NETGEAR WNA3100M User Manual
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Page 1: User Manual
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 January 2012 202-10920-01 v1.0... -
Page 2: Technical Support
NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, get support online, or for more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Status LED ..........6 NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon ........6 NETGEAR Genie Home . -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Set Up Your Wireless Adapter
This chapter includes the following sections: • Package Contents • Status LED • NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon • NETGEAR Genie Home • Join a Wireless Network For help installing your wireless-N USB adapter, see the installation guide that came in the package. -
Page 5: Package Contents
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Package Contents Your adapter comes with a Resource CD. Depending on the location where you purchased it, either a USB cable or an adapter cradle with a USB cable comes in the package too. -
Page 6: Netgear Genie Desktop Icon
When you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the Windows system tray and on the desktop. You can click this icon to open NETGEAR Genie to make changes or connect to a different wireless network. The color of the icon indicates the strength of your wireless connection from 0 (zero) to 5 bars. -
Page 7: Status Bar
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen: Network Connection Network Wireless Signal name status security channel strength Throughput Figure 2. Status bar Network name. The network name (SSID) of the wireless network that the adapter is currently connected to. -
Page 8: Join A Wireless Network
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Wireless Network In NETGEAR Genie, click the Join a Network button to display the following screen: Network list. View the wireless networks in the area. Click a network to select it. - Page 9 The name (SSID) field is blank even though the rest of the information is displayed. Channel. The channel that the wireless network operates on. NETGEAR recommends • that you choose a network that uses a channel that is different from that of neighboring networks.
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Page 10: Join A Network Or Connect To A Different Network
• within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless router or gateway. NETGEAR Genie: Click your wireless network to select it from the list, and then click • Connect. If the network is secure, enter its password or network key. - Page 11 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To select and join a wireless network: From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. Look for your network in the list on this screen. If you do not see your network, you might need to scroll down to view more networks.
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Page 12: Join A Hidden Network
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Hidden Network A hidden network does not broadcast its SSID. From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network. Click the Manually Connect to a network (for hidden networks) link. You can use WPS to connect, or enter the wireless information yourself. - Page 13 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To manually connect without WPS: Select the Enter wireless information myself radio button. There are four security types that can be displayed for the network: None, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK. None. There is no password.
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Page 14: Chapter 2 Maintenance
Maintenance This chapter includes the following sections: • Other Screen • Remove the Software • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -
Page 15: Other Screen
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Other Screen In NETGEAR Genie, click the Other button to display the following screen: Sent/Receive Activity Sent Packets. Total number of packets sent while communicating with the wireless network. Received Packets.Total number of packets received from wireless network communications. -
Page 16: Remove The Software
Genie displays the system Information screen and starts collecting system information, IP information, client driver and profile information, and site survey information. Software Update. You can check for software updates at the NETGEAR website. Click the Check button, and the Genie displays the Live Check screen and checks for available software upgrades. - Page 17 MAC addresses. If that is the case, on the NETGEAR Genie screen, click Other to find the MAC address for your wireless-N USB adapter and provide it to the network administrator.
- Page 18 When I connect to the network I cannot access the Internet. Click to open NETGEAR Genie. The home screen shows the following screen if you are connected to a network, but cannot access the Internet: Make sure that you are connected to the right network. If you are, then check to see if the router’s Internet connection is working.
- Page 19 Mbps of the older USB 1.1 standard. How can I view the IP address for the wireless-N USB adapter? Click the icon to open NETGEAR Genie. Then click the Other button to view the IP address. No IP address is assigned to the wireless-N USB adapter.
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Page 20: Appendix A Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information Technical Specifications The following table provides technical specifications for the wireless-N USB adapter. Feature Description Antenna 2 PIFA wireless antennas Standards 802.11n, 802.11g, or 802.11b Radio data rate Auto Sensing Frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation Power 5V Bus powered Emissions... -
Page 21: Factory Default Settings
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Factory Default Settings The following table lists the default settings of your wireless-N USB adapter. Default Settings Wireless communication Enabled Country/Region United States (varies by region) Operating mode 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b Data rate... -
Page 22: Appendix B Notification Of Compliance
The NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M has been tested for body-worn Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance. The FCC has established detailed SAR requirements and has established that these requirements have been met while the NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M was installed in a host notebook computer. -
Page 23: Industry Canada
NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M 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 methods: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Page 24 Hereby, NETGEAR Inc., declares that this Radiolan is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
- Page 25 övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. Íslenska [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir NETGEAR Inc. yfir því að Radiolan er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC. Norsk [Norwegian] NETGEAR Inc. erklærer herved at utstyret Radiolan er i samsvar med de grunnleggende krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF.