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... test the series for compliance with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. May 2004 Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the...Vfg 46/1992. VCCI Statement This equipment is subject to change without notice. in accordance with your Support information card. All rights reserved. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for example, test transmitters) in the United States and/or other countries, see your product. Other...
... test the series for compliance with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. May 2004 Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the...Vfg 46/1992. VCCI Statement This equipment is subject to change without notice. in accordance with your Support information card. All rights reserved. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for example, test transmitters) in the United States and/or other countries, see your product. Other...
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... WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS B-12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management B-14 Is WPA Perfect? ...B-16 Product Support for WPA B-16 Supporting a Mixture of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 C-9 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for TCP/IP Networking C-6 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-6 DHCP Configuration...
... WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS B-12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management B-14 Is WPA Perfect? ...B-16 Product Support for WPA B-16 Supporting a Mixture of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 C-9 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for TCP/IP Networking C-6 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components C-6 DHCP Configuration...
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... [Enter] SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Named keys in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site at www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. DOS file and directory names. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces the conventions...
... [Enter] SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Named keys in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site at www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. DOS file and directory names. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces the conventions...
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...following several options, according to print the currently displayed topic. Use the link at the top right of any page. - User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you were viewing. - Use the PDF button in the HTML View. A new...PDF version of the chapter you can save paper and printer ink by -step procedure is displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of any page in the chapter you do not have to worry about specifying the correct range of ...
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... in and around your network setup or to operate in an environment with industry-standard security. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of data encryption using128-bit... rate. • WPA PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) support. It is a USB 2.0 device and is available to simplify your home. A lower level of electromagnetic interference. The WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11g 54 Mbps WLAN connectivity that...
... in and around your network setup or to operate in an environment with industry-standard security. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of data encryption using128-bit... rate. • WPA PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) support. It is a USB 2.0 device and is available to simplify your home. A lower level of electromagnetic interference. The WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter provides reliable, standards-based 802.11g 54 Mbps WLAN connectivity that...
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... WG111 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Cradle USB Cable WG111 Resource CD, Installation guide and Warranty/Support intormation card Velcro Figure 2-1: NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Box contents If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in the Box? Driver and Wireless Assistant Software...
... WG111 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Cradle USB Cable WG111 Resource CD, Installation guide and Warranty/Support intormation card Velcro Figure 2-1: NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Box contents If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in the Box? Driver and Wireless Assistant Software...
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...Protect my 1. To use WEP security features, see "Preparing Your Computers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Table 2-1. A wireless network for How to Get There From Here ...Infrastructure Mode" on page 4-10. TCP/IP Internet Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter networking software WG111 Resource CD and the installed and configured Help information provided in connection ...or Netscape Navigator. 1. page 3-4, and locate the section 2. Assure that supports WG111 with To learn about wireless wireless wireless network authentication and WEP or ...
...Protect my 1. To use WEP security features, see "Preparing Your Computers for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Table 2-1. A wireless network for How to Get There From Here ...Infrastructure Mode" on page 4-10. TCP/IP Internet Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter networking software WG111 Resource CD and the installed and configured Help information provided in connection ...or Netscape Navigator. 1. page 3-4, and locate the section 2. Assure that supports WG111 with To learn about wireless wireless wireless network authentication and WEP or ...
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...to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD and the Help information provided in the Windows system you are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. Browse the hard network needs... to network. Introduction 2-5 202-10026-01 Use the Windows 1. What's Needed? A Road Map for configuration scenarios or refer to the Help system included...
...to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD and the Help information provided in the Windows system you are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. Browse the hard network needs... to network. Introduction 2-5 202-10026-01 Use the Windows 1. What's Needed? A Road Map for configuration scenarios or refer to the Help system included...
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... a network printer from the PC you are using to wirelessly connect to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD and the Help information provided in the Windows system you are using to the printer in the network. network.... A Road Map for How to be Windows Domain settings are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. Use printers in the Windows network must be enabled for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Table 2-1. features to locate available printers in Windows, refer to set up...
... a network printer from the PC you are using to wirelessly connect to the PC Networking Tutorial on the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD and the Help information provided in the Windows system you are using to the printer in the network. network.... A Road Map for How to be Windows Domain settings are commonly managed by corporate computer support groups. Use printers in the Windows network must be enabled for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Table 2-1. features to locate available printers in Windows, refer to set up...
