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Version v1.0February 2005NETGEAR, Inc.4500 G reat America P arkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 U SAUser Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapte

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3111-2 About This ManualHow to Print this ManualTo print this manual you can choose one

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Introduction Chapter 2-1Chapter 2 IntroductionThis chapter introduces the features, p

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Chapter 2-2 IntroductionThe following NETGEAR products can be configured to communica

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Introduction Chapter 2-3A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’The introduction a

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Chapter 2-4 IntroductionProtect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or inf

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Introduction Chapter 2-5Exchange files between a wirelesslyconnected notebook compute

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Chapter 2-6 IntroductionU se printers in a combined wireless and wired network.1. U s

Basic Setup 3-1Chapter 3Basic SetupThis section describes how to install your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311 and set up basic wireless

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-2 Basic SetupObserve Location and Range GuidelinesComputers can connect over 802.11

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-3Your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311 factory default bas

iiTechnical SupportPlease refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www.netgear.com/

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-4 Basic SetupFor Windows XP Users Installing a WPN311Install the WPN311 software. a

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-5Install the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311. a. Shut dow

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-6 Basic SetupConfigure your WPN311 and save the Profile.a. Click the system tray ic

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-7Verify wireless connectivity to your network.a. Click the WPN311 icon

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-8 Basic SetupFor Windows 2000 & 98SE/Me Users Installing a WPN311Install the WP

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-9Install the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311. a. Shut dow

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-10 Basic SetupConfigure your WPN311 and save the Profile.a. Click the system tray i

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-11WPN311 Wireless Connection Indicators The NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-12 Basic SetupInterpreting System Tray Icon ColorsThe System Tray (SysTray) resides

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Basic Setup 3-13About PageThe About page displays important information about the NET

iiiFCC Electronic Emission NoticesThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1. This devi

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3113-14 Basic Setup

Configuration 4-1Chapter 4ConfigurationThis section describes how to configure your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311 for wireless connect

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-2 C onfigurationFor example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network in

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-3• Wireless Network Name (SSID): Wireless Network Name (SSID) is the

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-4 C onfigurationb. Click on the Settings tab to display the view shown below. Figu

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-5You can check the status bar in the configuration utility for the cu

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-6 ConfigurationFigure 4-3: Settings tab pageb. Click the Settings tab to display t

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-74. Click Initiate Ad-Hoc. The Ad-Hoc Setting dialog box will appear,

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-8 C onfigurationb. Assuming the target PC is configured with 192.168.0.1 as its IP

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-9Identifying the Wireless Security SettingsPrint this form, fill in t

ivProduct and Publication DetailsModel Number: WPN311Publication Date: February 2005Product Family: wireless access pointProduct Name: NETGEAR RangeMa

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-10 ConfigurationHow to Configure WEP Encryption SecurityFollowing the steps below t

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-11c. Click Apply.d. Click Close to exit the configuration utility.4.

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-12 ConfigurationTo configure WPA-PSK security, click the Advanced Security button.

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Configuration 4-13• Transmit/Receive Performance (%): A real time graph identifying t

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114-14 Configuration• Transmit Power: Lowering the output power level lets you reduce t

Troubleshooting 5-1Chapter 5TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311.

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3115-2 TroubleshootingAd Hoc mode is not working correctlyYou need to click the Initiate

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Troubleshooting 5-3• If the access point (AP) is WPA-PSK protected, you will need to

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3115-4 TroubleshootingWhy is the WAN port not working after configuring WPA?I can ping t

Technical Specifications A-1Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI A

Contents vContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Scope, Conventions ...

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311A-2 Technical Specifications

W ireless N etworking Basics B-1Appendix BWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Networking Overv

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-2 W ireless N etworking BasicsAd-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)In an ad-hoc netw

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-3802.11 AuthenticationThe 802.11 standard defines seve

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-4 W ireless N etworking BasicsFigure 5-1: 802.11 open system authenticationShared

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-5Figure 5-2: 802.11 shared key authenticationOverview

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-6 Wireless N etworking BasicsKey SizeThe IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-7Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP, you must als

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-8 W ireless N etworking BasicsThe radio frequency channels used are listed in Table

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-9The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security m

vi ContentsConnecting to Another PC in Ad-Hoc Mode ...4-5How to Configure an Ad-Hoc M

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-10 Wireless Networking BasicsFor 802.11, WEP encryption is optional. For WPA, encry

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-11The strength of WPA comes from an integrated sequenc

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-12 Wireless Networking BasicsWPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authenticat

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-13Figure B-2: 802.1x Authentication SequenceThe AP se

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-14 Wireless Networking Basics3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-15Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)WPA uses TKIP

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-16 Wireless Networking BasicsIs WPA Perfect?WPA is not without its vulnerabilities.

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311W ireless N etworking Basics B-17Changes to Wireless Access PointsWireless access poi

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311B-18 Wireless Networking BasicsMicrosoft has worked with many wireless vendors to emb

Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-1Appendix CPreparing Your PCs for Network AccessThis appendix describes how to prepare your PCs to connect to

Contents viiAppendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessPreparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking ...

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311C -2 P rep aring Y ou r P C s for N etwork A ccess1. On the Windows taskbar, click th

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-3d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and

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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-5Selecting the Internet Access Method1. On th

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311C -6 P rep aring Y our P C s for N etwork A ccess2. Type winipcfg, and then click OK.

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-7DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP o

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311C -8 P rep aring Y ou r P C s for N etwork A ccessNow you should be at the Local Area

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-9DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311C-10 Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessThe Local Area Connection Propertiesdialog

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-11Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP

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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311C-12 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access

Glossary 1GlossaryList of Glossary TermsUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specificati

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3112 Glossary198.105.232.4. The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS serv

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Glossary3IPXShort for Internetwork Packet Exchange, a networking protocol used by the

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3114 GlossarypacketA block of information sent over a network. A packet typically contai

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311Glossary5wide area networkWAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotel

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN3116 Glossary

Index 1Numerics802.11b 1AAd-Hoc Mode 2ad-hoc mode 2Ad-Hoc Mode Profile 5BBSSID 2CConfiguration Profiles 1EESSID 2Ffeatures 1IInfrastructure Mode 2infr

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PCI Adapter WPN311About This Manual 1-1Chapter 1About This ManualAudience, Scope, ConventionsThis manua