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User Manual for the
NETGEAR RangeMax™
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
WPN111
NETGEAR, Inc.
4 500 G reat A m erica P arkway
S anta C lara, C A 95054 U S A
202-1 007 6-01
Version v1 .0
Feb ru ary 2 005
202-10076-01
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Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www.netgear.com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. NETGEAR, INC. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR, for US & Canada only. For other countries, see your Support information card. E-mail: support@netgear.com Web site: http://www.netgear.com Statement of Conditions In the int
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FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only. Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This
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N E T G E A R R angeM ax™ W ireless U S B 2 .0 A d ap ter W P N 1 1 1 Tested to C om p ly with F C C S tand ard s F O R H O M E OR OF F IC E U S E PY3W G 111T Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved byNETGEAR, Inc., could void the user's right to operate the equipment. Export Restrictions This product or software contains encryption code which may not be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without an approved US Department of Commerce export license. Canadian Dep
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Contents Chapter 1 About This Manual A u d ience, S cop e, C onventions ...................................................................................... 1 -1 H ow to U se th is M anu al .................................................................................................. 1 -2 H ow to P rint th is M anu al ................................................................................................. 1 -3 Chapter 2 Introduction A b ou t th e W P N 1 1 1 ....................
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H ow to C onfigu re an A d -h oc M od e P rofile ............................................................... 4 -4 H ow to S tart a C om p u ter-to-C om p u ter (A d -H oc) N etwork ....................................... 4 -6 E nab ling W ireless S ecu rity F eatu res .............................................................................. 4 -7 Id entifying th e W ireless N etwork N am e (S S ID ) and W E P S ecu rity S ettings ........... 4 -7 H ow to C onfigu re W E P E ncryp tion S
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Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access P rep aring You r C om p u ters for TC P /IP N etworking ....................................................... C -1 C onfigu ring W ind ows 98 and M e for TC P /IP N etworking .............................................. C -1 Install or V erify W ind ows N etworking C om p onents ................................................. C -1 E nab ling D H C P in W ind ows 98 and M e ..................................................................
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter introduces the conventions and features of this document. Audience, Scope, Conventions This manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, tutorial information is provided in the Appendices, on the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Resource CD, and on the NETGEAR Web site. This manual uses the following typographical co
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you can choose one of the following several options, according to your needs. • Printing a Chapter. Use the link at the top right of any page. – Click “PDF of This Chapter” link at the top right of any page in the chapter you want to print. A new browser window opens showing the PDF version of the chapter you were viewing. – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window.
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111. About the WPN111 The NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 gives you ultimate mobility in your office or while you are traveling. It frees you from traditional Ethernet wiring and helps you create a wireless network for sharing your broadband Internet access amon
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 What’s in the Box? The product package should contain the following items: • NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 • Installation Guide for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 • NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Resource CD, including: — Driver and Configuration Utility Software — User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 — Animated Network Properties Co
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? C onnect to a To set u p th e W P N 1 1 1 , see 1 . Id entify th e 1 . A wireless network wireless C h ap ter 3, “B asic S etu p ” and wireless network 2 . A P C with in th e op erating network follow th e instru ctions p rovid ed . nam e (SSID ) and , range of th e wireless if u sed , th e network. F or gu id elines
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? C onnect to th e To configure you r W P N 111 in 1 . A ctivate m y 1 . A n active Internet I n tern et over m y Infrastru ctu re M od e, see “B asic wireless link and connection like th ose from wireless Installation Instru ctions” on verify m y network cab le or D S L service network. page 3-3 , and locate th e sect
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? Exch ange files F or assistance with W ind ows 1 . U se th e W ind ows 1. Th e P C I am u sing to between a networking software, see Network connect to th e wireless wirelessly “P rep aring You r C om p u ters for N eighborhood network need s to b e connected P C T C P /I P N e tworkin g” on p a ge C -1 featu re to b
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? What Do I Do? What’s Needed? How Do I? U se p rin ters in a W ind ows D om ain settings are 1 . U se th e W ind ows 1. Th e P C I am u sing to com bined usu ally m anaged b y corp orate Printers and F ax connect to th e wireless wireless and com p uter su pport grou p s. featu res to locate network need s to b e wired network. availab le p rinters configu
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Chapter 3 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 4, “Configuration” in this manual. Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others outside your immediate area co
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 • Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000. Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WPN111 driver software. Note: Windows XP users must install SP2 or install the KB822603 Hot fix which fixes the USB 2.0 Host controller driver. Go to the following link to install the Hot fix: http://www.m icrosoft.com /d ownload s/ d etails.asp x
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 Both of these configuration options are available with the RangeMax™ WPN111 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Infrastructure configuration procedures for basic network connectivity are covered below. Advanced infrastructure configuration procedures and ad-hoc configuration are covered in Chapter 4, “Configuration” of this manual. WPN111 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 For Windows XP Users Installing a WPN111 Install the WPN111 driver and configuration utility software. a. Power on your PC, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in as needed. b. Insert the Resource CD for the WPN111 into your CD drive. The CD main page shown at the right will load. c. Click Install Driver and Utility. WP N 1 1 1 R esou rce C D Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. Note: If this screen fa
