Netgear MA 301 User's Manual
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1. Aen Ie Rhea tine ee es 1 FEATURES M Aq LO t aM EDIDI UM Der S ELDER 1 RELATED NETGEAR PRODUCTS 00 0 eeceeececesceescecessceescecessceeseecessceeseecessceeseeceascessecceaseeeseeceaseneseecsasenssseesssensaes 1 CHAPTER 2 WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS ccccssscssssssssscsssccsssccsscssssscssscssssscssssssensees 2 WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION cccscccesscescesscescesccesccsccaccasscssvesevessesceescesscuseceaecnaccaecaseaavenseensens 2 SERVICE SET IDENTIFICATION SS 1 0 2 4 o i te t Ee e a ER Le rer 3 AUTHENTICATION AND WEP ENCRYPTION eeeeeerernrtetetnennen nennen tree tret treten en 3 WIRELESS CHANNEL SELECTION iiti IRE Rien ub I 4 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ccccccssccsscsssccesscecscscssescesscsscesssessessscsecesecescessncseesessenssense 5 vt OS ibn RID be RI 5 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION tee eene esce pim epo Dim 5 INSTALLING WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER AND WIRELESS 5 CHAPTER 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION eere eene eas sensa eas ens sensa eaae n 6 WINDOWS 95 B DRIVER SOFTWARE 6 WINDOWS 98 DRIVER SOFTWARE etc recte e ve e ee p Ct RW 72. NETGEAR 802 11b Wireless PCI Adapter Reference Guide 2002 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Trademarks NETGEAR the Netgear Logo the Gear Guy and Everybody s connecting are trademarks or registered trademark of Netgear nc in the United States and or other countries M icrosoft windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of M icrosoft Corporation 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 Allrights reser ved Certificate of the M anufacturer I mporter It is hereby certified that the MA301 Wireless PCI 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 Pleaserefer 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 be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interferenc
3. Throughput Bytes sec Rx The current receive data transfer rate of the wireless node 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 Network M ode Configurable between 802 11 ad hoc 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 Ad hoc mode offers higher data throughput than 802 11 ad hoc mode but it does not use beacon or authentication Note When in 802 11 Ad hoc mode Link Quality and Signal Strength indicators will not be available n infrastructure mode the wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an access point SSID Enter a 32 character maximum service set ID in this field The characters are case sensitive W hen 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 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 Tx
4. NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI adapter and click on OK The resources and Properties window opens M odify any entry if necessary Click on OK The system returns back to the Network window Click on Close Click on Y es when prompted if you want to reboot the system Verifying Driver Installation N From the Windows NT desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the Device icon A list of devices installed in the system will be shown Scroll down the list to locate the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter entry The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the M A301 PCI adapter is started The installation of the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows NT is now completed Proceed to the configuring the wireless parameters Important The 1 0 Address and IPQ settings should be unique and not conflict with any other device settings in you system If there is a system resource conflict please check Windows NT Diagnosis and find a free 1 0 address and IRQ Windows 2000 Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1 2 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system Power up the system U pon power up Windows 2000 automatically detects the existence of the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter A Found New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has b
5. 3 Choose an available PCI slot PCI slots are the shorter slots and remove the corresponding back plate from the PC chassis 4 nsert the M A301 PCI adapter into the PCI slot and fasten the card to the computer chassis by tightening the screw that is on the PC 2 Note avoid damaging any component on the network card handle it by the edges using your thumbs to push it securely into the PCI slot Make sure the network card is fully inserted into the slot to prevent the P C operating system from experiencing problems Replace the PC cover 6 Insert the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter into the M A301 PCI adapter from outside of the PC chassis 7 Reconnect the power cord to the PC and power on the PC CHAPTER 4 Driver Installation Windows 95 B Driver Software The MA301 LAN driver in the release driver CD ROM only supports Windows 95 B and above The LAN drivers for the original versions of Windows 95 or Windows 954A are not provided Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows 95 B 1 2 4 5 6 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system Power up the system U pon power up Windows 95 B automatically detects the existence of the wireless PCI adapter An U pdate Device Driver Wizard window opens and asks to install the c
6. 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 the 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
