Netgear MA 101 User's Manual
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1. NETGEAR 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter Installation Guide 2001 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Trademarks NETGEAR isa registered trademark of NETGEAR INC Windows is a registered trademark of M icrosoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information is subject to change without notice All rights reserved Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Certificate of the M anufacturer I mporter It is hereby certified that the Model MA101 Wireless USB Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BM PT AmtsblVfg 243 1991 and Vfg 46 1992 The operation of some equipment for example test transmitters in accordance with the regulations may however be subject to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications A pprovals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations VCCI Statement This equipment is in the Class B category information equipment to b2. Network type Configurable between 802 11 ad hoc and infrastructure modes In 802 11 ad hoc mode the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer to peer without an access point In infrastructure mode the wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access point Channel Only valid in ad hoc mode this field defines the wireless channel to use In infrastructure mode the wireless node automatically searches through all available wireless channels for an access point to be associated with It is not necessary to select the wireless channel when operating in infrastructure mode SSID Enter a 32 character maximum service set ID in this field The characters are case sensitive When the wireless node is operating in ad hoc mode this field operates as the basic service set ID BSS ID All wireless nodes in the same network should use the same BSS ID When in infrastructure mode this field defines the extended service set 10 ESS ID The ESS ID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point ESS ID for the wireless node to communicate with the access point Tx Rate The Tx Rate field allows you to define the data transfer rate The default value is Fully Automatic In this case the best transfer rate is negotiated between the wireless node and the device it is communicating with This could be another wireless node or an access point Other poss
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4. included USB cable CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation Windows 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA101 WirelessUSB Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows 98 1 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter 2 Upon connection Windows 98 automatically detects the existence of the M A101 Wireless USB Adapter An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens Click on Next to continue 3 Inthe next Add new Hardware Wizard window select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click on Next 4 Thenext Add New Hardware Wizard window opens prompting for the location of the driver Insert the MA101 USB adapter Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Click to select the CD ROM drive Click on Next 5 Inthe next window Windows indicates that a Windows driver file is found and is ready to install the best driver for this device Click on Next 6 Click on Finish when informed that the driver installation is complete 7 Click on Y es when asked if you want to reboot the system The MA101 Wireless USB Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows 98 system Verifying Driver Installation From the Windows 98 desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the S ystem icon Click on the Device M anager folder tab Double click on Network Adapter There should be no ye
5. 3 APPENDIX A HARDWARE SPECIFICATION renze nese neseeneceenezzenese 17 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The MA101 802 11b Wireless USB adapter enables you to effortlessly network avoiding the hassles of Ethernet wiring It is designed for computers running Microsoft Windows 98 2000 or Millennium Its auto sensing capability allows packet transfer at 11M bps for maximum throughput or speed reduction to the lower 1M bps speed for distance or working in a noisy environment Benefits Quickly networks your employees without the time or expense of Ethernet cabling Networks from any location in and around the home or office Gives you constant access to corporate resources e mail and the intranet Supports the vast majority of PCs and notebooks with USB interface Features The key features of the MA101 Wireless USB adapter are Reliable EEE 802 11b standard based wireless technology 11M bps high rate speed Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data transfer rate In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far the wireless nodes automatically fall back to operate at the lower transfer rate of two or one M egabit per second Highest level of data encryption using128 bit Shared Key data encryption method Lower level of data encryption or no data encryption is available to simplify your network setup or to improve data transfer rate Supports m
6. A CD mechanism or the CSMA CA mechanism for packet transmission With the CSM A CD transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has waited for the silence period With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out a RTS packet to the receiving station waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS packet before sending the actual packet data Power save mode Power saving mode This enables the wireless node to control its wireless power consumption The default setting for Power Save mode is Disabled 12 WLAN Configuration Utility A wireless LAN configuration utility program is provided to give you information on your wireless network such as signal quality and link conditions and to let you modify the various configurable wireless parameters WLAN Configuration Utility Installation When running Windows 95 B or NT 4 0 1 InserttheMA101 USB adapter Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Windows will Auto setup the utility 2 ThelnstallShields Wizard opens Click on Next to continue 3 Click Yes on the Software License Agreement window to accept the agreement 4 Click on Browse to change the destination location where the wireless LAN configuration utility is installed Otherwise click on Next to continue 5 Modify the Program Folders field if desired Click on Next to continue InstallShields starts copying files into yo
