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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10384-01 May 2008
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    , see your Support information card. E-mail: [email protected] North American NETGEAR website: http://www.netgear.com Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Vista are registered
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    NETGEAR WN111v2 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 installed must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
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    aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. NETGEAR, Inc NETGEAR RangeMax WirelessN USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 1999/5/ΕΚ. Par la présente NETGEAR, Inc. déclare que l'appareil NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres
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    and Publication Details Model Number: Publication Date: Product Family: Product Name: Home or Business Product: Language: Publication Part Number: Publication Version Number: WN111v2 May 2008 Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 Home English 202-10384
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    vi v1.0, May 2008
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    the Internet 4 WN111v2 Icon ...4 Smart Wizard Status Bar 5 Wireless-N USB Adapter LED 6 Removing the WN111v2 Software 6 Upgrading the WN111v2 Software 7 Chapter 2 Network Connections and Wireless Security Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility 1 Using the Smart Wizard to Modify Your
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Setting Up WEP Encryption Security 16 Smart Wizard Statistics and Advanced Settings 18 Monitoring Statistics 18 About Your Smart Wizard 19 Advanced Settings ...20 Chapter 3 Wireless Network Performance Optimizing Wireless
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    and troubleshoot the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2. The procedures in this manual assume that you have installed the adapter as described in the Installation Guide for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2, provided with your wireless-N USB adapter and
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    Version Manual Publication Date NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 May 2008 For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, "Related Documents. Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left corner of any page in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window. • Click the print icon in the upper left of your
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual xii v1.0, May 2008
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    This chapter includes basic information about your RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2. Installation procedures are described in the Installation Guide for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2, provided with your wireless-N USB adapter and on the Resource CD. Advanced
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • A CD drive. • 10 Mbytes of free hard disk space. • Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000. Some versions of Windows ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the
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    should contain the following items: • NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 • USB cable and adapter cradle • Installation Guide • Resource CD, including: - The Smart Wizard Installation Assistant - This manual - Installation Guide • Warranty and Support information card If any of the
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet The WN111v2 has indicators in three locations that show the status of your connection to a wireless network and to the Internet: • WN111v2 icon. After you install the WN111v2 software,
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual If you right-click theWN111v2 icon in NETGEAR Smart Wizard, the NETGEAR Smart Wizard is disabled, and you must set up the wireless adapter with Vista auto-configuration. Smart Wizard Status Bar Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard
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    network, but it is not sending or receiving data. Removing the WN111v2 Software You can remove the wireless adapter software in these two ways: • Select the Windows Start menu > RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 program group > uninstall option, and then follow the screen prompts
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    USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • Select Windows Start menu >Control Panel > Add or Remove Program, and then select the RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 option, and follow the screen prompts. Upgrading the WN111v2 Software Upgrades might be available at the NETGEAR website. To install
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 1-8 v1.0, May 2008
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    how to set up wireless security for the Wireless-N USB Adapter so that it matches the wireless security settings for your network. If you chose the Windows XP or Windows Vista Zero Configuration utility during installation, and now you want to use the Smart Wizard that is installed on your PC, you
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Using the Smart Wizard to Modify Your Settings These instructions explain how to use the NETGEAR WN111v2 Smart Wizard to change the wireless-N USB adapter wireless settings. When you installed the software from the Resource CD, the icon
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual The screen shows the following information for each network scanned: • Network Name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the SSID or ESSID configuration parameter. Note that as a security measure, some
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. On the status bar, click Join a Network. 2. If the Smart Wizard detects an access point or router with WPS, it displays the WPS screen (Figure 2-4 on page 2-6). WPS is described in "Using Push
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    in the Smart Wizard Settings page. If you connect using WPS and later lose the settings, they can be restored by reconnecting using the WPS procedures described in this section. The NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 only supports WPS on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista (32/64 bits). To
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Using a WPS Push Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router To join a network using a push button: 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. On the status bar, click Join a Network. The adapter detects a network with WPS:
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Generating a PIN to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router There are two ways to enable the wireless-N USB adapter to join a wireless network: using the router or access point's security PIN; or using the wireless-N USB adapter's
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual The adapter will connect with the router. Figure 2-6 • To use the adapter's security PIN, select the bullet for the adapter to generate a random PIN, as shown in Figure 2-7. The adapter generates and displays a random PIN. - Write down