7. Adapter Properties Configuration Device Properties Page When running Windows 95 B 98 or Me Wireless parameters for the M A301 Wireless PCI 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 MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter selection in the component window Click on the Properties button 3 window pops up displaying five folder tabs Click on the Advanced folder tab The property screen opens displaying a number of configurable parameters When running Windows NT 4 0 The properties of Wireless PCI Adapter can be modified from the Network control window 1 From the Windows desktop right click on the Network Neighborhood icon When a pop up menu opens move to select the Properties selection 2 TheNetwork windows opens Click on the Adapter folder tab 3 Click on NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter in the window Click on Properties to modify any wireless parameters When running Windows 2000 Configuring the network adapter properties for Windows 200015 different from all other Windows operating systems 1 From the Windows desktop right click M y Computer and select Properties Click on the Hardware folder tab Click on Device M anager 2 Inthe Device M anager window double click Network adapt
8. transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has waited for the silence period With the CSM A 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 The default value for RTS Threshold is 2432 13 MA401 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 Note If your MA401 M A301 driver resource CD version is 2 0 or above the configuration utility will be installed automatically during the driver installation The procedures below will not be necessary MA401 Configuration Utility Installation 1 Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive From Windows desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on the CD ROM drive letter to look into the content of the CD Double click on the UTILITY folder The UTILITY directory of the CD is now open 2 Double click on the SETUP application icon to start the installation procedure The Install Shields Wizard opens Click on Next to continue 3 Click Y es on the Software License Agreement window to accept the agreement 4 Click on Browse to change the destination location where the wireless LA
9. ncrease 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 n 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 MA301 Wireless PCI 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 MA301 Wireless PCI 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 SM MA301NA 2 CONTENTS CHAPTER INTRODUCTION e 1 cotes stib Te dea tine s ule Rae spass Ihe
10. of the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows 98 is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Windows Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows M e 1 2 4 Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter into your desktop system Power up the system U pon power up Windows M e automatically detects the existence of the A301 PCI Adapter Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has been found Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive M ake sure that Automatic search for a better driver Recommended is selected Click on Next to continue Windows M e 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 M A301 PCI Adapter Click on Finish Click on Y es when asked if you want to reboot the system The MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows M e system Verifying Driver Installation A 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 mar
11. 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 Scientific 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 Ce
12. N configuration utility is installed Otherwise click on Next to continue 5 M odify the Program Folders field if desired Click on Next to continue InstallShields starts copying files into your system 6 Click on the es want to restart my computer now button selection to restart the computer And click on Finish to complete the installation 14 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 MA401 Wireless PC Card adds a status reporting and configuration utility icon in the SysTray Once you have completed the installation the Windows SysTray should show the following icon in different colors This icon indicates different status condition depending on the operating mode of the M A401 Wireless Card Icon color Ad hoc mode Infrastructure mode Red The wireless adapter has not The wireless adapter is not able to link to any initiated communication with access point or the link between the wireless any other wireless node adapter and the access point is lost Y ellow Not applicable The link condition between the wireless adapter and the associated access point is weak Green The wireless adapter has The wir
13. 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 possible values for this field are 1M bps 2M bps 5 5M bps and 11M bps PS Mode Power saving mode This enables the wireless node to control its wireless power consumption The two possible settings are E nable and Disable 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 16 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 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 encry
14. WINDOWS ME DRIVER SOFTWARE u ccccecccscesceesceescesccesccescceseceascasscasvesevecevsceussesscusscnaccnsecaascascaaveaseensvenenes 8 WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER SOFTWARE cccccsscesccesccssccoccsocecocscossecsvccsesscessesssesscessccveccveeceascessensvensesncenseess 9 WIiNDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTWARE t tette pt eet e ep DR 10 CHAPTER 5 WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION 4 eene eere eee erento osten setae etta sete setas sese etta aS 12 ADAPTER PROPERTIES CONFIGURATION eerte ereener eterne entre tes tntto tree tree tret tester treten nenne 12 APPENDIX A HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ccccsscsssssscsocssessssssssscssccsscessesssesscesscescssecsseseesseeseesse 18 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The MA301 802 11b Wireless PCI Adapter enables you to effortlessly network any desktop PC avoiding the hassles of traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband cable or DSL Internet access among multiple PCs in and around your home or office It is designed for desktop computers equipped with PCI slots running Microsoft Windows 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 for operating 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