7. a shared secret key Preamble M ode The Long mode is set for 144 bits The Short mode is set for 72 bits Fragmentation This is the packet length used for fragmentation Packets larger than the size Threshold programmed in this field will be fragmented The Fragment Threshold value must be larger than RTS Threshold value The default value for Fragment Threshold is 2346 RTS CTS The packet size that the wireless node uses to determine if it should use the Threshold CSMA CD mechanism or the CSMA CA mechanism for packet transmission With the CSMA CD transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has waited for the silence period With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out a RTS packet to the receiving station waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS packet before sending the actual packet data Version The Version screen shows the release information of the wireless LAN configuration utility software and the wireless nodes firmware 16 APPENDIX A HARDWARE SPECIFICATION General Specifications Radio Data Rate Model MA101 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter 1 2 5 5 11M bps Auto Rate Sensing Frequency 2 4Ghz to 2 5Ghz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Range outdoor environment indoor environment 1M bps 1650 ft 503 m 1Mbps 500 ft 152 m 2Mbps 1320 ft 402 m 2Mbps 400 ft 122 m 5 5Mbps 1155 f
8. ce Properties Modification Table 5 1 Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Model MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Network Type Configurable between 802 11 ad hoc and infrastructure modes In 802 11 ad hoc mode the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer to peer without an access point In infrastructure mode the wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access point The default value for N etwork Type is Infrastructure SSID Enter a 32 character maximum service set ID in this field The characters are case sensitive When the wireless node is operating in ad hoc mode this field operates as the basic service set ID BSS ID All wireless nodes in the same network should use the same BSS 10 When in infrastructure mode this field defines the extended service set ID ESS ID The ESS ID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point ESS ID for the wireless node to communicate with the access point The default SS ID is Wireless Channel Only valid in ad hoc mode this field defines the wireless channel to use In infrastructure mode the wireless node automatically searches through all available wireless channels for an access point to be associated with It is not necessary to select the wireless channel when operating in infrastructure mode The default wireless channel is 6 Use WEP Set the data encryption level for the w
9. connect in Ad hoc mode or P eer to P eer workgroup mode Set all stations to use the same network name or SS ID Set all stations to use no WEP encryption key or an identical WEP encryption key Set all stations to use the same wireless channel for communication Infrastructure M ode With a wireless access point you can put the wireless LAN into the infrastructure mode It provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a fixed range or area of coverage interacting with a wireless nodes via an antenna In the infrastructure mode the wireless access point converts airwave data into wired Ethernet data acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients Connecting multiple access points via a wired Ethernet backbone can further extend the wireless network coverage As a mobile computing device moves out of the range of one access point it moves into the range of another As a result wireless clients can freely roam from one Access Point domain to another and still maintain seamless network connection To set up an infrastructure network operating with standard protocols do the following Set all wireless stations to connect in infrastructure mode Set all stations to use the same network name or SS ID Set all wireless access point to use the same network name or ESS ID Set all stations to use no WEP encryption key or an identical WEP encryption key Set up wireless chann
10. e transmitting node and the receiving node share an authentication key to perform a checksum on the original message By default IEEE 802 11 wireless devices operate in an open system network Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP data encryption is utilized when the wireless nodes or access points are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode There are two shared key methods implemented in most commercially available products forty bit WEP data encryption and 128 bit WEP data encryption The forty bit WEP data encryption method allows for a five character forty bit input Additionally 24 factory set bits are added to the forty bit input to generate a 64 bit encryption key The 24 factory set bits are not user configurable This encryption key will be used to encrypt decrypt all data transmitted via the wireless interface Some vendors may refer to the forty bit WEP data encryption as 64 bit WEP data encryption since the actual encryption key used in the encryption process is 64 bits wide The 128 bit WEP data encryption method consists of 104 configurable bits Similar to the forty bit WEP data encryption method the remaining 24 bits are factory set and not user configurable Some vendors allow passphrases to be entered instead of the cryptic hexadecimal characters to ease encryption key entry Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802 11 wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the ISM Industrial Sci
11. e used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office M achines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas W hen used near a radio or TV receiver it may become the cause of radio interference Read instructions for correct handling Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance Notice Radio Frequency Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference Fe MN 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may SETE cause undesired operation 3 2 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equi pment off and on the user i