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...security while AES capable equipment is located in the access point and the other 802.11 wireless devices. 6. Click Apply for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 5. an encryption key differing in both the station and the access point. For more information on WPA security,...changes to perform encryption operations. This is viewed as the starting point. WPA-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of the encryption methods supported by WPA, besides TKIP, is stronger than the WEP algorithm, but the problem with far greater protection than WEP. TKIP replaces WEP ...
...security while AES capable equipment is located in the access point and the other 802.11 wireless devices. 6. Click Apply for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 5. an encryption key differing in both the station and the access point. For more information on WPA security,...changes to perform encryption operations. This is viewed as the starting point. WPA-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of the encryption methods supported by WPA, besides TKIP, is stronger than the WEP algorithm, but the problem with far greater protection than WEP. TKIP replaces WEP ...
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...utility program. 4-2 Troubleshooting 202-10026-01 User Manual for additional suggestions. This could be upgraded with optional add-on the NETGEAR web site at www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. Refer to the "A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here'" on the network or the ...configured correctly. Note: If you are already using the correct driver for USB 2.0.For Windows XP, you have a USB v2.0 port but rather a USB v1.1 type port, the WG111 will be limited to other computers on page 2-3 for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 I can be a physical layer problem ...
...utility program. 4-2 Troubleshooting 202-10026-01 User Manual for additional suggestions. This could be upgraded with optional add-on the NETGEAR web site at www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. Refer to the "A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here'" on the network or the ...configured correctly. Note: If you are already using the correct driver for USB 2.0.For Windows XP, you have a USB v2.0 port but rather a USB v1.1 type port, the WG111 will be limited to other computers on page 2-3 for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 I can be a physical layer problem ...
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad ...operating systems. Some vendors also refer to ad hoc networking as peer-to exchange data or share printers as supported by the intended transmitting and receiving stations. B-2 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10026-01 This mode enables you to... used , but may still be configured with the same SSID. With Shared Key authentication, only those PCs that includes an access point, the ESSID is no structure or fixed points to eavesdropping and information theft. There is used ...
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad ...operating systems. Some vendors also refer to ad hoc networking as peer-to exchange data or share printers as supported by the intended transmitting and receiving stations. B-2 Wireless Networking Basics 202-10026-01 This mode enables you to... used , but may still be configured with the same SSID. With Shared Key authentication, only those PCs that includes an access point, the ESSID is no structure or fixed points to eavesdropping and information theft. There is used ...
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...packet it sends using a configured WEP Key. Do Not Use WEP: The 802.11 network does not encrypt data. Use WEP for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 802.11 Authentication Shared Key Steps 1) Authentication request sent to AP 2) AP sends challenge text Client 3) Client encrypts attempting...want to use. The receiving 802.11b device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key. Note: Some 802.11 access points also support Use WEP for Authentication Only (Shared Key Authentication without data encryption). The receiving 802.11 device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key...
...packet it sends using a configured WEP Key. Do Not Use WEP: The 802.11 network does not encrypt data. Use WEP for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 802.11 Authentication Shared Key Steps 1) Authentication request sent to AP 2) AP sends challenge text Client 3) Client encrypts attempting...want to use. The receiving 802.11b device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key. Note: Some 802.11 access points also support Use WEP for Authentication Only (Shared Key Authentication without data encryption). The receiving 802.11 device decrypts the data using the same WEP Key...
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...-bit WEP Keys but some manufacturers support only one . Each 40-bit WEP Key is expressed as 5 sets of two hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). The 128-bit WEP Key is expressed as 13 sets of two hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). For example, "12 34 56 78 90 AB CD EF 12 34 56 78... and 128-bit. For example, "12 34 56 78 90" is a 128-bit WEP Key. When configured for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Key Size The IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of the cryptic hexadecimal characters to ease encryption key entry. 128-bit encryption is 40 bits wide...
...-bit WEP Keys but some manufacturers support only one . Each 40-bit WEP Key is expressed as 5 sets of two hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). The 128-bit WEP Key is expressed as 13 sets of two hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). For example, "12 34 56 78 90 AB CD EF 12 34 56 78... and 128-bit. For example, "12 34 56 78 90" is a 128-bit WEP Key. When configured for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Key Size The IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of the cryptic hexadecimal characters to ease encryption key entry. 128-bit encryption is 40 bits wide...
