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Contents Chapter 1 Get Started and Connect to a WiFi Network Set Up and Install the Adapter 5 View Network Details Before Joining a WiFi Network 9 Join a WiFi Network 11 Join a Network Using WPS 12 Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie 13 Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig 15 Join a Hidden Network 18 Chapter 2 Monitor and Maintain the Adapter View the Connection Status and Details 25 View More Information About the Adapter and Network 26 Get Diagnostic Information for the Adapter 28 Upgrade the Adapter Software 29 Uninstall the Adapter Software 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 33 Adapter LED Is Not Lit 33 Icon Is Not in the Windows System Tray 33 Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network 34 When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I Cannot Access the Internet. . 35 When I Connect to the Network, I Cannot Access Shared Resources Such as Printers 35 Adapter Lost Its IP Address 35 Frequently Asked Questions 36 Do USB Ports Go into Sleep Mode if No Traffic Is Going to or from the Port 36 How Can I Improve the Speed of My WiFi Connection 36 How Can I View the IP Address of the Adapter 36 Appendix A Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications Factory Default Settings 38 Technical Specifications 39 3

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Contents
Chapter 1
Get Started and Connect to a WiFi Network
Set Up and Install the Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
View Network Details Before Joining a WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Join a WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Join a Network Using WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig15
Join a Hidden Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 2
Monitor and Maintain the Adapter
View the Connection Status and Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
View More Information About the Adapter and Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Get Diagnostic Information for the Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Upgrade the Adapter Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Uninstall the Adapter Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adapter LED Is Not Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Icon Is Not in the Windows System Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I Cannot Access the Internet. . 35
When I Connect to the Network, I Cannot Access Shared
Resources Such as Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adapter Lost Its IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Do USB Ports Go into Sleep Mode if No Traffic Is Going to or
from the Port?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
How Can I Improve the Speed of My WiFi Connection?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
How Can I View the IP Address of the Adapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Appendix A
Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39