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User's Guide

802.11a/b Dual Band Wireless PC Card
5 GHz/2.4 GHz

WAB501

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Summary of Contents for WAB501 - 802.11a/b Dual Band PC Card

Page 1: ...User s Guide 802 11a b Dual Band Wireless PC Card 5 GHz 2 4 GHz WAB501 ...

Page 2: ...d of 54 Mbps Get Started Now The WAB501 802 11a b Wireless PC Card is easy to install You need only to complete these five steps which should take about 10 to 15 minutes 1 Install the WAB501 driver and utility software page 3 2 Install the WAB501 Wireless PC Card page 5 3 Verify driver installation page 5 4 Configure the WAB501 network settings page 7 Package Contents The product package should co...

Page 3: ...nal packaging materials To qualify for product updates product support and product warranty registrations register online at the NETGEAR web page http www NETGEAR com Installation System Requirements Before installing the WAB501 802 11a b Wireless PC Card please make sure that your computer system has the following A computer with a 32 bit CardBus slot Please note that not all notebook or portable...

Page 4: ...oceed For Windows XP users a Windows Logo Testing Not Found dialog box may appear Click Continue Anyway to proceed 3 Click Finish to complete the installation Verify Driver Installation It is a good idea to confirm that the WAB501 802 11a b Wireless PC Card has been properly installed Follow the instructions that apply to your computer system 1 From the Windows desktop right click My Computer 6 Th...

Page 5: ...guration Utility installation for the WAB501 Wireless PC Card will add a configuration and status reporting utility icon in your SysTray Once you have completed the utility installation the Windows SysTray will show the icon in different colors as described here 2 Click Properties 3 Open Device Manager Windows 98 Me users Select the Device Manager folder tab Windows 2000 XP users Select the Hardwa...

Page 6: ...less Network Fundamentals on page 18 The WAB501 Configuration Utility contains six sections Status Configuration Security Stations Statistics About Note The above sections are always available by clicking on the tab at the top of the Configuration Utility window Configuration Note for Windows XP Users By default Windows XP uses its own utility to configure your wireless network settings however in...

Page 7: ...ignal strength etc as shown here This table describes the information shown in the Status section of the dialog box 10 Status Connected to Description Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated Access Point when the WAB501 802 11a b Wireless Adapter is configured in Infrastructure mode Indicates the network mode of the WAB501 802 11a b Wireless PC Card Infrastructure or 802 11 Ad Hoc Ind...

Page 8: ...t AdHoc Network Specifies a band to establish an Ad Hoc network if no matching SSID is found after scanning all available nodes You can start the Ad Hoc network with 5 GHz 802 11a or 2 4 GHz 802 11b Transmit Power Selects 100 50 25 12 or Lowest power Power Saving Power management options are Off Normal and Maximum Power management is disabled when Ad Hoc mode is selected in the Network Connection ...

Page 9: ...ble WEP Encryption Enables the data encryption for the wireless node If you disable the data encryption by unchecking the box then no encryption method will be used this is also called Open System data encryption To enable encryption is to use the Shared Key data encryption method Create with Passphrase A Passphrase is use to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the key If your w...

Page 10: ...ory domain FCC for US ETSI for Europe the MAC address and the release information of both the device driver for the Wireless PC Card and the Wireless Configuration Utility software Click OK to continue or select another tab Adapter Properties Device Manager Configuration Note This section is provided for advanced users such as System Administrators and Network Administrators Changing Adapter Prope...

Page 11: ...channels for the nearest Access Point Wireless Network Fundamentals Wireless Network Configuration Ad Hoc Mode Peer to Peer Workgroup The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE standard for wireless LANs WLANs 802 11 offers two methods for configuring a wireless network Ad Hoc and infrastructure In an Ad Hoc network computers are brought together as needed thus there is no structur...

Page 12: ...en System and Shared Key Open System authentication is a null algorithm Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the transmitting node and the receiving node share an authentication key to perform a checksum on the original message By default IEEE 802 11 wireless devices operate in an open system network Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP data encryption is utilized when the wireless nodes o...

Page 13: ...erent regulatory domains Note Please check your local Authority for updated information on the available frequency and maximum power output 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 subcarriers and each carrier is approximately 300 KHz wide By comparison 802 11b uses only 3 non overlapping channels IEEE 8...

Page 14: ...Hz Japan 2 457 2 472 GHz France 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 802 11b Operating Range Outdoor environment Indoor environment 11 Mbps 398 ft 120 m 198 ft 60 m 5 5 Mbps 561 ft 170 m 264 ft 80 m 2 Mbps 890 ft 270 m 430 ft 130 m 1 Mbps 1485 ft 450 m 660 ft 200 m 802 11b Encryption 64 bit also called 40 bit 128 bit WEP data encryption 802 11a Radio Data Rate 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps Auto rate capable 8...

Page 15: ...ompliance with the Essential Requirements of the R TTE Directive of the European Union 1999 5 EC This equipment meets the following conformance standards EN 301 893 EN 301 489 17 EN 60950 This device should NOT be operated in the following European Union countries Greece and Spain The radio spectrum authorities in these countries do not currently allow operation of this radio device in the 5GHz ba...

Page 16: ...s during normal operation Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 5 15 to 5 25 GHz frequency range FCC requires this product to be used indoors for the frequency range 5 15 to 5 25 GHz to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co channel Mobile Satellite systems High power radars are allocated as primary users of the 5...

Page 17: ...other countries E mail support NETGEAR com www NETGEAR com February 2003 U 10010 01 U 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2003 NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR the Netgear logo The Gear Guy and Everybody s Connecting are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netgear Inc in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Ot...

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