12. els used by individual access point Itis not necessary to set channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the nearest access point Service Set Identification SS ID The Service Set Identification SS ID is a thirty two alphanumeric character maximum string identifying the wireless local area network Some vendors refer to the SS ID as network name For stations to communicate with each other all stations must be configured with the same SS ID A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in ad hoc configuration without an access point is called a Basic Service Set BSS All nodes in a BSS must use the same Basic Service Set ID BSS ID In an infrastructure configuration with access points multiple BSS can be configured to form an Extended Service Set ESS Inthis configuration the access points are configured with the same E xtended Service Set ID ESS ID Wireless clients configured with the same ESS ID can freely roam from one Access Point domain to another and still maintain seamless connection to the network Authentication and WEP E ncryption The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to information theft To provide certain level of security IEEE 802 11 standard has defined two types of authentication methods Open System and Shared Key Open System authentication is a null algorithm Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both th
13. entific and M edical band between 2 4Ghz and 2 5Ghz Neighboring channels are 5M hz apart However due to spread spectrum effect of the signals a node sending signals using a particular channel will utilize frequency spectrum12 5M hz above and below the center channel frequency Asa result two separate wireless networks using neighboring channels for example channel 1 and channel 2 in the same general vicinity will interfere with each other Applying two channels that allow the maximum channel separation will decrease the amount of channel cross talk and provide a noticeable performance increase over networks with minimal channel separation Channel Center Frequency Frequency S pread 1 2412M hz 2399 5M hz 2424 5M hz 2 2417M hz 2404 5M hz 2429 5M hz 3 2422M hz 2409 5M hz 2434 5M hz 4 2427M hz 2414 5M hz 2439 5M hz 5 2432M hz 2419 5M hz 2444 5M hz 6 2437M hz 2424 5M hz 2449 5M hz 7 2442M hz 2429 5M hz 2454 5M hz 8 2447M hz 2434 5M hz 2459 5M hz 9 2452M hz 2439 5M hz 2464 5M hz 10 2457M hz 2444 5M hz 2469 5M hz 11 2462M hz 2449 5M hz 2474 5M hz 12 2467M hz 2454 5M hz 2479 5M hz 13 2472M hz 2459 5M hz 2484 5M hz Note The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different The preferred channel separation between the channels in neighboring wireless networks is 25 MHz 5 channels This means that you can apply up to three different c
14. hannels within your wireless network There are only 11 usable wireless channels in the United States It is recommended that you start using channel 1 and grow to use channel 6 and 11 when necessary CHAPTER 3 Hardware Installation Package Contents The product package should contain Model MA101 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter USB cable MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Resource CD Installation Guide Support Information Card Call your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any wrong missing or damaged parts Refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area Keep the Support Information Card along with the original packing materials Use the packing materials to repack the M odel MA101 Wireless USB Adapter if you need to return it for repair To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations register online on the NETGEAR Web page at http Awww NETGEAR com Hardware Description The USB interface of the MA101 USB adapter allows the adapter to be connected with any USB Rev 1 0 compliant system by the USB cable The USB LED the MA101 card indicates the system status for operation The Wireless Link Activity LED on the MA101 card indicates the wireless link condition of the station with another wireless node or the associated access point Installing Wireless USB Adapter Connect the MA101 802 11b wireless USB adapter with the PC or the notebook using the
15. ible values for this field are 1M bps 2M bps 5 5M bps and 11M bps MAC Address The MAC Address field shows the MAC Address of the MA101 USB adapter Status This field show the M AC address of the associated access point when the MA101 Wireless USB adapter is configured in infrastructure mode Signal Strength Signal Strength indicates the signal strength of the radio frequency signal received by the wireless node Link Quality Link Quality indicates how well that the wireless node is communicating with the associated access point or another wireless node Statistics The Statistics screen shows the number of successfully Transmitted and Received packets The packets are divided into Data M gmt and Rejected packets 14 M ac Address The M ac Address of the Access Point SSID The SSID of the Access Point Signal The signal strength of the Access Point Channel The channel used by the Access Point Encryption The encryption of the Access Point is enable or disable Encryption Encryption Set the data encryption level for the wireless node The data encryption level must be the same between all wireless nodes and access points in the same network The possible values for the data encryption level are Disable 64 bits and 128 bits 64 bit data encryption is also called 40 bit data encryption by some vendors For more explanation on data encryption please refer to
16. ireless node The data encryption level must be the same between all wireless nodes and access points in the same network The possible values for the data encryption level are Disable 64 bits and 128 bits 64 bit data encryption is also called 40 bit data encryption by some vendors For more explanation on data encryption please refer to the wireless network fundamental chapter at the beginning of this reference guide Setting the data encryption level to Disable is to not use any encryption this is also called Open System data encryption Setting the data encryption level to 64 bit configures the wireless node to use the 40 bit also called 64 bit Shared Key data encryption method 128 bit encryption is another possible Shared Key data encryption method Preamble M ode A long transmit preamble allows the receiver to lock into the received bit patterns more easily A short transmit preamble provides better performance The default value is Long Tx Preamble 1 Table 5 1 Device Properties Parameters continued General Specifications Model MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Fragment Threshold This is the packet length used for fragmentation Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented The Fragment Threshold value must be larger than RTS Threshold value The default value for Fragment Threshold is 2346 RTS Threshold The packet size that the wireless node uses to determine if it should use the CSM
