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NETGEAR MA 301 Reference Manual

NETGEAR MA 301 Reference Manual

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  • Page 2 © 2002 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks NETGEAR the Netgear Logo, the Gear Guy, and Everybody’s connecting are trademarks or registered trademark of Netgear, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ... 1 ENEFITS ... 1 EATURES ... 1 NETGEAR ELATED PRODUCTS ... 1 CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS ... 2 IRELESS ETWORK ONFIGURATION (SS ID) ... 3 ERVICE DENTIFICATION WEP E UTHENTICATION AND NCRYPTION IRELESS HANNEL ELECTION CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Supports multiple operating system platform including Microsoft Windows 95/B, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium. Related NETGEAR products MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card ME102 802.11b Wireless Access Point MR314 802.11b Wireless Cable/DSL Router...

  • Page 5: Infrastructure Mode

    CHAPTER 2: 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 6: Service Set Identification (Ss Id)

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

  • Page 7: 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 2.4Ghz and 2.5Ghz. Neighboring channels are 5Mhz apart. However, due to spread spectrum effect of the signals, a node sending signals using a particular channel will utilize frequency spectrum12.5Mhz above and below the center channel frequency.

  • Page 8: Wireles Pc Card

    Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials. Use the packing materials to repack the Model MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter if you need to return it for repair. To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations, register online on the NETGEAR Web page at: http://www.NETGEAR.com...

  • Page 9: Chapter 4: Driver Installation

    Windows 95 or Windows 95A are not provided. Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows 95/B: Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system.

  • Page 10: Verifying Driver Installation

    Windows 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows 98: Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system. Power up the system.

  • Page 11: Windows Me Driver Software

    Windows Me Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter LAN driver for the first time in Windows Me: Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter into your desktop system. Power up the system.

  • Page 12: Windows Nt 4.0 Driver Software

    Double-click on Control Panel. Double-click on the Device icon. A list of devices installed in the system will be shown. Scroll down the list to locate the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter entry. The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is started.

  • Page 13: Windows 2000 Driver Software

    (recommended)”. Click on “Next” to continue. The next Found New Hardware Wizard window opens prompting for the location of the driver. Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select “CD-ROM drive” and click on “Next”.

  • Page 14: Chapter 5: Wireless Lan Configuration

    From the Windows desktop, right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon. When a pop-up menu opens, move to select the Properties selection. The Network windows opens, Click on the Adapter folder tab. Click on NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter in the window. Click on Properties to modify any wireless parameters. When running Windows 2000 Configuring the network adapter properties for Windows 2000is different from all other Windows operating systems.

  • Page 15: Device Properties Modification

    Device Properties Modification Table 5-1. Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Model MA401 Wireless PC Card Authentication Algorithm Open System: No secret key is shared between the sender and recipient. Shared Key: Both sender and recipient share a secret key. Fragmentation Threshold This is the packet length used for fragmentation.
  • Page 16 The procedures below will not be necessary. MA401 Configuration Utility Installation Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. From the Windows desktop, double-click on My Computer . Double-click on the CD-ROM drive letter to look into the content of the CD.

  • Page 17: System Tray Applications

    System Tray Applications Note: The SysTray (System Tray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft Windows desktop. It displays interface icons for memory-resident applications that execute in the background continuously, such as the clock, speaker volume, and virus detection. The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for the MA401 Wireless PC Card adds a status reporting and configuration utility icon in the SysTray.
  • Page 18 Rescan Only used in infrastructure mode, click on this button to allow the wireless node to start scanning the wireless channels for an access point again. Throughput (Bytes/sec) Tx The current transmit data transfer rate of the wireless node. Throughput (Bytes/sec) Rx The current receive data transfer rate of the wireless node.
  • Page 19 Encryption Encryption 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 encryption level are Disable, 64 bits and 128 bits.

  • Page 20: Appendix A: Hardware Specification

    APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATION General Specifications Radio Data Rate Frequency Range Encryption Maximum computers per network Bus interface Provided drivers Dimensions Weight Status LED Environment Specifications Warranty Model MA301 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) 2.4Ghz to 2.5Ghz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) outdoor environment indoor environment...

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