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202-10175-01
March 2006

NETGEAR

, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
WPNT121 User Manual

Summary of Contents for RangeMax 240 WPNT121

Page 1: ...202 10175 01 March 2006 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual...

Page 2: ...ifications Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data...

Page 3: ...du Canada To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that...

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Page 7: ...tions 2 6 Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet 2 10 The Smart Wizard Status Bar 2 10 Icon Colors 2 11 Removing the Software 2 12 Upgrading the Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Software 2 12 Chapte...

Page 8: ...g up WPA PSK Security 3 13 Advanced Settings 3 14 Networks Page 3 14 Statistics Page 3 16 About Page 3 17 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips 4 1 Frequently Asked Questions 4 1 Appendix A D...

Page 9: ...rding to these specifications How to Print this Manual To print this manual you can choose one of the following several options according to your needs Table 1 1 Typographical conventions Italics Emph...

Page 10: ...nt icon in the upper left of the window Tip If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper you can save paper by selecting this feature Printing the Full Manual Use the PDF but...

Page 11: ...issues such as range interference signal quality and security to the picture The table below shows how to complete common tasks with a network connecting to a wireless network using security connectin...

Page 12: ...t into Web browsers Wireless security features that you implement are in addition to those on secure Internet sites Connect to the Internet over my wireless network 1 Activate my wireless link and ver...

Page 13: ...gs as the other Windows computers in the combined wireless and wired network 2 When Windows prompts for security access rights such as login user name password you must enter them 3 If Windows peer Wo...

Page 14: ...Windows Client and File and Print Sharing The same Windows Workgroup or Domain settings as the other Windows computers in the combined wireless and wired network 2 Any Windows networking security acc...

Page 15: ...ignificantly based on the location of the computer with the Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter For best results avoid potential sources of interference such as Large metal surfaces Microwave ovens 2 4 GHz Cordl...

Page 16: ...addition to an existing wireless network you need the wireless network and wireless security settings that are already defined Your Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter factory default basic settings are Network...

Page 17: ...f the CD main page does not appear double click autorun exe on the CD b Click the Install Software link and the Smart Wizard starts c Follow the Wizard steps and click Next to continue d When the Inst...

Page 18: ...EAR Smart Wizard recommended or the Windows XP Configuration utility If you choose the Windows XP option then you must read the Windows XP documentation for instructions b Click Next to accept the NET...

Page 19: ...ss connection to be established The Smart Wizard Settings page opens 5 Use the status bar to verify your wireless connectivity For more information about connecting see Connecting to Wireless Networks...

Page 20: ...t Wizard Status Bar Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard so you can view the status bar The Smart Wizard Settings page opens The status bar is at the bottom of the page Connection Status The color...

Page 21: ...outer OK but no Internet connection at router ___ ___ ___ ___ or 169 254 x x Wireless connection to a router OK but problem with the router See Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Figure 2 9 Color Condition Des...

Page 22: ...enu to the Control Panel Add or Remove Program item select the RangeMax 240 WPNT121 Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter option and follow the screen prompts Upgrading the Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Software Upgrad...

Page 23: ...oftware automatically restarts when you reboot your computer The Smart Wizard provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to Choose the network that you want to use Configure wireless settings fo...

Page 24: ...connection For more information see The Smart Wizard Status Bar in Chapter 2 Note Make sure that you know the security settings for the network that you want to use For example if WEP is used then you...

Page 25: ...that has all the settings that you need to join the network you are using at the time There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up Access Point Infrastructure connect to an ac...

Page 26: ...or enter the SSID 3 Save your settings in a Profile a Click Save Profile All the configuration settings are saved in this profile b Click Apply c Click Close to exit the wizard or Cancel to return to...

Page 27: ...he icon to open the Smart Wizard The Settings page opens Note If you cannot connect see Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Also for problems with accessing network resources the Windows Client and File and Pri...

Page 28: ...a Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol b Restart the PCs 5 Verify wireless connectivity between your peer devices You can use the ping utility to verify your wire...

Page 29: ...er to computer network 5 In the Channel field Automatic should work 6 Click OK The Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter automatically selects the highest connection speed Note If you cannot connect see Removing t...

Page 30: ...ce document at http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm In addition to the wireless security features networks should use LAN network security features such as requiring a user...

Page 31: ...the key values in the spaces below Passphrase method ______________________________ These characters are case sensitive Enter a word or group of printable characters and click the Generate Keys butto...

Page 32: ...less USB 2 0 Adapter is connected to the USB port in your computer b Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard The Settings tab page opens 2 Configure the Security settings a In the Profile box select the...

Page 33: ...point and other 802 11b wireless devices 5 Save your settings in a Profile a Click Save Profile All the configuration settings are saved in this profile b Click Apply c Click Close to exit the configu...

Page 34: ...the network or enter the SSID c In the Security section select WPA2 PSK AES For more information about WPA2 PSK security see the Web link to Wireless Communications in Appendix B 3 Save your settings...

Page 35: ...computer b Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard The Settings tab page opens 2 Configure the Security settings a In the Profile box select the profile or type in a profile name b In the Network Name S...

Page 36: ...e the Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Advanced Settings If you cannot connect without making changes or if your Internet Service Provider ISP or network administrator recommend changes then some of these wil...

Page 37: ...ntifies whether the wireless network uses WEP or WPA PSK security settings Signal Identifies the signal strength of the communications MAC Address Identifies the hardware address MAC Address of the wi...

Page 38: ...ransmit utilization as a percentage the total possible Transmit Receive and Total TxRx Radio buttons let you select whether to display the transmit performance the receive performance or both in the s...

Page 39: ...wireless adapter driver date MAC Address The MAC address of the adapter The Media Access Control address is a unique 48 bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card Some wireless netw...

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Page 41: ...formation below to solve common problems you may encounter Also please refer to the knowledge base on the NETGEAR Web site at http kbserver netgear com productst wpnt121 asp Unless you can solve a pro...

Page 42: ...the wireless configuration utility that comes with Windows XP During the software installation the wizard prompts you to choose either the NETGEAR Smart Wizard or the Windows configuration utility Be...

Page 43: ...ss points for you to choose from restart your system and connect to your desired access point again Why do I see no more than 54 Mbps on the status bar The Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter can operate at 240...

Page 44: ...USB 2 0 Adapter icons in the System Tray If you see two icons in the System Tray at the bottom right corner of the screen you have an older software version installed on your system and it needs to be...

Page 45: ...less Network Name SSID Any will connect to first wireless network that responds Security Disabled Network Type Infrastructure Transmission Speed Auto Maximum wireless signal rate IEEE Standard 802 11...

Page 46: ...Radio Data Rate 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 40 48 54 72 80 84 96 108 120 144 160 168 192 216 and 240 Mbps Frequency 2 4GHz to 2 5GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation Power 5V bus powered Emissions FCC Part 15 C...

Page 47: ...ing and TCP IP Addressing http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Communications http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing a Computer for...

Page 48: ...NETGEAR RangeMax 240 Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPNT121 User Manual Appendix B 2 v1 0 March 2006...

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