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...on the CD and double-click Autorun.exe. 2. Insert the Resource CD in your wireless network to select it from this NETGEAR Genie screen, or you are connected to connect the adapter. Then you can extend the range of your adapter. 5. Join a Wireless Network You can join a wireless .... 6. Click Next. 7. If not, then click Install from your computer's CD drive. Installation Guide N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter WNDA4100 Package Contents N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Resource CD USB cable and adapter cradle Installation Estimated completion time: 10 minutes. 1.
...on the CD and double-click Autorun.exe. 2. Insert the Resource CD in your wireless network to select it from this NETGEAR Genie screen, or you are connected to connect the adapter. Then you can extend the range of your adapter. 5. Join a Wireless Network You can join a wireless .... 6. Click Next. 7. If not, then click Install from your computer's CD drive. Installation Guide N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter WNDA4100 Package Contents N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Resource CD USB cable and adapter cradle Installation Estimated completion time: 10 minutes. 1.
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...the United States and/or other countries. NETGEAR Genie Icon When you remove your adapter, NETGEAR Genie is strongly recommended. Green: 3 to 5 bars Yellow: 1 or 2 bars Red: 0 (zero) bars, indicating no connection If you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon displays in a profile. ...Go to the adapter and the computer. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are saved in the Windows system tray and on the Waste Electrical...
...the United States and/or other countries. NETGEAR Genie Icon When you remove your adapter, NETGEAR Genie is strongly recommended. Green: 3 to 5 bars Yellow: 1 or 2 bars Red: 0 (zero) bars, indicating no connection If you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon displays in a profile. ...Go to the adapter and the computer. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are saved in the Windows system tray and on the Waste Electrical...
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... translated into any means without the written permission of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com. Statement of their respective holders. © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are registered trademarks or trademarks of Conditions To improve internal design, operational...
... translated into any means without the written permission of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com. Statement of their respective holders. © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) © 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are registered trademarks or trademarks of Conditions To improve internal design, operational...
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Contents Chapter 1 Set up Your Wireless Adapter NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon 4 NETGEAR Genie Home 5 Status Bar 5 Join a Wireless Network 6 Network Details 7 Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network 8 Join a Hidden Network 10 Chapter 2 Maintenance Other Screen 13 Remove the Software 14 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 14 Appendix A Supplemental Information Technical Specifications 18 Factory Default Settings 19 Appendix B Notification of Compliance 3
Contents Chapter 1 Set up Your Wireless Adapter NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon 4 NETGEAR Genie Home 5 Status Bar 5 Join a Wireless Network 6 Network Details 7 Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network 8 Join a Hidden Network 10 Chapter 2 Maintenance Other Screen 13 Remove the Software 14 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 14 Appendix A Supplemental Information Technical Specifications 18 Factory Default Settings 19 Appendix B Notification of Compliance 3
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...covered in this icon to open NETGEAR Genie to make changes or connect to a different wireless network. if you remove your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the package. NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon When you install your adapter, NETGEAR Genie is not available, so the... This chapter includes the following sections: • NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon • NETGEAR Genie Home • Join a Wireless Network For help installing your wireless connection from 0 (zero) to 5 bars Yellow: 1 or 2 bars Red: 0 (zero) bars, indicating no connection If you insert the adapter again, the icon ...
...covered in this icon to open NETGEAR Genie to make changes or connect to a different wireless network. if you remove your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the package. NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon When you install your adapter, NETGEAR Genie is not available, so the... This chapter includes the following sections: • NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon • NETGEAR Genie Home • Join a Wireless Network For help installing your wireless connection from 0 (zero) to 5 bars Yellow: 1 or 2 bars Red: 0 (zero) bars, indicating no connection If you insert the adapter again, the icon ...
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...WNDA4100) NETGEAR Genie Home When you selected. • Home button. View more than one language is located at a glance if you are available: • Select Language. NETGEAR Genie screens will be displayed in the language that you launch NETGEAR Genie, the home screen displays. View a list of the screen: Network name Connection... status Network Wireless Physical Signal security channel rate strength Figure 1. The following options are connected to return here...
