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Technical Specifications

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Appendix A

Technical Specifications

This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI
Adapter WAG311

Antennae

4/5 dbi external antenna with magnetic base

Radio Data Rate

Auto Rate Sensing 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, & 108 Mbps turbo
mode (turbo mode for 802.11a is available only for models shipped in the
United States but 802.11g turbo mode in a future driver update is available
in all locations)

Frequency

802.11b/g2.4GHz to 2.5GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation
802.11a 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz (lower band) 5.25 ~ 5.35 GHz (middle band)

5.725 ~ 5.825 GHz (hi-band)

Emissions

FCC, CE

Bus interface

PCI

Provided drivers

Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP

Weight

283 g, (9.6 oz) including antenna

LED

Power, Activity

Operating Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 55 degrees C, 32 to 131 degrees F

Encryption

40-bit (also called 64-bit), 128-bit, and 152-bit WEP data encryption

Summary of Contents for WAG311 - Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter

Page 1: ...M 10148 01 Version v1 0 July 2003 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311...

Page 2: ...does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein 2003 NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo The Gear Guy and Everybody s...

Page 3: ...ith RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95 1 standards the user is advised to maintain a distance of at least 1 inch 2 5 cm from the antenna of this device while it is in use FCC Electronic Em...

Page 4: ...proved US Department of Commerce export license Europe EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the European R TTE Directive 1...

Page 5: ...Matters ERM Wideband Transmission systems data transmission equipment operating in the 2 4 GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques Part 1 Technical characteristics and test condit...

Page 6: ...vi...

Page 7: ...uration Settings 2 3 For Windows XP Users Installing a WAG311 2 4 For Windows 2000 98 Me Users Installing a WAG311 2 8 WAG311 Wireless Connection Indicators 2 13 Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors 2...

Page 8: ...y Size B 6 WEP Configuration Options B 7 Wireless Channels B 7 802 11b g Wireless Channels B 7 802 11a Legal Power Output and Wireless Channels B 8 Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Pre...

Page 9: ...Contents ix Verifying TCP IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 C 11 Glossary List of Glossary Terms D 1 Index...

Page 10: ...x Contents...

Page 11: ...perating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference The WAG311 Wireless PCI Adapter provides reliable standards based 802 11a b g Wireless Local Area Network WLAN connect...

Page 12: ...te in the optimal data transfer rate In a noisy environment or when the distance between the wireless nodes is far the wireless nodes automatically fall back to operate at lower transfer rates High le...

Page 13: ...to Get There From Here The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process Wireless technology has removed one of the barriers to networking running wires It allows more pe...

Page 14: ...g Basics for a general introduction Protect my wireless connection from snooping hacking or information theft 1 Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled 2 Configure my WAG311 wit...

Page 15: ...P IP Internet networking software installed and configured on my PC according to the requirements of the Internet service provider 4 A browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator To configure...

Page 16: ...network 3 Any Windows networking security access rights such as login user name password that have been assigned in the Windows network or for sharing particular files must be provided when Windows p...

Page 17: ...s computers in the combined wireless and wired network 3 Any Windows networking security access rights such as login user name password that have been assigned in the Windows network must be provided...

Page 18: ...Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311 1 8 Introduction...

Page 19: ...WAG311 please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met Pentium III class computer with an available PCI slot CD ROM drive 20 Mbytes of free hard disk space Some versions of Windows may...

Page 20: ...ironment with lots of obstructions Two Basic Operating Modes The WAG311 Wireless PCI Adapter like all 802 11a b g adapters can operate in the following two basic modes Infrastructure Mode An 802 11 ne...

Page 21: ...dapter to communicate with a wireless access point or wireless adapter all devices must be configured with the same wireless network name SSID Network Mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Infrastructure Data...

Page 22: ...d Wizard steps and click Finish when done to restart your computer WAG311 Resource CD Main Page Note If this page does not automatically appear browse the root of the CD and double click on autorun ex...

Page 23: ...xt and follow the prompts to proceed Click Continue Anyway if you are prompted with a Windows XP Logo testing message i After the installation completes click Finish to close the wizard You should see...

Page 24: ...Smart Wireless Configuration utility or see Chapter 3 Configuration for complete instructions b Click on the View Available Wireless Networks menu item c If there is more than one wireless network in...

Page 25: ...e If you are unable to connect see Basic Troubleshooting Tips on page 2 14 Note When the Windows XP wireless configuration utility is enabled the default only these two tab pages appear To enable the...

Page 26: ...dministrator rights a Power on your computer let the operating system boot up completely and log in as needed b Insert the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311 Resource CD SW 10015 01 into yo...

Page 27: ...g and work space with adequate room which is free of sources of static electricity b Power off your computer and disconnect the power cord c Open the case of your PC d Identify an available PCI slot e...

Page 28: ...elay the Found New Hardware Wizard displays Click Next and follow the prompts to proceed Note Click Yes if you are prompted with a Windows 2000 Digital Signature Not Found warning message i After the...

Page 29: ...network c Click the Apply button to activate the connection d Enter a name for your profile and click the Save Profile button to store the current settings Note This procedure assumes you are connecti...

Page 30: ...ction information matches your wireless network b Verify connectivity to the Internet or network resources Note If you are unable to connect see Basic Troubleshooting Tips on page 2 14 Note You can us...

Page 31: ...olor Condition Description Red The wireless PCI Adapter has no connection to any other wireless node The wireless PCI Adapter is not able to link to any other wireless node or the link is lost Check y...