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Creating a Profile The WN111v2 Smart Wizard uses profiles to store all the settings for a particular wireless network. There are two special profile names: Default and Profile. • Default. The profile named Default automatically scans
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings tab displays: Figure 2-8 2. Enter the network settings. a. In the Network Type section, make sure that Access Point (Infrastructure) is selected. b. In the Profile
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual . For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing enabled Ad Hoc mode profile: 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings tab displays: Figure 2-9 2. Enter the network
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual b. Click Apply, then click Close to exit the Smart Wizard, or click Cancel to the WN111v2 Software" in Chapter 1. For problems accessing network resources, the Windows client and file and print sharing software might not be installed
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Starting a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Connection 1. On the Settings tab of the Smart Wizard, select or type the network name (SSID). 2. Select the Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) network type. Note: for Windows Vista computers,
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Connect (WPS) to set up WPA-PSK [TKIP] security (see "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Connect to a Wireless Network" on page 2-4). Otherwise, you can manually set one of the following types of wireless security used for home networks: •
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    0-9 or a-f). For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hex digits. Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Setting Up WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES] Security To configure WPA-PSK security: 1. Run the WN111v2 Smart Wizard. a. Make sure that the WN111v2 software is installed and the wireless-N USB adapter is fully inserted in
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    to configure WEP encryption security: 1. Run the WN111v2 Smart Wizard. a. Make sure that the WN111v2 software is installed and the wireless-N USB adapter is connected to the USB port in your computer. b. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. The Settings tab displays. 2. Configure the Security
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual c. In the Security section, select WEP. Figure 2-14 3. Select the WEP encryption strength you will use. • 64-bit WEP data encryption • 128-bit WEP data encryption Note: Larger encryption keys require more processing and may slow the
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Smart Wizard Statistics and Advanced Settings The Smart Wizard provides the ability to track transmit and send use statistics to monitor trend data through your router. It also provides some advanced settings capabilities, which
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual About Your Smart Wizard The About tab displays the current version information. Figure 2-16 The following information is displayed in the About tab: • Device: - Regional Domain. This is the region setting for the wireless adapter. The
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual - Date. The release date of the Smart Wizard. Advanced Settings The default advanced settings usually not require adjustment. Except for the power saving setting, changing any of the settings incorrectly could cause your wireless
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • RTS/CTS Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine whether it should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) mechanism or the CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 2-22 v1.0, May 2008
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    Network Performance This chapter explains how to use your RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 to connect to your wireless local area network (WLAN) and how to maximize the performance of your WN111v2 within your network. Included are scenarios for setting up your network in a mixed use
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Avoid windows unless communicating between buildings. Place wireless - Microwave ovens (no closer than 10 feet) • Choose your settings. - Use a scanning utility to determine what other wireless networks are operating nearby, and choose
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Figure 3-1 In planning your network, think about which tasks will have the heaviest traffic flow between them. Examples are: • A media center in one room streaming
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • Wireless A high-speed wireless router can provide a wireless data throughput of up to 300 Mbps using technology called multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), in which multiple antennas transmit multiple streams of data. The
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual • Streaming HD video requires 10 to 30 Mbps per stream. Because latency and packet loss, so a congested network or a noisy link can cause problems. • Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 3-6 v1.0, May 2008
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    your RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2. For information about connecting to wireless networks and the Internet, see "Basic Setup" in Chapter 1. Troubleshooting Tips Use the following information to solve common problems you may encounter. Also, refer to the knowledge base on the NETGEAR
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Table 4-1. Troubleshooting Tips (continued) Problem Action Throughput is only 54 Mbps or only 14 Mbps. The RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 can operate at faster speeds. • At 54 Mbps you are probably connecting to a
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    . Windows XP Occasional Connection Problems Windows XP users who apply Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q815485 from the Windows XP Update Service might not be able to connect to the Internet, might have dropped wireless connections, or both when using the RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2. You
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual 4-4 v1.0, May 2008
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    300 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation) 5V Bus powered FCC, CE USB 2.0 Microsoft Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Operating temperature: 0 to 45° C 40-bit (also called 64-bit) and 128-bit WEP data encryption, and WPA-PSK Limited 1-year warranty A-1 v1.0, May 2008
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual Factory Default Settings The following table lists the default settings of your wireless-N USB adapter. Feature Description Smart Wizard Wireless Wireless Communication Wireless Network Name (SSID) Security Enabled Enabled Any (will
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    a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Windows XP and Vista Wireless Configuration Utilities Application Note Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing: Wireless Communications: Preparing a Computer for Network Access: Virtual Private Networking
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    NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual B-2 v1.0, May 2008
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202-10384-01
May 2008
NETGEAR
, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
NETGEAR RangeMax
Wireless-N USB 2.0
Adapter WN111v2 User
Manual