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User Manual for the
NETGEAR RangeMax™
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
WPN111

Summary of Contents for RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 WPN111NA WPN111NA

Page 1: ...02 10076 01 202 1 007 6 01 V ersion v1 0 F eb ru ary 2005 NETGEAR Inc 4 500 G reat A m erica P arkway S anta C lara C A 95054 U S A User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111...

Page 2: ...or other countries Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information is subject to change without notice All rights reserved February 2005...

Page 3: ...ts may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end user by the applicable National regulatory authority NOTE This product s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed i...

Page 4: ...export license Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 does not exceed the Class B limits for radi...

Page 5: ...sic O p erating M od es 3 2 W P N 1 1 1 D efau lt W ireless C onfigu ration S ettings 3 3 B asic Installation Instru ctions 3 3 F or W ind ows XP U sers Installing a W P N 1 1 1 3 4 F or W ind ows 2 0...

Page 6: ...Technical Specifications A 1 Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics W ireless N etworking O verview B 1 Infrastru ctu re M od e B 1 A d H oc M od e P eer to P eer W orkgrou p B 2 N etwork N am e E xte...

Page 7: ...ws 98 and M e C 3 S electing W ind ows Internet A ccess M eth od C 5 V erifying TC P IP P rop erties C 5 C onfigu ring W ind ows 2 000 or XP for TC P IP N etworking C 6 Install or V erify W ind ows N...

Page 8: ...202 10076 01 viii C ontents...

Page 9: ...ical conventions This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages This manual is written according to these specifications Table 1 1 Typographical conventions italics E m p h asis...

Page 10: ...he PDF version of the chapter you were viewing Click the print 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 and pr...

Page 11: ...dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference The RangeMax WPN111 Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter provides relia...

Page 12: ...case you need to return the product for repair A Road Map for How to Get There From Here The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process Wireless technology has removed...

Page 13: ...general introd u ction P rotect m y wireless connection from snoop ing h acking or inform ation th eft 1 A ssu re th at th e wireless network h as secu rity featu res enab led 2 C onfigu re m y W P N...

Page 14: ...king software installed and configu red on m y P C accord ing to th e requ irem ents of th e Internet service p rovid er 4 A b rowser like Internet E xp lorer or N etscap e N avigator To configu re yo...

Page 15: ...cu rity access righ ts su ch as login u ser nam e p assword th at h ave b een assigned in th e W ind ows network or for sh aring p articu lar files m u st b e p rovid ed wh en W ind ows p rom p ts for...

Page 16: ...ed wireless and wired network 3 A ny W ind ows networking secu rity access righ ts su ch as login u ser nam e p assword th at h ave b een assigned in th e W ind ows network m u st b e p rovid ed wh en...

Page 17: ...sure that these minimum requirements have been met You must have a PC with a Pentium 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an available USB 2 0 or 1 1 port Note If you do not have a USB 2 0 port...

Page 18: ...ces of interference such as Large metal surfaces Microwaves 2 4 GHz Cordless phones In general wireless devices can communicate through walls However if the walls are constructed with concrete or have...

Page 19: ...urity parameters already defined Your NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 factory default basic settings are Network Name Service Set Identification SSID Any First available network Note...

Page 20: ...nto your CD drive The CD main page shown at the right will load c Click Install Driver and Utility Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps You will be prompted to choose the country you are located in S...

Page 21: ...to accept this option If you choose No you must read the Windows XP documentation for an explanation of how to use the Windows XP wireless network configuration utility e Click Finish when done and if...

Page 22: ...or your current location W P N 1 1 1 system tray icon S m art W izard W ireless U tility S ettings p age Tip C lick H elp to view th e context sensitive h elp inform ation Note Th e N E TG E A R d efa...

Page 23: ...tches your wireless network b Check the color of the WPN111 icon in the Windows system tray green or yellow indicates a working connection red indicates no connection c Check the WPN111 LED blinking m...

Page 24: ...he Resource CD for the WPN111 into your CD ROM drive The CD main page shown at the right will load c Click Install Driver and Utility Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps You will be prompted to choo...

Page 25: ...t Found message c After the bootloader device is installed the Found New Hardware Wizard will display again and install the WPN111 Follow the installation prompts Note Click Yes if you are prompted wi...

Page 26: ...to a wireless network at work and at home create profiles called work and home Then activate whichever one you need for wherever you are located W P N 1 1 1 system tray icon W P N 1 1 1 C onfigu rati...

Page 27: ...PN111 Verify wireless connectivity to your network a Verify that the status monitor information at the bottom of the utility matches your wireless network b Check the color of the WPN111 icon in the W...

Page 28: ...link is lost C h eck you r configu ration or try m oving to a location wh ere th e wireless signal qu ality is b etter Yellow Th e W P N 1 1 1 h as a connection with anoth er wireless nod e Th e wire...

Page 29: ...on utility Using Configuration Profiles The WPN111 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a particular wireless network You can store multiple profiles and rec...

