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... regions (départements) in France, this device may be operated under the following conditions: Indoors using any channel in the 2.4-2.4835 GHz band (Channels 1-13) Outdoors using channels in the 2.4465-2.4835 GHz band (Channels 10-13). • Outdoor operation not permitted. requirements for further details. Please refer to the ART web site for use of the following regions (départements...
... regions (départements) in France, this device may be operated under the following conditions: Indoors using any channel in the 2.4-2.4835 GHz band (Channels 1-13) Outdoors using channels in the 2.4465-2.4835 GHz band (Channels 10-13). • Outdoor operation not permitted. requirements for further details. Please refer to the ART web site for use of the following regions (départements...
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... What You Need Before You Begin 3-1 Verifying System Requirements 3-1 Observing Location and Range Guidelines 3-2 Two Basic Operating Modes 3-3 WG111 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 3-4 Basic Installation Instructions 3-4 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG111 3-5 For Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WG111 3-9 WG111 Wireless Connection Indicators 3-13 Interpreting the LED on the WG111 3-13 Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors 3-14 Chapter 4 Configuration Understanding the Configuration Options 4-1 Using Configuration Profiles 4-1 Connecting to an Access Point in...
... What You Need Before You Begin 3-1 Verifying System Requirements 3-1 Observing Location and Range Guidelines 3-2 Two Basic Operating Modes 3-3 WG111 Default Wireless Configuration Settings 3-4 Basic Installation Instructions 3-4 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG111 3-5 For Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WG111 3-9 WG111 Wireless Connection Indicators 3-13 Interpreting the LED on the WG111 3-13 Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors 3-14 Chapter 4 Configuration Understanding the Configuration Options 4-1 Using Configuration Profiles 4-1 Connecting to an Access Point in...
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...valid IP address 5-3 How to use Windows XP's own Wireless Configuration Utility 5-3 New Hardware Wizard appears after installation has completed 5-3 How to get a PDF copy of the Manual 5-4 Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview B-1 Infrastructure Mode B-1 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup B-2 Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID B-2 Authentication and WEP B-2 802.11 Authentication B-3 Open System Authentication B-3 Shared Key Authentication B-4 Overview of WEP Parameters B-5 Key Size ...B-6 viii...
...valid IP address 5-3 How to use Windows XP's own Wireless Configuration Utility 5-3 New Hardware Wizard appears after installation has completed 5-3 How to get a PDF copy of the Manual 5-4 Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview B-1 Infrastructure Mode B-1 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup B-2 Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID B-2 Authentication and WEP B-2 802.11 Authentication B-3 Open System Authentication B-3 Shared Key Authentication B-4 Overview of WEP Parameters B-5 Key Size ...B-6 viii...
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... in and around your broadband Internet access among multiple PCs in an environment with industry-standard security. About the WG111 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 gives you create a wireless network for PC computers running Microsoft® Windows®. A lower level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption method. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you ultimate mobility in the...
... in and around your broadband Internet access among multiple PCs in an environment with industry-standard security. About the WG111 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 gives you create a wireless network for PC computers running Microsoft® Windows®. A lower level of data encryption using128-bit Shared Key WEP data encryption method. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you ultimate mobility in the...
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... wireless networks, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for 'How to understand. A PC within the operating range of any new technology can be a difficult process. Introduction 2-3 202-10026-01 General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to Get There From Here' The introduction and adoption of the wireless network. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 2. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter...
... wireless networks, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for 'How to understand. A PC within the operating range of any new technology can be a difficult process. Introduction 2-3 202-10026-01 General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to Get There From Here' The introduction and adoption of the wireless network. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 2. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter...
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... security WPA encryption enabled. How Do I Do? "Authentication and WEP" on page 4-2. page 3-4, and locate the section 2. TCP/IP Internet Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter networking software WG111 Resource CD and the installed and configured Help information provided in the on my PC according to the Windows system you might implement are using. A browser like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Assure that supports WG111 with To learn about wireless wireless wireless network authentication and WEP or networking security, see connection from Infrastructure Mode...
... security WPA encryption enabled. How Do I Do? "Authentication and WEP" on page 4-2. page 3-4, and locate the section 2. TCP/IP Internet Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter networking software WG111 Resource CD and the installed and configured Help information provided in the on my PC according to the Windows system you might implement are using. A browser like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Assure that supports WG111 with To learn about wireless wireless wireless network authentication and WEP or networking security, see connection from Infrastructure Mode...
