Netgear MA521 Installation Guide
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1. e Double click NETGEAR NETGEAR MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card Properties PR MA521 802 11b Wireless General advanced Daver Resources Power Management PC Card On the General gj NETGEAR MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card folder tab the Device Status Device ype Network adapten Py Py Mamfacturer NETGEAR window should indicate that e A ee the device 1S working Device status This device is working propery prap erly as shown here E you are having problems wih this device click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter The installation of the MA521 Wireless PC Card driver is now complete Device usage Use this device enable 4 Configuring the MA521 Wireless PC Card Now that the MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card has been installed you can use the NETGEAR MA521 Wireless Configuration Utility to view and customize configuration settings and features a To display the NETGEAR MA521 Wireless Configuration Utility open the NETGEAR MA521 Adapter programs group or double click the MA521 icon that appears in the Windows System Tray as shown here Configuration Note for Windows XP Users ay MA521 Wireless Adapter Sys Tray icon After installing the MA521 Wireless PC Card on the Windows XP it will display a Disable Windows XP Configuration Manager message similar to the one shown here Disable Window XP Configuration Manager A You need ta diable Windows XF Wireless Configuratio2. installing the Configuration Utility c Follow the on screen instructions to install the driver for the MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card e For Windows 98 Me users once the Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98 Me CD ROM and then click OK window appears enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK Usually these files can be found at C Windows or C Windows System e For Windows 2000 users a Digital Signature Not Found message may appear Click Yes to proceed e For Windows XP users a Windows Logo Testing Not Found dialog box may appear Click Continue Anyway to proceed d Click Finish to complete the installation Verify the Driver Installation Install the MA521 Driver and Utility Software a From the Windows desktop right click My Computer 2 Install the MA521 Wireless PC Card a urn on your computer b Insert the GearBox CD for Wireless PC Card into the CD ROM drive c The Autostart Wizard screen will appear as shown here 13 NETG E A R Wireless PC Card S2 bi8 Cordius MASE 2 4 GHz 802 11b 11 Mbps d Click the Install Driver amp Utility option g The Choose Destination Location screen will display the default Destination Folder If you want to change the default folder click Browse and choose a different destination folder Then click Next to continue to the next screen NETGEAR MAS527 02 11b Wireless PC Card Chooer Destination Location Se
3. WIRELES o NETGEAR MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card Installation Guide Follow these quick steps to install your PC Card Important Note You must first install the software before you plug the card into your computer Estimated Setup time 10 15 minutes e If the Autorun wizard does not automatically start go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run and type D Setup exe D represents your CD ROM drive letter and click OK Type the name of a program folder document or if Intemet resource and Windows wil open it for you NETGEAR MA527 802 11b Wireless PC Card Welcome bo the InstallShield Wizard for HAS21 jinn utility Device Driver and Contipurst The Irta hied Wierd val ingal MAB21 Wireless Adaple Device Diner and Gonhigurator Uiily ori pou campube To continues chick Het h Modify the Program Folders field if desired Click Next to continue InstallShield will start copying files onto your system NETGEAR MA527 802 11b Wireless PC Card Select Program Folder Flesse elect a program folder Selup vall add progam toons bo ihe Program Folder lected below ou may bpe a mew folder name of srie one from the existing folders list Dick Next to conire Program Polders Exehing Folders Adminisiratree Tools Cites ICA Cent vE A DYD Erpest mpraomplu v2 0 Micsosolt Office XP bisa Web Publishing Porus FatilionM age Pio 70 QM bor Yimndow 2 lt Back ceal i Click Finish to complete
4. ctly the same on all wireless devices in order to communicate with each other To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network the Security section of the Configuration Utility offers secure data encryption known as WEP to better protect your data transmissions To activate the WEP Encryption NETGEAR MAS21 Wireless Configuration Utility make sure the Enable Encryption Je Aa WEP Key box displays a S ered I checkmark as shown above Gents FSS WEP Encryption options will be TP eweeomen mine TR I displayed You may make changes ea as detailed here ae a Select one of the two options we fa Create with Passphrase or s varced Sang Manual Entry A Passphrase makes it easier to enable WEP because it automatically generates the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the key If the wireless network Access Point uses a Passphrase you can also use that here Otherwise you will have to manually enter the hexadecimal numbers b Create with Passphrase option pull down the Key Length options and select the 64 bit or 128 bit then type in your Passphrase c Manual Entry option 1 Pull down the Key Length options and select the 64 bit or 128 bit encryption method 2 In the Encryption Keys fields specify the WEP keys For 64 bit encryption Hexadecimal 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33 For 128 bit encryption Hexad
5. ecimal 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 00112233445566778899AABBCC d When you are done click the Apply button and click OK for the changes to take effect Note For additional configuration information please refer to the Users Guide on the GearBox CD for Wireless PC Card Technical Support PLEASE REFER TO THE SUPPORT INFORMATION CARD THAT SHIPPED WITH YOUR PRODUCT By registering your product at www NETGEAR com register we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades NETGEAR INC Support Information Phone 1 888 NETGEAR For US amp Canada only 24 x 7 phone support See Support information card for other countries E mail support NETGEAR com 24 x 7 online support www NETGEAR com 2003 NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR the Netgear logo The Gear Guy Everybody s connecting and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netgear Inc in the United States and or other countries Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information is subject to change without notice All rights reserved
6. lect folder where Selup wil rrelal er Setup eal install MASS Configuration Ublip in the follosing folder Ta meo ee Meat To install to a ditari folder click Biwa and elect Deshrstion Folde C a WWETGEARMAS21 Configuration Miliy a Insert the MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card into available CardBus slot on your computer as shown here b Windows will automatically detect the MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear Notebook PC with MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card b Click Properties c Open Device Manager e Windows 98 Me users Select the Device Manager folder tab Windows 2000 XP users Select the Hardware folder tab and click on the Device Manager button d Double click Network Adapters There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross icon on the NETGEAR MAS521 802 11b Wireless PC Card selection as shown here Device Manager Fle Acton View Help Display adapters ELA DVD CD ROM drives 2 Floppy ask controlers IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 2 bj Infrared devices gt Keyboards E S Mice and other pointing devices 2 Re Modems 1 Monitors 8 Network adapters E3 Intel R PRO 100 VE Network Connection eg NETGEAR MA521 802 1ib Wireless PC Card A PCMCIA adapters 6 7 Ports COM amp LPT F Processors Sound video and game controllers 3 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers
7. n Manager to fully control your NETGEAR Wireless Network Card uzing NETGEAR Wireless Configuration Ulty Do you want to disable it Dont show this message again M 10078 01 March 2003 Click Yes to disable the Windows XP configuration utility and use the NETGEAR MA521 Wireless Configuration Utility or click No to use the Windows XP configuration utility to control the MA521 802 11b Wireless PC Card b After choosing item 2 the NETGEAR MA521 Wireless Configuration Utility K Configuration section you Siau Cor iguration Pr Ste Surve Satie Abou Network should see this screen Network Mode Network SSID ANY First Available Access Point c Select one of the two options on the Network Mode Infrastructure Access Point or 802 11 Ad Hoc Computer to Computer Infrastructure mode will allow you to connect to an Access Point and your existing network while 802 11b Ad Hoc will allow you to connect to other stations when you want to set up a network without an Access Point d In the Network SSID section using a pull down menu button to select a Network SSID which is your network name for connecting to an Access Point or station that is listed e For 802 11 Ad Hoc Computer to Computer mode please select a Channel that you want to use f Enter a correct Security setting that matches your Access Point Configuring the MA521 for Security Important Note The WEP keys must be set up exa
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