Page 30: ...2 11 ad hoc mode For more information on 802 11 wireless network modes see Wireless Networking Overview on page B 1 of this manual Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode This section pro...

Page 31: ...not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID matches exactly what is configured in the access point Tip You can click the Network tab to view a list of the available wireless networks...

Page 32: ...working framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other without the use of an access point For example this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with fil...

Page 33: ...For instructions on configuring static IP addresses refer to the networking tutorial on your NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 Resource CD b Restart the PCs 4 Verify wireless connectiv...

Page 34: ...computers Please refer to Preparing Your Computers for TCP IP Networking on page C 1 How to Start a Computer to Computer Ad Hoc Network 1 Fill in the Network Name SSID 2 Select the Computer to comput...

Page 35: ...configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future reference For an existing wireless network the person who set up the network will be able to provide this information Wireless N...

Page 36: ...ly entered Use the procedures below to configure basic security settings in the WPN111 How to Configure WEP Encryption Security Follow the steps below to configure WEP Encryption Security 1 Run the WP...

Page 37: ...assphrase The configuration utility will automatically generate the WEP keys Note The characters are case sensitive Be sure to use the same passphrase for all the wireless devices in the network If th...

Page 38: ...ovides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic and performance of your wireless adapter Transmit Receive Performance A real time graph identifying the total receive and transmit...

Page 39: ...rformance Transmit Power Lowering the output power level lets you reduce the chance of interference with other nearby access points but reduces the range of your adapter Wireless Mode Select the wirel...

Page 40: ...threshold value set here The maximum frame size is 2346 octets so if the threshold is 2346 RTS CTS will be disabled Note This setting is reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only...

Page 41: ...1 is recognized and enab led R eload th e W P N 1 1 1 software if necessary Try to install th e W P N 1 1 1 in a d ifferent U S B sloton you r system if one is availab le Th e wireless L E D b links a...

Page 42: ...port USB v1 1 port maximum speed is 14 Mbps whereas the maximum speed of a USB v2 0 port is 480 Mbps PC computers can be upgraded with optional add on USB v2 0 adapters that provide one or more USB v2...

Page 43: ...tion 1 Go to Control Panel and select Network Connections 2 Right click on the connection and select Properties 3 Click the Wireless Networks tab 4 Select or clear the WPN111 Use Windows to configure...

Page 44: ...How to get a PDF copy of the Manual In the Manual HTML page there is a PDF button image at the top right hand corner of the web page Click the PDF icon to bring up a PDF file of the entire manual You...

Page 45: ...ta R ate 1 2 5 5 6 9 1 1 1 2 1 8 2 4 36 4 8 54 and 1 08 M b p s A u to R ate S ensing F requ ency 2 4 G H z to 2 5G H z C C K and O F D M M od u lation P ower 5V B u s p owered E m issions F C C C E B...

Page 46: ...User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 A 2 Tech nical S p ecifications 202 10076 01...

Page 47: ...ll automatically back down to rates 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps The 802 11 standard is also called Wireless Ethernet or Wi Fi by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi ne...

Page 48: ...Set Identification BSSID is used In an infrastructure wireless network that includes an access point the ESSID is used but may still be referred to as SSID An SSID is a thirty two character maximum al...

Page 49: ...er Applying two channels that allow the maximum channel separation will decrease the amount of channel cross talk and provide a noticeable performance increase over networks with minimal channel separ...

Page 50: ...tructure U NII band Though the lower 200 MHz is physically contiguous the FCC has divided the total 300 MHz into three distinct domains each with a different legal maximum power output Below is a tabl...

Page 51: ...N111 user can use thirteen channels in non turbo mode Table B 3 802 11a Turbo Mode Off Radio Frequency Channels Turbo Mode OFF Channel Frequency 36 5 1 8 0 G H z 4 0 5 2 00 G H z 4 4 5 2 2 0 G H z 4 8...

Page 52: ...is optional WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a new specification of standards based interoperable security enhancements that increase the level of data protection and access control for wireless net...

Page 53: ...hentication only those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the network By default IEEE 802 11 wireless devices operate in an Open System network Recently Wi Fi the Wireless Ethern...

Page 54: ...ends an authentication request to the access point IN TER N ET LO CA L ACT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LNK LNK ACT 100 Cable DSL ProSafeWirelessVPNSecurityFirewall MODEL FVM318 PWR TEST W LA N Enable Access Point...

Page 55: ...two types of WEP encryption 64 bit and 128 bit 128 bit encryption is stronger than 64 bit encryption but 128 bit encryption may not be available outside of the United States due to U S export regulati...

Page 56: ...ransmit The two devices will communicate as long as the AP s WEP key 2 is the same as the client s WEP key 2 and the AP s WEP key 3 is the same as the client s WEP key 3 How to Use WEP Parameters Wire...

Page 57: ...rammable addresses The LAN Port Access Control framework defined by the IEEE 802 1X standard addresses these needs With 802 11 WEP all wireless access points and client wireless adapters on a particul...

