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Netgear MA301 - 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter Manual

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    Netgear, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, windows, and the Windows refer to the notes in the operating instructions. Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has This is to certify that the Model MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter is shielded against the generation of radio
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    WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER AND WIRELESS PC CARD 5 CHAPTER 4: DRIVER INSTALLATION ...6 WINDOWS 95/B DRIVER SOFTWARE ...6 WINDOWS 98 DRIVER SOFTWARE ...7 WINDOWS ME DRIVER SOFTWARE ...8 WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER SOFTWARE ...9 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER SOFTWARE...10 CHAPTER 5: WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION 12 ADAPTER
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    y Networks from any location in and around the home or office. y Gives you constant access to corporate 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
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    any other node. There is no access point involved in this configuration. It enables you to quickly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by Microsoft Networking in the various Windows operating systems. Some vendors also refer
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    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 Shared Key authentication mode. There are
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    Selection IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes increase over networks with minimal channel separation. Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. The preferred channel separation between the channels in neighboring wireless networks
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    Installation Package Contents The product package should contain: y Model MA301 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter y MA401/MA301 Wireless Network Card Resource CD y Installation Guide y Support Information Card Call your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any wrong, missing, or
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    PCI adapter. An Update Device Driver Wizard window opens and asks to install the corresponding driver. Click on "Next" to continue. 3. Windows will notify you that it is unable to locate the driver and ask you to specify where the driver is located. Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD
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    the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter. An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens. Click on "Next" to continue. 3. In the next Add new Hardware Wizard window, select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)." Click on "Next". 4. Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD-ROM
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    MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter into your desktop system. Power up the system. 2. Upon power up, Windows Me automatically detects the existence of the MA301 PCI Adapter. An Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that new hardware has been found. Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD
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    "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 to the Network window. Click on "Close". 10. Click on "Yes" when prompted if you want to reboot the system. Verifying Driver
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    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". 5. 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 CD-ROM. Click on
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    folder tab. Click on "Device Manager". 2. In the Device Manager window, double-click on "Network adapters" to show all network adapters. Double-click on "NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter". 3. The NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PC Card Properties window opens. Click on the Advanced folder tab. The list of
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    Device Properties Parameters General Specifications Authentication Algorithm Model MA401 Wireless PC Card Open System: No secret key is that the wireless node uses to determine if it should use the CSMA/CD mechanism or the CSMA/CA mechanism for packet transmission. With the CSMA/CD transmission
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    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. Note: If your MA401/MA301 driver resource CD version is 2.0 or above, the configuration utility will be
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    to any access point or the link between the wireless adapter and the access point is lost. The link condition between the wireless adapter and the associated access point is weak. The wireless adapter has established good communication with an access point and the signal quality is strong. MA401
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    nodes in the same network should use the same BSS ID. When in infrastructure mode, this field defines the extended service set ID (ESS ID). The ESS ID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point ESS ID for the wireless node to communicate with the access point. The Tx Rate
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    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 data encryption, please refer to the wireless network fundamental chapter at the beginning of this reference guide. Setting the data encryption level
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    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
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