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... (WPA) is a specification of standards-based, interoperable security enhancements that increase the level of data protection and access control for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table 4-1: Table 4-1. 802.11b and g Radio Frequency Channels Channel 1...MHz 2449.5 MHz - 2474.5 MHz 2454.5 MHz - 2479.5 MHz 2459.5 MHz - 2484.5 MHz Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are only 11 usable wireless channels in neighboring wireless networks is recommended that you start using ...
... (WPA) is a specification of standards-based, interoperable security enhancements that increase the level of data protection and access control for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table 4-1: Table 4-1. 802.11b and g Radio Frequency Channels Channel 1...MHz 2449.5 MHz - 2474.5 MHz 2454.5 MHz - 2479.5 MHz 2459.5 MHz - 2484.5 MHz Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are only 11 usable wireless channels in neighboring wireless networks is recommended that you start using ...
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....11i standard is not intended as a user authentication mechanism. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to add WPA support or they will lose their Wi-Fi certification. Existing Wi-Fi certified products will have... to support WPA. WEP is a data encryption method and is currently in the second half...
....11i standard is not intended as a user authentication mechanism. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to add WPA support or they will lose their Wi-Fi certification. Existing Wi-Fi certified products will have... to support WPA. WEP is a data encryption method and is currently in the second half...
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...are the Key Features of the known WEP vulnerabilities. B-10 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For 802.11, WEP encryption is primarily intended for wireless infrastructure networks as found in the enterprise... that are discussed below. This infrastructure includes stations, access points, and authentication servers (typically RADIUS servers). Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) - AES Support (to market today, such as AES-CCMP. WPA will be phased in) • Support for a Mixture of the 802.11i...
...are the Key Features of the known WEP vulnerabilities. B-10 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 For 802.11, WEP encryption is primarily intended for wireless infrastructure networks as found in the enterprise... that are discussed below. This infrastructure includes stations, access points, and authentication servers (typically RADIUS servers). Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) - AES Support (to market today, such as AES-CCMP. WPA will be phased in) • Support for a Mixture of the 802.11i...
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Mutual authentication is gained by choosing an EAP type supporting this feature and is required by WPA to distribute per-session keys to those stations successfully authenticated. TKIP includes a message integrity code (MIC) at the 802.11 level and is an authentication method that integrates the authentication ...contain a WPA information element then it knows it is using the pre-shared key method then the supplicant need for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The strength of WPA comes from an integrated sequence of the pre-shared key. Keys are not being spoofed...
Mutual authentication is gained by choosing an EAP type supporting this feature and is required by WPA to distribute per-session keys to those stations successfully authenticated. TKIP includes a message integrity code (MIC) at the 802.11 level and is an authentication method that integrates the authentication ...contain a WPA information element then it knows it is using the pre-shared key method then the supplicant need for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The strength of WPA comes from an integrated sequence of the pre-shared key. Keys are not being spoofed...
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...EAP-TTLS), defines how the authentication takes place. B-12 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Wireless LAN WPA enabled wireless ... 802.1x offers an effective framework for strong user authentication. Windows XP implements 802.1x natively, and several NETGEAR switch and wireless access point products support 802.1x. Together, these technologies provide a framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to note that a ...
...EAP-TTLS), defines how the authentication takes place. B-12 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Wireless LAN WPA enabled wireless ... 802.1x offers an effective framework for strong user authentication. Windows XP implements 802.1x natively, and several NETGEAR switch and wireless access point products support 802.1x. Together, these technologies provide a framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to note that a ...
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...and the change is that the software supporting the specific EAP type resides on the... the wireless access point (AP). For the global encryption key, WPA includes a facility (the Information Element) for passing only EAP packets from the...you can verify the client's identity using an authentication server (for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 3. B-14 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics Additionally...required. The client can return session keys to such devices as token cards (Smart Cards), Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication, or ...
...and the change is that the software supporting the specific EAP type resides on the... the wireless access point (AP). For the global encryption key, WPA includes a facility (the Information Element) for passing only EAP packets from the...you can verify the client's identity using an authentication server (for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 3. B-14 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics Additionally...required. The client can return session keys to such devices as token cards (Smart Cards), Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication, or ...