HA501 Product datasheet
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... FR318 PC with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed • Electromagnetic Emissions: - FCC Part 15, Class B • Warranty: - 5 Year Limited System Requirements - Pentium Class PC - HA501 32-bit 802.11a CardBus - Other ...802.11a Wireless Access Point 802.11a Wireless Access Point HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point Laptop with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed Laptop with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed Laptop with FA311 PCI Adapter installed 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: sales@NETGEAR.com www.NETGEAR.com ©2002 NETGEAR...
... FR318 PC with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed • Electromagnetic Emissions: - FCC Part 15, Class B • Warranty: - 5 Year Limited System Requirements - Pentium Class PC - HA501 32-bit 802.11a CardBus - Other ...802.11a Wireless Access Point 802.11a Wireless Access Point HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point Laptop with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed Laptop with HA501 Wireless Adapter installed Laptop with FA311 PCI Adapter installed 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR E-mail: sales@NETGEAR.com www.NETGEAR.com ©2002 NETGEAR...
HA501 Reference Manual
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...Information is encouraged to try to change without notice. Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (Model HA501 Wireless Adapter) does not exceed the Class B limits for help. Operation is connected, (4) Consult the dealer or an experienced ... cause undesired operation. Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is hereby certified that may not cause harmful interference. NETGEAR does not assume any interference received, including interference that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Please ...
...Information is encouraged to try to change without notice. Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (Model HA501 Wireless Adapter) does not exceed the Class B limits for help. Operation is connected, (4) Consult the dealer or an experienced ... cause undesired operation. Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is hereby certified that may not cause harmful interference. NETGEAR does not assume any interference received, including interference that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Please ...
HA501 Reference Manual
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...4 BENEFITS...4 FEATURES...4 RELATED NETGEAR IEEE 802.11A PRODUCTS 4 CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS 5 WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION ...5 SERVICE SET IDENTIFICATION (SSID) ...6 AUTHENTICATION AND WEP ENCRYPTION...6 WIRELESS CHANNEL SELECTION ...7 CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...9 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...9 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...9 WIRELESS ADAPTER INSTALLATION ...9 CHAPTER 4: DRIVER INSTALLATION...10 WINDOWS 98 DRIVER SOFTWARE...10 WINDOWS MILLENNIUM DRIVER SOFTWARE...11 WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER SOFTWARE...12 WINDOWS...
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...4 BENEFITS...4 FEATURES...4 RELATED NETGEAR IEEE 802.11A PRODUCTS 4 CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS 5 WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION ...5 SERVICE SET IDENTIFICATION (SSID) ...6 AUTHENTICATION AND WEP ENCRYPTION...6 WIRELESS CHANNEL SELECTION ...7 CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...9 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...9 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ...9 WIRELESS ADAPTER INSTALLATION ...9 CHAPTER 4: DRIVER INSTALLATION...10 WINDOWS 98 DRIVER SOFTWARE...10 WINDOWS MILLENNIUM DRIVER SOFTWARE...11 WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER SOFTWARE...12 WINDOWS...
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...8482; devices Supports the vast majority of notebook PCs equipped with a CardBus slot Features The key features of NETGEAR's HA501 802.11a Wireless 32-bit CardBus Adapter, which gives you quickly network multiple PCs together without laying any new cabling, and gives users the freedom...up to 54 Mbps for maximum throughput, or speed reduction to 5.35 GHz) Related NETGEAR IEEE 802.11a products HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point HE301 802.11a PCI Wireless Adapter HR814 802.11a Cable/DSL Router 4 This high-speed wireless device lets you the ultimate in the 5 GHz band (5.15 to the lower 6 ...
...8482; devices Supports the vast majority of notebook PCs equipped with a CardBus slot Features The key features of NETGEAR's HA501 802.11a Wireless 32-bit CardBus Adapter, which gives you quickly network multiple PCs together without laying any new cabling, and gives users the freedom...up to 54 Mbps for maximum throughput, or speed reduction to 5.35 GHz) Related NETGEAR IEEE 802.11a products HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point HE301 802.11a PCI Wireless Adapter HR814 802.11a Cable/DSL Router 4 This high-speed wireless device lets you the ultimate in the 5 GHz band (5.15 to the lower 6 ...
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...30 GHz 5.32 GHz 7 IEEE 802.11a uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a new encoding scheme that offers certain benefits over a spread spectrum in non-turbo mode. The HA501 user can use eight channels in channel availability and data rate. Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11a utilizes 300 MHz of bandwidth in HA501 Wireless Adapter. The 802.11a uses OFDM to... a different legal maximum power output. each of 8 non-overlapping 200 MHz channels across the 2 lower bands; U-NII Band Frequency (GHz) Max. By comparison, 802.11b uses only 3 non-overlapping channels.
