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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 Manufacturer/Importer

It is hereby certified that the Model MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with
the conditions set out in the BMPT- 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 Approvals 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 residential area or an adjacent are
thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing
Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used
near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instruction for correct handling.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice:
Radio Frequency Notice

NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, 
(408) 907-8000, declares under our sole responsibility, that this device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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) 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.

Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations

This digital apparatus (Model MA111 802.11b 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.

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply
with FCC Standards

NETGEAR MA111 Wireless USB Adapter

Warning!

To comply with the FCC's rf exposure requirements you must
maintain a distance of at least 1 cm from the with FCC Standards
antenna of this device while it is in use. This device should not be co-
located with other transmitters.

CE-Konformitätserklärung

Für folgendes Gerät:

Wireless USB Adapter

MA111

wird hiermit bestätigt, dass das Gerät den Anforderungen der Richtlinie zur Angleichung der
Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten in Bezug auf Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit
(99/5/EC), Niederspannung (73/23/EEC) und der abgeänderten Verordnung (93/68/EEC)
entspricht. Für die Bewertung der Richtlinien wurden folgende Standards angewandt:

EN 60950: 2000

EN 301 489-17 V1.1.1:09-2000

EN 301 489-1  V1.3.1:09-2001

EN 300 328-1 V1.3.1: 12-2001

EN 300 328-2 V1.2.1: 12-2001

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Summary of Contents for MA111

Page 1: ...User s Guide 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter 2 4 GHz MA111 ...

Page 2: ... GearBox for Wireless USB Adapter CD into the CD ROM drive 1 1 2 LED Activity Meaning of LED Activity Steady Green The MA111 has a connection with an access point or another 802 11b device Blinking The MA111 is trying to establish a connection If it keeps blinking for a while check your configuration or try moving to a different location where the wireless signal quality is better Introduction Con...

Page 3: ...k Next to continue Install Shield will start copying files onto your system 11 Click Finish to complete installing the Configuration Utility 4 3 The Autostart Wizard screen will appear as shown here 4 Click the Install Driver Utility option 5 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 an...

Page 4: ...B Adapter and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the driver for the MA111 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter 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 ...

Page 5: ...good communication with an Access Point and the signal is strong N A The Wireless PC Card has communicated successfully with another wireless node Yellow Green Configuring the MA111 Wireless USB Adapter NETGEAR s wireless Configuration Utility program will help you learn more about your wireless network so that you can customize it to better suit your networking needs The Configuration Utility pro...

Page 6: ... will display a Wireless Network Connection message similar to the one shown here Click anywhere on the message or on the icon 2 The Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration window will be displayed and look similar to this Click the Advanced button 3 The Wireless Networks Advanced Configuration window will be displayed 4 Uncheck the option Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings 5 ...

Page 7: ...at the wireless node is communication with the associated access point or another wireless node Link Quality Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point when the MA111 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode Indicates the network mode of the MA111 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter Infrastructure or 802 11 Ad Hoc Indicates the wireless channel currently in...

Page 8: ...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 The default value for RTS Threshold is 2432 actual packet data The default value for RTS Thres...

Page 9: ...ta encryption for the wireless node If you disable the data encryption by unchecking the box then no encryption method will be used this is also called Open System data encryption To enable encryption is to use the Shared Key data encryption method Create with Passphrase A Passphrase is use to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the key If your wireless network Access Point uses...

Page 10: ...ckly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by Microsoft Networking in the various Windows operating systems Some vendors also refer to ad hoc networking as peer to peer workgroup networking 18 3 3 To display Access Points around the working environment select the Re Scan button In addition to showing the MAC Address of each A...

Page 11: ... stations As long as the stations are within range of one another this is the easiest and least expensive 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 Peer to Peer workgroup mode Set all stations to use the same network name or SSID Set all stations to use the same wireless channel fo...

Page 12: ... encryption is utilized when the wireless nodes or access points are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode There are three shared key methods implemented in NETGEAR 802 11b solutions the standard based 64 bit WEP data encryption and 128 bit WEP data encryption The 64 bit WEP data encryption method allows for a five character 40 bits input Additionally 24 factory set bits are adde...

Page 13: ... associated to any Access Point properly You may not have configured the wireless parameters of the wireless nodes to be the same as the Access Point The Access Point may not be powered on The Access Point and the MA111 Wireless USB Adapter are not configured with the same wireless parameters Check the SSID and WEP encryption settings The Access Point may be out of range Try moving the system clos...

Page 14: ...tallation 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 b...

Page 15: ...r countries E mail support NETGEAR com www NETGEAR com 2003 NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR the Netgear logo The Gear Guy Auto Uplink and Everybody s Connecting are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netgear Inc in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other brand and product names are t...

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