...WNDA4100) NETGEAR Genie Home When you selected. • Home button. View more than one language is located at a glance if you are available: • Select Language. NETGEAR Genie screens will be displayed in the language that you launch NETGEAR Genie, the home screen displays. View a list of the screen: Network name Connection... status Network Wireless Physical Signal security channel rate strength Figure 1. The following options are connected to return here...
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... display the following screen: Network list. This shows the status that the adapter is currently connected to a hidden network. One or two bars indicate a weak signal. Join a Wireless Network In NETGEAR Genie, click the Join a Network button to -five bars indicate a good signal. Click...broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) Network name. Click this button to join a network without wireless security, such as one that the adapter is connected to scan for wireless communication. Physical rate. The strength of the wireless ...
... display the following screen: Network list. This shows the status that the adapter is currently connected to a hidden network. One or two bars indicate a weak signal. Join a Wireless Network In NETGEAR Genie, click the Join a Network button to -five bars indicate a good signal. Click...broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) Network name. Click this button to join a network without wireless security, such as one that the adapter is connected to scan for wireless communication. Physical rate. The strength of the wireless ...
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...from this is secure, enter its password or network key. Windows profiles can take a few minutes. The next time you launch NETGEAR Genie, it will automatically connect to the network you previously joined if there's no change in the network information. To use WPS to select it ,... wireless network from the list, and then click Connect. Then within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on the side of the adapter for 3 seconds. If the network is a wireless router, gateway, or access point. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) • WPS Support. Press and hold the ...
...from this is secure, enter its password or network key. Windows profiles can take a few minutes. The next time you launch NETGEAR Genie, it will automatically connect to the network you previously joined if there's no change in the network information. To use WPS to select it ,... wireless network from the list, and then click Connect. Then within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on the side of the adapter for 3 seconds. If the network is a wireless router, gateway, or access point. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) • WPS Support. Press and hold the ...
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...this screen. Click the network that does not broadcast its SSID. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) To select and join a wireless network: 1. Use the manual method to connect to view more networks. This could take a few minutes. If the wireless network is not displayed... join. 4. If the network name is secure, enter the network password. The adapter joins the wireless network. Click the Connect button. 5. Set up Your Wireless Adapter 9 From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. 2. Look for your network, you do not see your network in the list on page...
...this screen. Click the network that does not broadcast its SSID. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) To select and join a wireless network: 1. Use the manual method to connect to view more networks. This could take a few minutes. If the wireless network is not displayed... join. 4. If the network name is secure, enter the network password. The adapter joins the wireless network. Click the Connect button. 5. Set up Your Wireless Adapter 9 From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. 2. Look for your network, you do not see your network in the list on page...
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... yourself. To manually connect using WPS: 1. Click the Start button. As explained in the pop-up screen, press the WPS button on the adapter and the router. 2. You can use WPS to a network (for hidden networks) link. From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network.... 2. Then go to press the WPS button both on your wireless router, gateway, or access point and press its SSID. 1. A dialog pop-up Your Wireless Adapter 10 Set up displays with WPS instructions telling you to your adapter. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100...
... yourself. To manually connect using WPS: 1. Click the Start button. As explained in the pop-up screen, press the WPS button on the adapter and the router. 2. You can use WPS to a network (for hidden networks) link. From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network.... 2. Then go to press the WPS button both on your wireless router, gateway, or access point and press its SSID. 1. A dialog pop-up Your Wireless Adapter 10 Set up displays with WPS instructions telling you to your adapter. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100...
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The password (key) is no password. • WEP. Set up Your Wireless Adapter 11 N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) To manually connect without WPS: 1. There is a 10 or 26 hexidecimal digit. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The password (passphrase) is between 8 and 63 characters in length. 2. There ...