15. e by Data Processing E quipment 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 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation e 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 equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2
16. een found Click on Next n the next Found New Hardware Wizard window click to select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Click on Next to continue The next Found New Hardware Wizard window opens prompting for the location of the driver Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM drive and click on Next Windows searches into the driver CD and locate the driver for the M A301 PCI adapter Verify that the Windows has found the driver in the CD ROM Click on Next Click on Y es to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found Windows indicates that the software for the A301 Wireless PCI Adapter is now installed Click on Finish Verifying Driver Installation A 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 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 MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter selection Double click on the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is working properly The installation of the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows 2000 is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters 10 CHAPTER 5 Wireless LAN Configuration
17. eless adapter has established good successfully communicated with communication with an access point and the signal another wireless node quality is strong M A401 Parameter M odification Double clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA401 Wireless PC Card You can click on any of the folder tab in the Wireless LAN configuration utility window to modify the operational parameters Status This field show the M AC address of the associated access point when the MA401 Wireless PC Card is configured in infrastructure mode Current Channel The wireless channel in use between 1 and 13 The number of wireless channels supported by the different countries may vary Click on the Configuration folder tab if you want to fix the wireless node to use a particular wireless channel Current Tx Rate The current transmit data rate of the wireless node The possible configurations are 1M bps 2M bps 5 5M bps and 11M bps In ad hoc mode this field shows what the wireless node is configured to use When in infrastructure mode it shows the result of the transfer rate negotiated between the access point and the wireless node Rescan Only used in infrastructure mode click on this button to allow the wireless node to start scanning the wireless channels for an access point again Throughput Bytes sec Tx The current transmit data transfer rate of the wireless node
18. ers to show all network adapters Double click on NETGEAR M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter 3 TheNETGEAR MA301 Wireless PC Card Properties window opens Click on the Advanced folder tab The list of configurable parameters is shown 12 Device Properties Modification Table 5 1 Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Model MA401 Wireless PC Card Authentication Algorithm Open System No secret key is shared between the sender and recipient Each party generates its own key and asks the receiver to accept the key Shared Key Both sender and recipient share a secret key Fragmentation Threshold This is the packet length used for fragmentation Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented The Fragmentation Threshold value must be larger than RTS Threshold value The default value for Fragmentation Threshold is 2432 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 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 RTS Threshold The packet size that the wireless node uses to determine if it should use the CSM A CD mechanism or the CSM A CA mechanism for packet transmission With the CSM A CD transmission mechanism the
19. ess 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 channels used by individual access point It is 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 10 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
20. firmware 17 APPENDIX A HARDWARE SPECIFICATION General S pecifications Radio Data Rate Model MA301 802 11b Wireless PCI 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 1 bps 1650 ft 503 m 1Mbps 500 ft 152 m 2M bps 1320 ft 402 m 2Mbps 400 ft 122 m 5 5Mbps 1155 ft 352 m 5 5M bps 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 PCI local bus Rev 2 2 compatible Provided drivers Microsoft Windows 95 B 98 NT 2000 Me Dimensions L 6in 152 mm W 4 8 in 121 mm 0 56 in 14 mm W eight 92 5 g 3 1 oz when integrated with MA401 Wireless PC Card Status LED Wireless Link on MA401 Wireless PC Card Environment Specifications Operating temperature 0 to 55 degree C Warranty Limited 5 year warranty 18
21. he hardware installation chapter to install the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system Power up the system U pon power up Windows 98 automatically detects the existence of the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens Click on Next to continue the next Add new Hardware Wizard window select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click on Next Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Click on Win98 folder in the CD ROM drive Click on Next n the 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 Click on Finish when informed that the driver installation is complete Click on Y es when asked if you want to reboot the system The MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows 98 system Verifying Driver Installation A OUO 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 yellow exclamation mark or red cross sign on the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter selection Double click on the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is working properly The installation
