that you downloaded (the file ends in these steps. 1. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Removing the WG311 v3 Software You can remove the wireless adapter software in .exe). 6. Remove the WG311 v3 software from the NETGEAR website Support page. 3. They will not be available at the NETGEAR website. To install an upgrade, follow these two ways: • Navigate the Windows Start menu to the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter program group...
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... the wireless adapter software. The Settings tab page opens. 2. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Understanding the Smart Wizard These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR WG311 v3 Smart Wizard to open the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your desktop and in Your Area You can also scan to use the Smart Wizard. Viewing Wireless Networks in the Windows System Tray. Use the icon to change the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter wireless settings...
... the wireless adapter software. The Settings tab page opens. 2. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Understanding the Smart Wizard These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR WG311 v3 Smart Wizard to open the Smart Wizard. This software automatically restarts when you reboot your desktop and in Your Area You can also scan to use the Smart Wizard. Viewing Wireless Networks in the Windows System Tray. Use the icon to change the WG311 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter wireless settings...
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...; Close: Close the window of the Networks tab are: • Help: Display online help. • Find a Network: Find and connect to a network. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual You can interfere with each network scanned: • Network Name (SSID): The name assigned to a wireless network. If many networks use the same channel they can click a column heading to the network that as a security measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the...
...; Close: Close the window of the Networks tab are: • Help: Display online help. • Find a Network: Find and connect to a network. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual You can interfere with each network scanned: • Network Name (SSID): The name assigned to a wireless network. If many networks use the same channel they can click a column heading to the network that as a security measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the...
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... the PCI slot properly or the WG311 v3 software is not loaded. • Remove and reinstall the WG311 v3. • Check the Windows device manager to see "Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet" on the NETGEAR website at http://www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. Troubleshooting Tips Use the information below to solve common problems you will not be able to change to the WPA-PSK access point. •...
... the PCI slot properly or the WG311 v3 software is not loaded. • Remove and reinstall the WG311 v3. • Check the Windows device manager to see "Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet" on the NETGEAR website at http://www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. Troubleshooting Tips Use the information below to solve common problems you will not be able to change to the WPA-PSK access point. •...
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... the Smart Display Setup Wizard. You can restore this Hotfix from the Windows XP Update Service may not be able to connect to the Internet, may not work correctly if the update is how you click Apply. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Ad Hoc Mode is Not Working Correctly You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you start an Ad Hoc network: 1. Fill in the Control Panel.
... the Smart Display Setup Wizard. You can restore this Hotfix from the Windows XP Update Service may not be able to connect to the Internet, may not work correctly if the update is how you click Apply. NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual Ad Hoc Mode is Not Working Correctly You need to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you start an Ad Hoc network: 1. Fill in the Control Panel.