The password (key) is no password. • WEP. Set up Your Wireless Adapter 11 N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) To manually connect without WPS: 1. There is a 10 or 26 hexidecimal digit. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The password (passphrase) is between 8 and 63 characters in length. 2. There ...
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... communicating with the wireless network. The IP address assigned to provide your area. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) Other Screen In NETGEAR Genie, click the Other button to each wireless device. The MAC address is the region setting for wireless transmission. ...restrict access based on the country or region. This can change if you can connect. Maintenance 13 Your wireless adapter automatically scans approved channels for the adapter to connect to the network administrator before you disconnect from wireless network communications. Security Type. ...
... communicating with the wireless network. The IP address assigned to provide your area. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) Other Screen In NETGEAR Genie, click the Other button to each wireless device. The MAC address is the region setting for wireless transmission. ...restrict access based on the country or region. This can change if you can connect. Maintenance 13 Your wireless adapter automatically scans approved channels for the adapter to connect to the network administrator before you disconnect from wireless network communications. Security Type. ...
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... computers or wireless devices with known MAC addresses. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) I cannot connect to a wireless network. • Make sure that your wireless USB Adapter is the case, on the NETGEAR Genie screen, click Other to find the MAC address for details). • Click ...the icon to open NETGEAR Genie. Maintenance 15 Some networks also restrict use Push 'N' Connect if the network supports WPS. The home screen shows the following screen if the adapter cannot connect to the network that you selected. • If the ...
... computers or wireless devices with known MAC addresses. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) I cannot connect to a wireless network. • Make sure that your wireless USB Adapter is the case, on the NETGEAR Genie screen, click Other to find the MAC address for details). • Click ...the icon to open NETGEAR Genie. Maintenance 15 Some networks also restrict use Push 'N' Connect if the network supports WPS. The home screen shows the following screen if the adapter cannot connect to the network that you selected. • If the ...
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... change the setting for Selective Suspend mode to Disabled. To prevent this setting is physically connected to the Ethernet network. • Make sure that you are, then check to open NETGEAR Genie. Do the USB ports go into Selective Suspend mode, the network disconnects. If ...the router's Internet connection is working , restart the modem, router, and computer. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) When I connect to the network I cannot access...
... change the setting for Selective Suspend mode to Disabled. To prevent this setting is physically connected to the Ethernet network. • Make sure that you are, then check to open NETGEAR Genie. Do the USB ports go into Selective Suspend mode, the network disconnects. If ...the router's Internet connection is working , restart the modem, router, and computer. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) When I connect to the network I cannot access...
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... 17 Then the wireless adapter can connect in 802.11n mode. • If you could be set the security for better wireless communication. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) How can I view the IP address for the wireless USB Adapter? This can I improve the speed of the Smart Wizard screen.... wireless USB Adapter software and did not reboot your computer, or connect to 54 Mbps when WPA (TKIP) security mode is 54 Mbps you do not have a USB 2.0 port on your computer, the throughput is assigned to open NETGEAR Genie. You can use the USB cable and adapter that came ...
... 17 Then the wireless adapter can connect in 802.11n mode. • If you could be set the security for better wireless communication. N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA4100) How can I view the IP address for the wireless USB Adapter? This can I improve the speed of the Smart Wizard screen.... wireless USB Adapter software and did not reboot your computer, or connect to 54 Mbps when WPA (TKIP) security mode is 54 Mbps you do not have a USB 2.0 port on your computer, the throughput is assigned to open NETGEAR Genie. You can use the USB cable and adapter that came ...
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...the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is safe for help. This device complies with any interference received, including interference that ... Rate Derived from the user's body or if the device can be determined by one of the FCC Rules. However, there is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for intended operation as possible from IEEE Standard 802.11 Specifications Actual...
...the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. • Connect the equipment to an outlet on , the user is safe for help. This device complies with any interference received, including interference that ... Rate Derived from the user's body or if the device can be determined by one of the FCC Rules. However, there is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for intended operation as possible from IEEE Standard 802.11 Specifications Actual...