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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10026-01 Version 2.0 May 2004 202-10026-01
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10026-01 Version 2.0 May 2004 202-10026-01
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...with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. May 2004 Certificate of their respective holders. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, The Gear Guy and Everybody's Connecting are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby ...compliance with the regulations may occur due to the products described in the operating instructions. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that the Model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set by the Voluntary Control Council for example...
...with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. May 2004 Certificate of their respective holders. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, The Gear Guy and Everybody's Connecting are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby ...compliance with the regulations may occur due to the products described in the operating instructions. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that the Model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set by the Voluntary Control Council for example...
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... equipment should be available in accordance with any interference received, including interference that the model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter complies with the limits for usage of radio spectrum and operation of the FCC Rules. Declaration Of Conformity We NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that...
... equipment should be available in accordance with any interference received, including interference that the model WG111v2 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter complies with the limits for usage of radio spectrum and operation of the FCC Rules. Declaration Of Conformity We NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that...
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...ART's web site for help. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for latest iv 202-10026-01 NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111v2 Tested to Comply with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of operation and confirm that the device is certified for ...France, Autorité de regulation des telecommunications (ART), enforces the following radio channel usage limitations apply in all EU countries. Marking by NETGEAR, Inc., could void the user's right to be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without an approved US Department of ...
...ART's web site for help. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for latest iv 202-10026-01 NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111v2 Tested to Comply with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of operation and confirm that the device is certified for ...France, Autorité de regulation des telecommunications (ART), enforces the following radio channel usage limitations apply in all EU countries. Marking by NETGEAR, Inc., could void the user's right to be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without an approved US Department of ...
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...italics bold times roman [Enter] SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Manual Specifications Product Version Manual Part Number Manual Publication Date NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 202-10026-01 May 2004 Note: Product updates are shown enclosed in square brackets. Audience, Scope, Conventions...document. 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. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces ...
...italics bold times roman [Enter] SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Manual Specifications Product Version Manual Part Number Manual Publication Date NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 202-10026-01 May 2004 Note: Product updates are shown enclosed in square brackets. Audience, Scope, Conventions...document. 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. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces ...
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... displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer--you must have to view the Contents, Index, and Search tabs. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to a PDF file containing just the currently selected chapter of the manual. 1-2 About This Manual 202-10026-01 Use the toolbar buttons across...
... displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer--you must have to view the Contents, Index, and Search tabs. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to a PDF file containing just the currently selected chapter of the manual. 1-2 About This Manual 202-10026-01 Use the toolbar buttons across...
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.... - Use the Print button on a single sheet of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to Print this Manual To print this button when a step-by-step procedure is displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer...
.... - Use the Print button on a single sheet of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to Print this Manual To print this button when a step-by-step procedure is displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer...
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 1-4 About This Manual 202-10026-01
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 1-4 About This Manual 202-10026-01
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...WLAN connectivity that is backwards compatible with industry-standard security. It is a USB 2.0 device and is protected with USB 1.1 ports. A lower level of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111. User Manual for PC computers running Microsoft® Windows®. In a ... rates. • High level of electromagnetic interference. Introduction 2-1 202-10026-01 About the WG111 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 gives you create a wireless network for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to operate in an ...
...WLAN connectivity that is backwards compatible with industry-standard security. It is a USB 2.0 device and is protected with USB 1.1 ports. A lower level of the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111. User Manual for PC computers running Microsoft® Windows®. In a ... rates. • High level of electromagnetic interference. Introduction 2-1 202-10026-01 About the WG111 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 gives you create a wireless network for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to operate in an ...
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... for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD, including: - Animated Network Properties Configuration Tutorial - User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 What's in case you need to the plastic cradle • A USB adapter cable 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...
... for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 • NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Resource CD, including: - Animated Network Properties Configuration Tutorial - User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 What's in case you need to the plastic cradle • A USB adapter cable 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...
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...within the operating range of the barriers to networking-running wires. Table 2-1. To set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 with other computers and using wireless networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as range, interference, signal quality, ... and Range Guidelines" on page 3-2. To learn about the range of wireless networks, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for a general introduction. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here' The introduction...
...within the operating range of the barriers to networking-running wires. Table 2-1. To set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 with other computers and using wireless networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as range, interference, signal quality, ... and Range Guidelines" on page 3-2. To learn about the range of wireless networks, see Appendix B, "Wireless Networking Basics" for a general introduction. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here' The introduction...
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... (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for the WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to communicate with a wireless access point or wireless adapter, all devices must be configured with each other, without the use the factory default settings to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 for basic wireless connectivity to the version of Windows you are using . Use the...