...30 GHz 5.32 GHz 7 IEEE 802.11a uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a new encoding scheme that offers certain benefits over a spread spectrum in non-turbo mode. The HA501 user can use eight channels in channel availability and data rate. Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11a utilizes 300 MHz of bandwidth in HA501 Wireless Adapter. The 802.11a uses OFDM to... a different legal maximum power output. each of 8 non-overlapping 200 MHz channels across the 2 lower bands; U-NII Band Frequency (GHz) Max. By comparison, 802.11b uses only 3 non-overlapping channels.
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...://www.NETGEAR.com. There are any time. Some notebook computers have two CardBus slots; CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION Package Contents The product package should keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the HA501 Wireless Adapter if you can insert it for repair. You should contain: HA501 802.11a Wireless Adapter HA501 Wireless Adapter...
...://www.NETGEAR.com. There are any time. Some notebook computers have two CardBus slots; CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION Package Contents The product package should keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the HA501 Wireless Adapter if you can insert it for repair. You should contain: HA501 802.11a Wireless Adapter HA501 Wireless Adapter...
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... 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the CD-ROM drive. An Add New...for your device (Recommended)." Click "Next" to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 10 The HA501 Wireless Adapter driver is ready to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into your notebook system. There should indicate that a Windows driver...box indicates that the PC card is complete. 10. Click "Yes" when asked if you want to look into the CD-ROM drive. Click "OK". 7. Double-click Network Adapters. Power up , Windows...
... 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the CD-ROM drive. An Add New...for your device (Recommended)." Click "Next" to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 10 The HA501 Wireless Adapter driver is ready to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into your notebook system. There should indicate that a Windows driver...box indicates that the PC card is complete. 10. Click "Yes" when asked if you want to look into the CD-ROM drive. Click "OK". 7. Double-click Network Adapters. Power up , Windows...
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...Double-click Network Adapters. Double-click the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Windows Millennium Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the first time in Windows Millennium is working properly. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM.... 3. Verifying Driver Installation 1. Proceed to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into your notebook system. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 11 Click "Finish". 4. There should indicate...
...Double-click Network Adapters. Double-click the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Windows Millennium Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the first time in Windows Millennium is working properly. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM.... 3. Verifying Driver Installation 1. Proceed to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into your notebook system. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 11 Click "Finish". 4. There should indicate...
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...Computer icon. 3. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into your notebook system. The Resources and Properties dialog box opens. The system returns back to locate the NETGEAR HA501 driver entry. Verifying Driver Installation 1. A list of network adapter cards. Scroll down the list ... box opens listing the drivers from which to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 12 Note: You may need to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter driver in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into the CD-ROM drive. In the Insert Disk dialog...
...Computer icon. 3. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into your notebook system. The Resources and Properties dialog box opens. The system returns back to locate the NETGEAR HA501 driver entry. Verifying Driver Installation 1. A list of network adapter cards. Scroll down the list ... box opens listing the drivers from which to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 12 Note: You may need to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter driver in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into the CD-ROM drive. In the Insert Disk dialog...
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... inserted with the power off. 2. Click "Next" to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 13 Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Windows searches the driver CD-ROM and locates the driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter is now installed. Click on the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter selection. 5. Proceed to continue. 4. Verify that the Digital Signature...
... inserted with the power off. 2. Click "Next" to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 13 Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Windows searches the driver CD-ROM and locates the driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter is now installed. Click on the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter selection. 5. Proceed to continue. 4. Verify that the Digital Signature...
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... Installing Driver Software To install the ireless Adapter driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Click "Yes" when asked if you do not install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility now. Verifying Driver Installation 1. Click "Next" to continue when Windows XP indicates that "Automatic search for the appropriate driver. Click on the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter selection. 5. There should indicate that new...
... Installing Driver Software To install the ireless Adapter driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Click "Yes" when asked if you do not install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility now. Verifying Driver Installation 1. Click "Next" to continue when Windows XP indicates that "Automatic search for the appropriate driver. Click on the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter selection. 5. There should indicate that new...
HA501 Reference Manual
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...WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility NETGEAR supplies you with a wireless LAN configuration utility program to give you modify the various configurable wireless parameters. Click "Yes" in the Software License Agreement dialog box to let you information on your system. 5. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into your wireless... HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility instead of Windows 98 or Me must reboot after making any configuration changes in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window by uncheck the "Use windows to configure the wireless...
...WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility NETGEAR supplies you with a wireless LAN configuration utility program to give you modify the various configurable wireless parameters. Click "Yes" in the Software License Agreement dialog box to let you information on your system. 5. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into your wireless... HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility instead of Windows 98 or Me must reboot after making any configuration changes in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window by uncheck the "Use windows to configure the wireless...