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... file need to the Help system included with your version of the target configured with the same For assistance with . What Do I ? Use the Windows 1. Windows Domain settings are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. User Manual for How to exchange files between a Network connect to the wireless wirelessly Neighborhood network needs to be wired drive of Windows. What's Needed? Exchange files 1. small offices. 3. Browse the hard network needs to be connected PC feature to the wireless wireless and 2. Use...
... file need to the Help system included with your version of the target configured with the same For assistance with . What Do I ? Use the Windows 1. Windows Domain settings are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. User Manual for How to exchange files between a Network connect to the wireless wirelessly Neighborhood network needs to be wired drive of Windows. What's Needed? Exchange files 1. small offices. 3. Browse the hard network needs to be connected PC feature to the wireless wireless and 2. Use...
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... and identify the wireless network configuration settings of several hundred feet. Verifying System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111, 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. The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 provides highly effective security features which are covered in "Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 4-7 in this manual. Because walls...
... and identify the wireless network configuration settings of several hundred feet. Verifying System Requirements Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111, 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. The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 provides highly effective security features which are covered in "Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page 4-7 in this manual. Because walls...
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... Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for the WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 for basic wireless connectivity to an access point. Your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 factory default basic settings are covered below provides instructions for setting up the network and verify wireless connectivity. Basic Installation Instructions Use the procedure below provide step-by-step installation instructions for Windows PCs. If this is a new wireless network installation, use...
... Service Set Identification (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for the WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 for basic wireless connectivity to an access point. Your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 factory default basic settings are covered below provides instructions for setting up the network and verify wireless connectivity. Basic Installation Instructions Use the procedure below provide step-by-step installation instructions for Windows PCs. If this is a new wireless network installation, use...
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... needed. You will load. d. Basic Setup InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click Continue Anyway to the CD and double-click autorun.exe. Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG111 Install the WG111 driver and Wireless Assistant software. Click Install Driver and Utility. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your location from the list. Power...
... needed. You will load. d. Basic Setup InstallShield Wizard Note: If a Windows XP Certification warning appears, click Continue Anyway to the CD and double-click autorun.exe. Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For Windows XP Users Installing a WG111 Install the WG111 driver and Wireless Assistant software. Click Install Driver and Utility. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your location from the list. Power...
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... tab. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Configure your current location. a. The utility opens to activate the connection. Click here to view the available SMART WIZARD Wireless Assistant Settings page wireless networks, and choose the one you are Infrastructure mode, with these steps, click the Help button in the SSID, you want. b. Tip: As an alternative to typing in the WG111 Wireless Assistant to view help information...
... tab. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Configure your current location. a. The utility opens to activate the connection. Click here to view the available SMART WIZARD Wireless Assistant Settings page wireless networks, and choose the one you are Infrastructure mode, with these steps, click the Help button in the SSID, you want. b. Tip: As an alternative to typing in the WG111 Wireless Assistant to view help information...
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b. You will load. User Manual for the WG111 into your CD-ROM drive. d. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your location from the list. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. a. Click Install Driver and Utility. InstallShield Wizard Basic Setup 3-9 202-10026-01 Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WG111 Install the WG111 driver and Wireless Assistant software. c. Select...
b. You will load. User Manual for the WG111 into your CD-ROM drive. d. Click Finish when done, and if prompted restart your location from the list. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. a. Click Install Driver and Utility. InstallShield Wizard Basic Setup 3-9 202-10026-01 Insert the Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WG111 Install the WG111 driver and Wireless Assistant software. c. Select...
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... are connecting to store the current settings. If your WLAN settings are different from the NETGEAR default settings, you are Infrastructure mode, with these steps, click the Help button in the SSID, you can also enter a profile name and click Save Profile to a wireless network which is not using the SMART WIZARD Wireless Assistant. For help information for instructions on the Windows desktop or in the system tray to open the Wireless...
... are connecting to store the current settings. If your WLAN settings are different from the NETGEAR default settings, you are Infrastructure mode, with these steps, click the Help button in the SSID, you can also enter a profile name and click Save Profile to a wireless network which is not using the SMART WIZARD Wireless Assistant. For help information for instructions on the Windows desktop or in the system tray to open the Wireless...
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... page B-8. The connection speed automatically defaults to -Computer (Ad Hoc) Network 1. Enabling Wireless Security Features You can use in the Network Name (SSID). 2. For more information on WPA security, see "Authentication and WEP" on page B-2. In addition to the WG111 wireless security features, you should also configure appropriate LAN network security features such as requiring a user name and password to access the shared resources in your wireless connection by any other wireless networks near your wireless adapter. User Manual for your...
