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NETGEAR MA311 User Manual

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IEEE 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter
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MA311
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  • Page 1 N E T G E A R ® IEEE 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter 11 Mbps Model MA311 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Model MA311 Wireless PCI 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ... 1 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ...1 APPLICATIONS ...1 RELATED NETGEAR PRODUCTS ...2 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND UTILITY FOR WINDOWS 98, ME, 2000, AND XP... 3 CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION... 7 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...2 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Supports multiple operating system platforms, including Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Applications NETGEAR's MA311 Wireless PCI Adapter offers a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these: Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and Intranet access.

  • Page 5: Related Netgear Products

    You can refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area. You should keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the MA311 Wireless PCI Adapter if you need to return it for repair.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Installing The Drivers And Utility For Windows 98, Me, 2000, And Xp

    98, Me, 2000, and XP Important: Please install the MA311 drivers and utility BEFORE installing the MA311 hardware. Make sure the MA311 Adapter is NOT plugged into the PCI slot while you are performing the following procedures. NT users: Please see “Chapter 5: Installing the Drivers and Utility for Windows NT”...
  • Page 7 The Choose Destination Location screen displays the default Destination Folder. If you want to change the default folder, you can click Browse and choose a different destination folder. Click Next to go to the next screen.
  • Page 8 The Select Program Folder screen appears. Accept or change the default folder name and click Next to continue.
  • Page 9 Click Finish to complete the utility installation. The next chapter, Chapter 3: Hardware Installation, explains how to complete the MA311 PCI Adapter installation.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Hardware Installation

    Choose an available PCI slot (PCI slots are the shorter slots) and remove the corresponding back plate from the PC chassis. Insert the MA311 PCI Adapter into the PCI slot and fasten the adapter card to the computer chassis by reinstalling and tightening the screw removed in step 3.

  • Page 11: Chapter 4: Verifying Driver Installation

    Double-click MA311 PCI Adapter. The Device Status windows should indicate that the MA311 PCI Adapter is working properly. The installation of the MA311 PCI Adapter driver in Windows 98 is complete. Proceed to Chapter 6: Wireless LAN Configuration. Verifying Driver Installation under Windows Me From the Windows Me desktop, double-click My Computer.
  • Page 12 5. Double-click MA311 PCI Adapter. The Device status window should indicate that the MA311 PCI Adapter is working properly. The installation of the MA311 PCI Adapter driver in Windows XP is complete. Proceed to Chapter 6: Wireless LAN Configuration. Important: By default, Windows XP uses its own utility to configure your wireless network settings;...

  • Page 13: Chapter 5: Installing The Drivers And Utility For Windows Nt

    Click on the Adapter tab and click the Add button to continue. The Select Network Adapter dialog box opens, listing a number of network adapter cards. Insert the MA311 PCI Adapter Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click Have Disk….

  • Page 14: Verifying Driver Installation

    CD-ROM drive. Click OK. The Select OEM Option dialog box opens listing two options from which to choose. Select NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter and click OK. If other cards in your system use TCP/IP bindings, the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box will open.
  • Page 15 NETGEAR MA311PCI Adapter entry. The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the MA311 PCI Adapter is started. Installation of the MA311 PCI Adapter driver in Windows NT is complete. Continue now to the section below, Installing Utility Software for Windows NT.
  • Page 16 The Choose Destination Location screen displays the default Destination Folder. If you want to change the default folder, you can click Browse and choose a different destination. Click Next to go to the next screen.
  • Page 17 Click Finish to complete the installation. The MA311 Configuration Utility installation is now complete. Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters.

  • Page 18: Chapter 6: Wireless Lan Configuration

    Important: By default, Windows XP uses its own utility to configure your wireless network settings; if you prefer to use the MA311 configuration utility, please change this setting in the Wireless Networks tab in Wireless Network Connection Properties.
  • Page 19 You may click on the Advanced button to perform advanced configuration.

  • Page 20: System Tray Applications (For All Windows Users)

    The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for the MA311 PCI Adapter 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.

  • Page 21: Wlan Utility Parameter Modification

    Double-clicking on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN configuration utility for the MA311 PCI Adapter. You can click on any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR MA311 PCI Adapter Utility dialog box to modify the operational parameters.

  • Page 22: Profile

    Link Quality Indicates how well the wireless node is communicating with the associated access point or another wireless node. Profile The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create a profile, go to the Profile field, type in a Profile Name and set the corresponding parameters (SSID, WEP, etc.).
  • Page 23 the same BSSID. When in Infrastructure mode, this field defines the Extended Service Set ID (ESSID). The ESSID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point ESSID for the wireless node to communicate with the access point. Transmit Rate Allows you to define the data transfer rate.

  • Page 24: Security (Wep)

    Security (WEP) To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the WLAN Utility offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP, making your data transmission over air more secure. To activate the WEP Encryption, check the WEP Enabled check box. An Encryption window, as shown above, will appear.
  • Page 25 After entering the WEP keys in the key field, click the OK button and then click the Apply button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect. Important: The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points.
  • Page 26 Site Survey SSID SSIDs of each access point that is accessible by this wireless node. Mac Address Mac Addresses of each access point. Channel Wireless channel used by each access point. Signal Signal strength of each access point to this node. Indicates whether WEP encryption of each access point is enable or disable.

  • Page 27: Adapter Properties Configuration

    Device Properties Page When running Windows 98 or Me Wireless parameters for the MA311 PCI Adapter can be modified from the Network control window. From the Windows desktop, right-click the Network Neighborhood icon. When a pop-up menu opens, click on the Properties tab.

  • Page 28: Device Properties Modification

    6. Within Wireless Network Connection Properties, you can select the Wireless Networks folder tab or the Authentication folder tab to modify the wireless parameters for the MA311 PCI Adapter. Please refer to the Windows XP documentation for further advice on how to modify the wireless network connection parameters.
  • Page 29 Operating Mode is Infrastructure. Power Save Mode The Power Save option is designed to conserve the battery life of your computer. When Power Save is enabled, your MA311 PCI Adapter will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption. Preamble Type A long transmit preamble allows the receiver to lock into the received bit patterns more easily.

  • Page 30: Chapter 7: Wireless Network Fundamentals

    CHAPTER 7: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network Configuration Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LANs (WLANs), 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;...

  • Page 31: Service Set Identification (Ssid)

    Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID. A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in ad-hoc configuration without an access point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).

  • Page 32: Wireless Channel Selection

    Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between 2.4 GHz and 2.5 GHz. Neighboring channels are 5 MHz apart. However, due to spread spectrum effect of the signals, a node sending signals using a particular channel will utilize frequency spectrum 12.5 MHz above and below the center channel frequency.

  • Page 33: Appendix A: Hardware Specifications

    Weight Status LEDs Electromagnetic Compliance Environment Specifications Warranty MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Outdoor environment 1 Mbps - 1476 ft (450 m) 2 Mbps - 885 ft (270 m) 5.5 Mbps - 557 ft (170 m)

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