17. k on Next to continue 4 Thenext Found New Hardware Wizard window opens prompting for the location of the driver Insert the MA101 USB adapter Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM drive and click on Next 5 Click on Y es to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found 6 Windows indicates that the software for the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter is now installed Click on Finish Verifying Driver Installation From the Windows 2000 desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the S ystem icon Click on the Hardware folder tab Double click on the Device M anager button Double click on Network Adapter There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross sign on the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter selection 5 Double click on the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA101 USB adapter is working properly The installation of the M 101 Wireless USB Adapter driver in Windows 2000 is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Note It is recommended that you install the included configuration utility for the MA101 adapter configuration The utility installation procedure is shown in the Wireless LAN configuration chapter Windows XP Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wirele
18. llow exclamation mark or red cross sign on the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter selection 5 Double click on theM A101 Wireless USB Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA101 USB adapter is working properly A The installation of the 101 Wireless USB Adapter driver Windows 98 is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Note It is recommended that you install the included configuration utility for the MA101 adapter configuration The utility installation procedure is shown in the Wireless LAN configuration chapter Windows Me Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA101 WirelessUSB Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows M e 1 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter 2 Upon connection Windows M e automatically detects the existence of the MA101 USB Adapter An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has been found Insert the MA101 USB adapter Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Make sure that Automatic search for a better driver Recommended is selected Click on Next to continue 3 Windows Me looks into the floppy disk drive and the CD ROM drive for the appropriate driver Windows M e automatically installs the appropriate driver from the CD for the MA101 USB Adapter Click on Finish 4 Click on Y es when asked if you want to
19. n The utility installation procedure is shown in the Wireless LAN configuration chapter CHAPTER 5 Wireless LAN Configuration Adapter Properties Configuration Device Properties Page When running Windows 98 or Me Wireless parameters for the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter can be modified from the Network control window 1 From the Windows desktop right click the Network Neighborhood icon When a pop up menu opens move to select the Properties selection 2 TheNetwork window opens Click on the NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter selection in the component window Click on the Properties button 3 window pops up displaying three folder tabs Click on the Advanced folder tab The property screen opens displaying a number of configurable parameters These parameters are shown in the Wireless LAN Configuration Chapter When running Windows 2000 or XP Configuring the network adapter properties for Windows 2000 or XP is different from all other Windows operating systems 1 2 From the Windows desktop right click on My Computer Click on the Hardware folder tab Click on Device M anager In the Device M anager window double click on Network adapters to show all network adapters Double click on NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter The NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter Properties window opens Click on the Advanced folder tab The list of configurable parameters is shown 10 Devi
20. reboot the system TheMA101 Wireless USB Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows M e system Verifying Driver Installation From the Windows M e desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the S ystem icon Click on the Device M anager folder tab Double click on Network Adapter There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross sign on the NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter selection 5 Double click on theM A101 Wireless USB Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA101 USB adapter is working properly AUNE The installation of the 101 Wireless USB Adapter driver in Windows illennium is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Note It is recommended that you install the included configuration utility for the M A101 adapter configuration The utility installation procedure is shown in the Wireless LAN configuration chapter Windows 2000 Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter 2 Upon connection Windows 2000 automatically detects the existence of the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter A Found New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has been found Click on Next 3 In the next Found New Hardware Wizard window click to select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Clic
21. s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Federal Communications Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm 8 inches during normal operation EN 55 022 Statement This is to certify that the M odel MA101 Wireless USB Adapter is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 E EC Article 4a Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class B CISPR 22 Compliance is dependent upon the use of shielded data cables Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus M odel MA101 Wireless USB Adapter does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications M2 MA101NA 1 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ini RR AA AAE