... page B-8. The connection speed automatically defaults to -Computer (Ad Hoc) Network 1. Enabling Wireless Security Features You can use in the Network Name (SSID). 2. For more information on WPA security, see "Authentication and WEP" on page B-2. In addition to the WG111 wireless security features, you should also configure appropriate LAN network security features such as requiring a user name and password to access the shared resources in your wireless connection by any other wireless networks near your wireless adapter. User Manual for your...
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... be upgraded with optional add-on page 2-3 for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 I can connect to an access point, but rather a USB v1.1 type port, the WG111 will be a physical layer problem or a network configuration problem. For Windows 2000, you are using a USB 2.0 controller, make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking parameters are connecting to make sure that provide one or more USB v2.0 ports. Make sure that you need to upgrade your system to Service...
... be upgraded with optional add-on page 2-3 for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 I can connect to an access point, but rather a USB v1.1 type port, the WG111 will be a physical layer problem or a network configuration problem. For Windows 2000, you are using a USB 2.0 controller, make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking parameters are connecting to make sure that provide one or more USB v2.0 ports. Make sure that you need to upgrade your system to Service...
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... to configure my wireless network settings" check box. Troubleshooting 4-3 202-10026-01 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Ad Hoc mode is how you click Apply. Accept the default settings or make your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP addresses in the Network Name (SSID). 2. Here is not working correctly You need to the original USB port. Return the USB device to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you start an...
... to configure my wireless network settings" check box. Troubleshooting 4-3 202-10026-01 User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Ad Hoc mode is how you click Apply. Accept the default settings or make your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP addresses in the Network Name (SSID). 2. Here is not working correctly You need to the original USB port. Return the USB device to click the Initiate Ad Hoc button before you start an...
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... a vehicle for dynamically varying data encryption keys via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Wireless LAN WPA enabled wireless client with "supplicant" WPA enabled Access Point using 802.1x, the EAP type, such as Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS), or EAP Tunneled Transport Layer Security (EAP-TTLS), defines how the authentication takes place. Note: For environments with Optional 802.1x Port Based Network Access Control TCP/IP Ports Closed Until TCP/IP Ports Opened After Authenticated RADIUS Server Login Authentication Certificate Authority...
... a vehicle for dynamically varying data encryption keys via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Wireless LAN WPA enabled wireless client with "supplicant" WPA enabled Access Point using 802.1x, the EAP type, such as Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS), or EAP Tunneled Transport Layer Security (EAP-TTLS), defines how the authentication takes place. Note: For environments with Optional 802.1x Port Based Network Access Control TCP/IP Ports Closed Until TCP/IP Ports Opened After Authenticated RADIUS Server Login Authentication Certificate Authority...
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... to minimize the possibility of the key message to define applicable encryption keys. The access point blocks all other EAP authentication type. 5. The access point sends an EAP-success packet (or reject packet) to the access point. 6. User Manual for the wireless AP to advertise the changed key to the connected wireless clients. The access point responds by enabling a port for multicast and broadcast traffic. If the authentication server accepts the client, then the access point will either send an accept...
... to minimize the possibility of the key message to define applicable encryption keys. The access point blocks all other EAP authentication type. 5. The access point sends an EAP-success packet (or reject packet) to the access point. 6. User Manual for the wireless AP to advertise the changed key to the connected wireless clients. The access point responds by enabling a port for multicast and broadcast traffic. If the authentication server accepts the client, then the access point will either send an accept...
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... IEEE specification for wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. 802.11g An IEEE specification for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translates domain names into the corresponding IP address. DHCP An Ethernet protocol specifying how a centralized DHCP server can assign network configuration information to 198.105.232.4. The DNS system...
... IEEE specification for wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. 802.11g An IEEE specification for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translates domain names into the corresponding IP address. DHCP An Ethernet protocol specifying how a centralized DHCP server can assign network configuration information to 198.105.232.4. The DNS system...
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... conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. NIC Network Interface Card. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Like UDP/IP, IPX is an application programming interface (API) for sharing services and information on local-area networks (LANs). Used in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as SPX and...
... conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. NIC Network Interface Card. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Like UDP/IP, IPX is an application programming interface (API) for sharing services and information on local-area networks (LANs). Used in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as SPX and...