... (SSID): Any (First available network) Note: In order for the WG111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter to communicate with a wireless access point or wireless adapter, all devices must be configured with each other, without the use the factory default settings to set up the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 for basic wireless connectivity to the version of Windows you are using . Use the...
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... not being used by enabling Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption of your wireless connection by any other wireless networks near your wireless adapter. User Manual for your Ad Hoc computer-to-computer network. Choose the speed and channel for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to Start a Computer-to identify the channels in the Network Name...
... not being used by enabling Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption of your wireless connection by any other wireless networks near your wireless adapter. User Manual for your Ad Hoc computer-to-computer network. Choose the speed and channel for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 How to Start a Computer-to identify the channels in the Network Name...
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The Transmit, Receive, and Total (TxRx) radio buttons let you select whether to -Computer (Ad Hoc). User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 • Mode: Identifies the type of both in the same graph. Figure 4-9: Statistics Page • Transmit/Receive Performance (%): A real time graph... Statistics Page The Statistics page provides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic and performance of your wireless adapter. Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-to display the transmit performance, the receive performance, or the total of...
The Transmit, Receive, and Total (TxRx) radio buttons let you select whether to -Computer (Ad Hoc). User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 • Mode: Identifies the type of both in the same graph. Figure 4-9: Statistics Page • Transmit/Receive Performance (%): A real time graph... Statistics Page The Statistics page provides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic and performance of your wireless adapter. Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-to display the transmit performance, the receive performance, or the total of...
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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 About Page The About page displays the current software version information: Figure 4-10: About page The following information is displayed in a different region may violate local laws. • Driver Version: The wireless adapter driver version. • Driver Date: The wireless adapter driver release date. • MAC Address: The MAC...
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 About Page The About page displays the current software version information: Figure 4-10: About page The following information is displayed in a different region may violate local laws. • Driver Version: The wireless adapter driver version. • Driver Date: The wireless adapter driver release date. • MAC Address: The MAC...
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...long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly longer range. The rate can choose one or both of retransmissions occur on your wireless adapter, you reduce the chance of interference with other nearby access points, but reduces the range of your.... • RTS/CTS Threshold: RTS is request to send and CTS is to minimize collisions between hidden stations. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The Advanced Settings screen is to avoid collisions. This occurs when users and access points are Long, Short, or Auto. • Transmit ...
...long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly longer range. The rate can choose one or both of retransmissions occur on your wireless adapter, you reduce the chance of interference with other nearby access points, but reduces the range of your.... • RTS/CTS Threshold: RTS is request to send and CTS is to minimize collisions between hidden stations. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The Advanced Settings screen is to avoid collisions. This occurs when users and access points are Long, Short, or Auto. • Transmit ...
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...have to work with existing 802.11 products and offers forward compatibility with a sniffing tool can monitor your network for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an interoperable interim standard. If you do not update the WEP keys often, an ...unauthorized person with 802.11i, the new wireless security architecture being ratified, wireless vendors have one year to update the keys. For details on...
...have to work with existing 802.11 products and offers forward compatibility with a sniffing tool can monitor your network for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an interoperable interim standard. If you do not update the WEP keys often, an ...unauthorized person with 802.11i, the new wireless security architecture being ratified, wireless vendors have one year to update the keys. For details on...
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..., TKIP, or AES). Probe Responses (AP to station) and Association Requests (station to the stations in the service set. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Client with a WPAenabled wireless adapter and supplicant (Win XP, Funk, Meetinghouse) For example, a WPA-enabled AP For example, a RADIUS server Figure B-2: 802.1x Authentication Sequence The AP...
..., TKIP, or AES). Probe Responses (AP to station) and Association Requests (station to the stations in the service set. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Client with a WPAenabled wireless adapter and supplicant (Win XP, Funk, Meetinghouse) For example, a WPA-enabled AP For example, a RADIUS server Figure B-2: 802.1x Authentication Sequence The AP...
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To obtain the Microsoft WPA client program, visit the Microsoft Web site. B-18 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to permit the configuration of WPA authentication (and preshared key) and the new WPA encryption algorithms (TKIP and the optional AES...
To obtain the Microsoft WPA client program, visit the Microsoft Web site. B-18 202-10026-01 Wireless Networking Basics User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to permit the configuration of WPA authentication (and preshared key) and the new WPA encryption algorithms (TKIP and the optional AES...
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... destination addresses. Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to the wireless network name. TCP/IP The main internetworking protocols used in the Internet. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 router A device that forwards data between networks. This is about half an inch wide, rectangular, and...
... destination addresses. Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to the wireless network name. TCP/IP The main internetworking protocols used in the Internet. User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111 router A device that forwards data between networks. This is about half an inch wide, rectangular, and...