22. ss USB Adapter 2 Upon connection Windows XP automatically detects the existence of the MA101 USB Adapter An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has been found Insert the MA101 USB Adapter Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Make sure that Install the software automatically Recommended is selected Click on Next to continue 3 Click on Continue Anyway to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found 4 Windows XP looks into the floppy disk drive and the CD ROM drive for the appropriate driver Windows XP automatically installs the appropriate driver from the CD for the MA101 USB Adapter Click on Finish Verifying Driver Installation From the Windows XP desktop double click on Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the System icon Click on the Hardware folder tab Click on the Device M anager button Double click on Network Adapter There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross sign on the NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB Adapter selection 5 Double click on the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the USB Adapter is working properly BWIN The installation of the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter driver in Windows XP is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Note It is recommended that you install the included configuration utility for the MA101 adapter configuratio
23. t 352 m 5 5Mbps 270 ft 82 m 11M bps 835 ft 255 m 11M bps 175 ft 53 m Encryption 40 bit also called 64 bit WEP data encryption 128 bit WEP data encryption Maximum computers network Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node typically 30 to 70 nodes Bus interface USB Rev 1 0 compatible Provided drivers Microsoft Windows 98 2000 Me XP Dimensions L 4 2 in 107 mm W 3 4 in 87 mm 0 95 in 24 mm Weight 67 g 2 2 oz RF LED Wireless Link USB LED System status Environment Specifications Operating temperature 0 to 55 degree C Warranty Limited 5 year warranty 17
24. the wireless network fundamental chapter at the beginning of this reference guide Setting the data encryption level to Disable is to not use any encryption this is also called Open System data encryption Setting the data encryption level to 64 bit configures the wireless node to use the 40 bit also called 64 bit Shared Key data encryption method 128 bit encryption is another possible Shared Key data encryption method Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 The encryption key used to encrypt decrypt wireless data When set to 64 bit also called 40 bit data encryption mode you may specify up to four different keys to encrypt wireless data However only one key is allowed in the 128 bit data encryption mode Default Key When the encryption level is set to 64 bit also called 40 bit by some other vendors or 128 bit the wireless LAN configuration utility allows you to specify up to four different keys to encrypt wireless data The Default Tx field allows you to specify which one of the four keys to activate M ode The Mandatory mode Not only the WEP of your USB adapter will be used but also any other station needs to use WEP encryption in order to establish a communication with your station The Optional mode Your USB adapter can communicate with every other station regardless if they use WEP or not Authentication Type The Open System mode is for any USB adapter The Share Key mode allows the USB adapter to use
25. ultiple operating system platform including Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows M illennium and XP Related NETGEAR products MA401 802 11b Wireless PC Card ME102 802 11b Wireless Access Point MA301 802 11b Wireless PCI adapter MR314 802 11b Wireless Cable DSL Router CHAPTER 2 WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network Configuration Ad hoc M ode Peer to Peer Workgroup The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE standard for wireless LANs WLAN s 802 11 offers two methods for configuring a wireless network ad hoc and infrastructure In an ad hoc network computers are brought together as needed thus there is no structure or fixed points to the network each node can generally communicate with any other node There is no access point involved in this configuration It enables you to quickly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by M icrosoft Networking in the various Windows operating systems Some vendors also refer to ad hoc networking as Peer to Peer group networking In this configuration network packets are directly sent and received by the intended transmitting and receiving stations As long asthe stations are within range of one another this is the easiest and least expansive way to set up a wireless network To set up an ad hoc workgroup operating with standard protocols do the following Set all stations to
26. ur system 6 Andclick on Finish to complete the installation S ystem Tray Applications Note The SysTray System Tray resides on one end of the taskbar in the M icrosoft Windows desktop It displays interface icons for memory resident applications that execute in the background continuously such as the clock speaker volume and virus detection The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for the M A101 Wireless USB Adapter adds a status reporting and configuration utility icon in the SysTray Once you have completed the installation the Windows S ysTray should show the following icon in different colors This icon indicates different status condition depending on the operating mode of the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter el ai Icon color Ad hoc mode Infrastructure mode Red The wireless adapter is not able to link to any access point or the link between the wireless adapter and the access point is lost Blue The wireless adapter is ready to The wireless adapter has established good communicate or has successfully communication with an access point and the communicated with another signal quality is strong wireless node 13 WLAN Parameter Modification Double clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA101 Wireless USB adapter You can click on any of the folder tab in the Wireless LAN configuration utility window to modify the operational parameters
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