22. k or red cross sign on the NETGEAR M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter selection Double click on the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is working properly The installation of the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows M e 15 now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Windows NT 4 0 Driver Software Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 is not a plug and play operating system and does not automatically detect and prompt you for installation of the PCI adapter driver The driver installation has to be initiated manually Installing Driver Software 1 WN Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system Power up the system From the Windows NT desktop double click on M y Computer Double click on Control Panel Double click on the Network icon Click on the Adapter tab and click on the Add button to continue The Select Network Adapter window opens listing a number of network adapter cards Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Click on Have Disk the Insert Disk window enter or D WINNT in the field provided assuming that D is the driver letter for the CD ROM drive Click on The Select OEM Option window opens listing two options from which to choose Select
23. 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 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 wirel
24. nter 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 2437 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 channels 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 M MA301 802 11b Wireless PCI Adapter MA401 M A301 Wireless Network Card 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 S upport I nformation Card along with the
25. original packing materials Use the packing materials to repack the M M A301 Wireless PCI 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 www NETGEAR com Hardware Description The M odel M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter has two interfaces The PCI interface of the MA301 PCI adapter allows the adapter to interface with any PCI local bus Rev 2 2 compliant system The 68 pin PCMCIA 11 connector allows the integration with the M M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter to create a wireless node The wireless interface of the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter remains outside of the desktop P C chassis when the PC card is inserted into the PCM CIA slot of the M A301 PCI adapter The green LED on the M A401 card indicates the wireless link condition of the station with another wireless node or the associated access point Installing Wireless PCI Adapter and Wireless PC Card The MA301 802 11b wireless PCI adapter must be integrated with the M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter which is sold separately to be functional It is recommended that you follow the procedure below to install the MA301 PCI adapter and theM A401 PC Card into the PC 2 Note Touch a grounded metal object to free yourself of static electricity before you handle the network card 1 Turnthe power off and unplug the power cord from your computer 2 Removethe PC cover
26. orresponding driver Click on Next to continue Windows will notify you that it is unable to locate the driver and ask you to specify where the driver is located Insert the MA401 M A301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive Click on the Other Locations button The Select Other Location window opens Click CD ROM drive Click OK Windows is now ready to copy the driver from the network card resource CD Click on Finish Click on Y es when asked if you want to reboot the system The MA301 PCI adapter driver is now installed into your Windows 95B system Verifying Driver Installation 4 From the Windows 95 B 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 M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter selection Double click on the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is working properly The installation of the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows 95 B is now completed Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters Windows 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR M A301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 ys Follow the procedure described in t
27. ption 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 WEP Key A 32 character maximum passphrase can be used to generate the encryption Entry Passphrase key when using the Shared Key 64 bit or 128 bit data encryption method However this field is only visible when entering the passphrase for the first time When the encryption folder tab is open for the second time the passphrase will not be visible M ake a note of the passphrase when providing it to the wireless node as this information is needed for all other wireless nodes on the same network WEP Key The encryption key used to encrypt decrypt wireless data When set to 64 bit Entry M anual also called 40 bit data encryption mode you may specify up to four different Entry keys to encrypt wireless data However only one key is allowed in the 128 bit data encryption mode Default Tx Key W hen the encryption level is set to 64 bit also called 40 bit by some other vendors 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 About The About screen shows the release information of the wireless LAN configuration utility software and the wireless nodes
28. you constant access to corporate resources e mail and the intranet Supports the vast majority of desktop P Cs Features The key features of the M A301 Wireless PCI adapter are Reliable IEEE 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 multiple operating system platform including M icrosoft Windows 95 B Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows M illennium Related NETGEAR products 401 802 110 Wireless PC Card ME102 802 11b Wireless Access Point MR314 802 110 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
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