Page 58: ...ally refer to IETF s RFC 2284 Figure B 4 802 1x authentication 1 After associating with a wireless access point the client sends an EAP start message This begins a series of message exchanges to authe...

Page 59: ...lient can then use contents of the key message to define applicable encryption keys In typical 802 1x implementations the client can automatically change encryption keys as often as necessary to minim...

Page 60: ...certified products had until August of 2004 to add WPA support or they would loose their Wi Fi certification While the new IEEE 802 11i standard is being ratified wireless vendors have agreed on WPA...

Page 61: ...pieces of the 802 11i draft that are ready to bring to market today such as 802 1x and TKIP The main pieces of the 802 11i draft that are not included in WPA are secure IBSS Ad Hoc mode secure fast h...

Page 62: ...phrase on both the stations and the access point This eliminates the need for an authentication server which in many home and small office environments will not be available nor desirable Possible da...

Page 63: ...use pre WPA 802 1X authentication and key management in order to access the network Key management WPA features a robust key generation management system that integrates the authentication and data pr...

Page 64: ...type 5 The authentication server will either send an accept or reject message to the access point 6 The access point sends an EAP success packet or reject packet to the client 7 If the authentication...

Page 65: ...ise the changed key to the connected wireless clients If configured to implement dynamic key exchange the 802 1x authentication server can return session keys to the access point along with the accept...

Page 66: ...the NIC s hardware in both the station and the access point TKIP was a pragmatic compromise that allows organizations to deploy better security while AES capable equipment is being designed manufactu...

Page 67: ...ireless N etworking B asics B 2 1 202 10076 01 Wireless network adapters Wireless client programs Check the NETGEAR web site for WPA enabled updates to NETGEAR products For wireless devices in your n...

Page 68: ...User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 B 2 2 W ireless N etworking B asics 202 10076 01...

Page 69: ...dy installed as well Most operating systems include the software components you need for networking with TCP IP Windows 95 or later includes the software components for establishing a TCP IP network I...

Page 70: ...l and the Client for Microsoft Networks If you need to add TCP IP a Click the Add button b Select Protocol and then click Add c Select Microsoft d Select TCP IP and then click OK If you need to add th...

Page 71: ...nfigure this information is to allow the PC to obtain the information from a DHCP server in the network You will find there are many similarities in the procedures for different Windows systems when u...

Page 72: ...P C s for N etwork A ccess 202 10076 01 Verify the following settings as shown Client for Microsoft Network exists Ethernet adapter is present TCP IP is present Primary Network Logon is set to Window...

Page 73: ...eck all boxes in the LAN Internet Configuration screen and click Next 6 Proceed to the end of the Wizard Verifying TCP IP Properties After your PC is configured and has rebooted you can check the TCP...

Page 74: ...PC preparation process you may need to install and configure TCP IP on each networked PC Before starting locate your Windows CD you may need to insert it during the TCP IP installation process Install...

Page 75: ...walk you through the configuration process for each of these versions of Windows DHCP Configuration of TCP IP in Windows XP Locate your Network Neighborhood icon Select Control Panel from the Windows...

Page 76: ...Connection Status window This box displays the connection status duration speed and activity statistics Administrator logon access rights are needed to use this window Click the Properties button to...

Page 77: ...steps below to configure TCP IP with DHCP for Windows 2000 Verify that Obtain an IP address automatically radio button is selected and that the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio button is...

Page 78: ...Components checked are used by this connection Client for Microsoft Networks and Internet Protocol TCP IP Click OK With Internet Protocol TCP IP selected click on Properties to open the Internet Proto...

Page 79: ...e Start button and then click Run The Run window opens 2 Type cmd and then click OK A command window opens 3 Type ipconfig all Your IP Configuration information will be listed and should match the val...

Page 80: ...User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 C 1 2 P rep aring Y ou r P C s for N etwork A ccess 202 10076 01...

Page 81: ...ng data known as the downstream rate and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending data known as the upstream rate ADSL requires a special ADSL modem ADSL is growing in popularity as more areas around the worl...

Page 82: ...he assigned information includes IP addresses DNS addresses and gateway router addresses ESSID The Extended Service Set Identification ESSID is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identify...

Page 83: ...xist to implement a LAN Ethernet is the most common for connecting personal computers MAC address The Media Access Control address is a unique 48 bit hardware address assigned to every network interfa...

Page 84: ...o the wireless network name See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to Subnetting enables a network administrator to further div...

Page 85: ...indows Internet Naming Service WINS Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows based computer names to IP addresses If a remote network contains a WINS server your Windo...

Page 86: ...User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPN111 6 G lossary 202 10076 01...

Page 87: ...ription 11 O Open System authentication 7 S Shared Key authentication 7 SSID 3 2 T TCP IP properties verifying for Windows 5 troubleshooting 1 W WEP 3 7 10 Wi Fi 1 7 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA 9 Windo...

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