Page 32: ...s adapters from connecting to the Internet and prevent wireless adapters from reloading a working configuration after a restart of the computer To see if HotFix Q815485 is installed look in Add Remove...

Page 33: ...The About page shows the following information Regional Domain This is the region setting for the wireless adapter The approved channels for this region are automatically scanned Governments regulate...

Page 34: ...known MAC addresses If you are communicating with such a network you would have to provide the address shown here to the network administrator before you would be allowed to connect Restricting access...

Page 35: ...The section below introduces these capabilities of the configuration utility Using Configuration Profiles The WAG311 configuration utility uses profiles to store all the configuration settings for a...

Page 36: ...nfiguration settings you need to join the network you are using at the time There are two types of wireless network connections you can configure Infrastructure Mode uses the 802 11 infrastructure mod...

Page 37: ...ess MAC Address of the wireless device broadcasting this information Mode Identifies the type of wireless network Access Point Infrastructure or Computer to computer Ad Hoc To connect to a network 1 C...

Page 38: ...ork Name Note You will not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID matches exactly what is configured in the access point Tip You can click the Networks tab to view a list of the ava...

Page 39: ...uses Ad Hoc mode Ad Hoc mode is an 802 11 networking 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...

Page 40: ...ration settings are saved in this profile c Click Apply d Click Close to exit the configuration utility 3 Configure the PC network settings a Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with...

Page 41: ...on page 2 14 Also if you have problems accessing network resources the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers Please refer...

Page 42: ...The channel number differs depending on the country The connection speed automatically defaults to the highest speed Enabling Wireless Security Features You can strengthen the security of your wireles...

Page 43: ...ds can use different authentication settings Shared Key is more security 802 11a SSID circle one Open System or Shared Key 802 11b g SSID circle one Open System or Shared Key Note If you select shared...

Page 44: ...the configuration utility by clicking on the WAG311 icon in the Windows system tray Figure 3 5 Settings tab page b Click on the Settings tab to display the view shown above 2 Configure the Security se...

Page 45: ...a encryption 128 bit WEP data encryption Note Larger encryption keys require more processing and may slow the communications response times 5 Select Create with Passphrase and enter the passphrase The...

Page 46: ...real time graph identifying the Total Receive and Transmit utilization as a percentage the total possible Total Receive Transmit Graph Identifies the trend of transmit receive data communications over...

Page 47: ...transmit preamble might give slightly better performance Transmit Power Lowering the output power level lets you reduce the chance of interference with other nearby access points but reduces the range...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...ls shipped in the United States but 802 11g turbo mode in a future driver update is available in all locations Frequency 802 11b g2 4GHz to 2 5GHz CCK and OFDM Modulation 802 11a 5 15 5 25 GHz lower b...

Page 50: ...Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311 A 2 Technical Specifications...

Page 51: ...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 net an industry standard...

Page 52: ...In an ad hoc wireless network with no access points the Basic Service Set Identification BSSID is used In an infrastructure wireless network that includes an access point the ESSID is used but may st...

Page 53: ...ion sends an authentication request to the access point 5 The access point authenticates the station 6 The station sends an association request to the access point 7 The access point associates with t...

Page 54: ...the station s default key The access point compares the decrypted text with the original challenge text If the decrypted text matches the original challenge text then the access point and the station...

Page 55: ...hentication purposes the network uses Open System Authentication 3 Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption A transmitting 802 11 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it sends using a con...

Page 56: ...ption but 128 bit encryption may not be available outside of the United States due to U S export regulations In NETGEAR s 802 11a solutions there are three shared key methods implemented the standards...

Page 57: ...ts default key to transmit 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 Wireless Ch...

Page 58: ...ecessary as these three channels do not overlap 802 11a Legal Power Output and Wireless Channels IEEE 802 11a utilizes 300 MHz of bandwidth in the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure...

Page 59: ...ate The 802 11a uses OFDM to define a total of 8 non overlapping 200 MHz channels across the 2 lower bands each of these is divided into 52 sub carriers and each carrier is approximately 300 KHz wide...

Page 60: ...e five channels in turbo mode The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different Channel Frequency 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 149 5 745 GHz 153 5 765 GHz 157 5 7...

Page 61: ...l 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 In your TCP IP netwo...

Page 62: ...e an Ethernet adapter or an WAG311 the TCP IP protocol 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...

Page 63: ...sources that are available on its network The simplest way to configure this information is to allow the PC to obtain the information from a DHCP server in the network You will find there are many sim...

Page 64: ...ring Your PCs for Network Access 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 Windows logon...

Page 65: ...es 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 IP configur...

Page 66: ...ation 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 or Verif...

Page 67: ...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 XP Start...

Page 68: ...ion 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 view det...

Page 69: ...elow 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 selecte...

Page 70: ...s 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 Protocol TCP I...

Page 71: ...utton 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 values below...

Page 72: ...Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311 C 12 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access...

Page 73: ...ence spread spectrum DSSS technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz 802 11g is backwards compatible with 802 11b ADSL Short for asymmetric digital subscriber line a technolog...

Page 74: ...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 world gain access Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol...

Page 75: ...n a limited area such as one floor of a building A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers Although many technologies exist to implem...

Page 76: ...wireless Access Point and to 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 a...

Page 77: ...s 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 Windows PC...

Page 78: ...Installation Guide for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PCI Adapter WAG311 6 Glossary...

Page 79: ...ng for Windows 1 6 O Open System authentication 2 P passphrase 2 S Shared Key authentication 3 SSID 4 3 2 T TCP IP properties verifying for Windows 5 W WEP 4 8 3 Wi Fi 1 Windows configuring for IP rou...

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