NETGEAR MA 301, Reference Manual

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Page 2: ...terference 2 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 genera...

Page 3: ...CTION CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION PACKAGE CONTENTS HARDWARE DESCRIPTION INSTALLING WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER AND WIRELESS PC CARD CHAPTER 4 DRIVER INSTALLATION WINDOWS 95 B DRIVER SOFTWARE WINDOWS 98 DRIVER SOFTWARE WINDOWS MILLENNIUM DRIVER SOFTWARE WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER SOFTWARE WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTWARE CHAPTER 5 WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION ADAPTER PROPERTIES CONFIGURATION WLAN CONFIGURATION U...

Page 4: ...te resources e mail and the intranet y Supports the vast majority of desktop PCs Features The key features of the MA301 Wireless PCI adapter are y Reliable IEEE 802 11b standard based wireless technology y 11Mbps 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 auto...

Page 5: ...ons to use no WEP encryption key or an identical WEP encryption key y Set all stations to use the same wireless channel for communication Infrastructure Mode 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 an...

Page 6: ...n 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 Share...

Page 7: ...over networks with minimal channel separation Channel Center Frequency Frequency Spread 1 2412Mhz 2399 5Mhz 2424 5Mhz 2 2417Mhz 2404 5Mhz 2429 5Mhz 3 2422Mhz 2409 5Mhz 2434 5Mhz 4 2427Mhz 2414 5Mhz 2439 5Mhz 5 2432Mhz 2419 5Mhz 2444 5Mhz 6 2437Mhz 2424 5Mhz 2449 5Mhz 7 2442Mhz 2429 5Mhz 2454 5Mhz 8 2447Mhz 2434 5Mhz 2459 5Mhz 9 2452Mhz 2439 5Mhz 2464 5Mhz 10 2457Mhz 2444 5Mhz 2469 5Mhz 11 2462Mhz ...

Page 8: ...CIA slot of the MA301 PCI adapter The green LED on the MA401 PC 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 MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter which is sold separately to be functional It is recommended that you foll...

Page 9: ...rive letter to look into the content of the CD ROM 6 Double click on the MA301 folder 7 Double click on the WIN95B folder selection in the MA301 folder 8 Click on OK 9 After returning to the Select Other Location window the folder you selected for the driver will be shown under the Location entry field Make sure that the entry shows D MA301 WIN95B assuming that D is the driver letter for the CD RO...

Page 10: ...n OK 10 After returning to the original Add New Hardware Wizard window make sure that the Specify a location entry field shows D MA301 WIN98 assuming that D is the driver letter for the CD ROM drive Click on Next 11 In 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 12 Click on Finish when informed that the...

Page 11: ...e CD ROM drive for the appropriate driver Windows Millennium automatically installs the appropriate driver from the CD for the MA301 PCI Adapter Click on Finish 4 Click on Yes when asked if you want to reboot the system The MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows Millennium system Verifying Driver Installation 1 From the Windows Millennium desktop double click on My Co...

Page 12: ...n Have Disk 6 In the Insert Disk window enter D MA301 WINNT in the field provided assuming that D is the driver letter for the CD ROM drive Click on OK 7 The Select OEM Option window opens listing two options from which to choose Select NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI adapter and click on OK 8 The resources and Properties window opens Modify any entry if necessary Click on OK 9 The system returns back ...

Page 13: ...tter for the CD ROM drive 6 Windows searches into the driver CD and locate the driver for the MA301 PCI adapter Verify that the Windows has found the driver in the D MA301 WIN2000 directory Click on Next 7 Click on Yes to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found 8 Windows indicates that the software for the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter is now installed Click on Finish ...

Page 14: ...ning 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 The Network 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 wi...

Page 15: ... 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 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 encry...

Page 16: ...AN 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 1 Insert the MA401 MA301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD ROM drive From the Windows desktop double click on My Com...

Page 17: ...er and the access point is lost Yellow Not applicable The link condition between the wireless adapter and the associated access point is weak Green The wireless adapter has successfully communicated with another wireless node The wireless adapter has established good communication with an access point and the signal quality is strong WLAN Parameter Modification Double clicking on the wireless SysT...

Page 18: ...ode 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 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 ...

Page 19: ... encryption 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 Make 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 ...

Page 20: ... 175 ft 53 m Encryption 40 bit also called 64 bit WEP data encryption 128 bit WEP data encryption Maximum computers per 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 Millennium Dimensions L 6 in 152 mm W 4 8 in 121 mm H 0 56 in 14 mm Weight 9...