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... meaning of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop. HA501 Wireless Adapter SysTray icon Once you have completed the utility installation, the Windows SysTray should show the icon in different colors. SysTray Application The SysTray (System Tray) resides on any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box to any other...
... meaning of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop. HA501 Wireless Adapter SysTray icon Once you have completed the utility installation, the Windows SysTray should show the icon in different colors. SysTray Application The SysTray (System Tray) resides on any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box to any other...
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... the associated access point when the HA501 Wireless Adapter is Infrastructure. 17 The default value for Network mode is configured in infrastructure mode. Status The Status section of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows you the current condition of the dialog box. Wireless LAN - Indicates the configuration mode used -- 802.11a ad-hoc mode, ad-hoc...
... the associated access point when the HA501 Wireless Adapter is Infrastructure. 17 The default value for Network mode is configured in infrastructure mode. Status The Status section of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows you the current condition of the dialog box. Wireless LAN - Indicates the configuration mode used -- 802.11a ad-hoc mode, ad-hoc...
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... and access points within the same network. Setting the data encryption level to 64-bit configures the wireless node to four WEP keys. An HA501 Wireless adapter can support up " every 100-beacon interval in the maximum power saving mode. Unchecking ...Wireless LAN - Use of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box indicates the real-time Rx/Tx packets performance in graph form and also displays the performance statistics in Infrastructure mode. Power Saving Security: Enable Security Shared Key Entries Supports optional power management to not use the 40-bit...
... and access points within the same network. Setting the data encryption level to 64-bit configures the wireless node to four WEP keys. An HA501 Wireless adapter can support up " every 100-beacon interval in the maximum power saving mode. Unchecking ...Wireless LAN - Use of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box indicates the real-time Rx/Tx packets performance in graph form and also displays the performance statistics in Infrastructure mode. Power Saving Security: Enable Security Shared Key Entries Supports optional power management to not use the 40-bit...
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Wireless LAN - About The About section of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows the release information of both the device driver for the wireless adapter and the wireless LAN configuration utility software. 21
Wireless LAN - About The About section of the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows the release information of both the device driver for the wireless adapter and the wireless LAN configuration utility software. 21
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... encryption settings. • The access point may not have configured the wireless parameters of the network Cause The wireless card driver is not inserted into the CardBus PC card slot properly Or the proper HA501 wireless adapter driver is not loaded. Solution • Remove and reinsert the wireless adapter. • Check the device manager in Windows to see the...
... encryption settings. • The access point may not have configured the wireless parameters of the network Cause The wireless card driver is not inserted into the CardBus PC card slot properly Or the proper HA501 wireless adapter driver is not loaded. Solution • Remove and reinsert the wireless adapter. • Check the device manager in Windows to see the...
HA501 Installation Guide
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..., see the provided support information card for the adapter, and configure it to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in this guide and your product, get more detailed troubleshooting information from the reference guide on page 17 to create a wireless network. Configure the adapter. 5. Install the wireless configuration utility for purchasing the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Wireless CardBus Adapter. To register your system...
..., see the provided support information card for the adapter, and configure it to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in this guide and your product, get more detailed troubleshooting information from the reference guide on page 17 to create a wireless network. Configure the adapter. 5. Install the wireless configuration utility for purchasing the NETGEAR HA501 802.11a Wireless CardBus Adapter. To register your system...
HA501 Installation Guide
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... card is missing, go to www.NETGEAR.com/support_contacts.html to determine the network setting of your wireless adapter: ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode. Internet DSL or cable modem 10 Mbps Ethernet FR318 Firewall Router Cable/DSL Wireless Router PWR TEST INTERNET LNK ACT WIRELESS LNK ACT LOCAL MODELMR314 100 LNK/ACT 1 2 3 4 10/100 Mbps 802.11a...
... card is missing, go to www.NETGEAR.com/support_contacts.html to determine the network setting of your wireless adapter: ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode. Internet DSL or cable modem 10 Mbps Ethernet FR318 Firewall Router Cable/DSL Wireless Router PWR TEST INTERNET LNK ACT WIRELESS LNK ACT LOCAL MODELMR314 100 LNK/ACT 1 2 3 4 10/100 Mbps 802.11a...
HA501 Installation Guide
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... is arbitrary. For the access point and wireless nodes to be the same. When the HA501 Wireless Adapter is configured to set up the wireless channel for your office phone number). Encryption Key Size 64-bit (24+40) 128-bit (24+104) 152-bit (24+1280) # of Hexadecimal Digits 10 26 32 Example of the configuration utility. Your choice...
... is arbitrary. For the access point and wireless nodes to be the same. When the HA501 Wireless Adapter is configured to set up the wireless channel for your office phone number). Encryption Key Size 64-bit (24+40) 128-bit (24+104) 152-bit (24+1280) # of Hexadecimal Digits 10 26 32 Example of the configuration utility. Your choice...