Chapter 3: Hardware Installation; Package Contents; Hardware Description; Wireless Pc Card Installation - NETGEAR MA 401 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Package Contents

The product package should contain:
Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card
MA401/MA301 Wireless Network Card Resource CD
Installation Guide
Support Information Card
Call your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any wrong, missing, or damaged parts.
Refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area.
Keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials. Use the packing
materials to repack the Model MA401 Wireless PC Card if you need to return it for repair.
To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations, register online on the NETGEAR
http://www.NETGEAR.com.
Web page at:

Hardware Description

The Model MA401 Wireless PC Card has two interfaces. The 16-bit PCMCIA Type II connector
connects to any notebook PC with an available PCMCIA or CardBus slot. The wireless interface of
the MA401 Wireless PC Card remains outside of the notebook PC chassis when the wireless PC card
is inserted into a notebook. The green LED indicates the wireless link condition of the MA401
Wireless PC Card with another wireless node or the associated access point.

Wireless PC Card Installation

The MA401 802.11b wireless PC Card is hot swappable, which means that you can insert it into a
notebook PC that is either powered on or shut down. You may insert the MA401 wireless PC Card
into any available PCMCIA or CardBus slot. Some notebook computers have two PCMCIA or
CardBus slots, the MA401 wireless PC Card can be inserted into either slot. Since the MA401
Wireless PC Card transmits and receives radio frequency signals through its antenna, there is no
cable needed in the installation.
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