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HA501 54 Mbps 802.11a Wireless CardBus Adapter Installation Guide HA501 Qcard-Final 1/4/02 8:41 AM Page 1.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the NET GEAR HA501 802.11a Wir eless CardBus A dapter . This wireless adapter enables you to network v arious PC’ s together without physically laying any wire and delivers high-speed wir eless performance – up to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in turbo mode.
Determine the Netw ork Conf iguration T o set up the wireless adapter , you need to determine the network setting of your wireless network. Are y ou running the wireless network in ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode? There are two modes of configuring y our wireless adapter: ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode.
Note: T wenty-four bits in the encryption key are factory preset and not modifiable. A 64-bit encryption key can be represented by ten (10) hexadecimal digits. For a 128-bit encryption key , twenty-six (26) hexadecimal digits need to be provided. For a 152-bit encryption key , thirty-two (32) hexadecimal digits need to be provided.
Installation Instructions f or Windo ws 2000 1. If you have chosen to install the car d with the PC turned off, turn the pow er on now . The new hardware is found.
6. Click “ Y es ” when asked if you still want to install the driver when it is not digitally signed. 7. Click “F inish ” at the final Found N ew Hardware wizard windo w . 9 4. In the next F ound New Har dware W izard window , select the “CD-R OM drives ” search option and click “N ext”.
Install the Wireless Conf iguration Utility A wireless LAN configuration utility is provided to giv e you information on your wireless net- work, such as signal quality , and to allow you to modify the v arious configurable parameters of the PC Card. Install the wireless LAN utility 1.
Conf igure Wireless Parameters f or the Adapter Double-click the wireless S ysT ray icon to activate the wireless adapter configuration utility for the HA501 Wir eless Adapter . The wireless utility program also can show the status of the adapter card and the signal strength connection to the access point.
The Statistics folder tab allo ws you to view the packet transmit and receive status. Note: Users of Windows 98 or Me must reboot after making any configuration changes in the HA501 Configuration Utility . Note: Users of Windows XP will have increased configuration capability if they use the HA501 802.
T roub leshooting P roblem Cause Solution N o lights are lit on The wireless card • Remo ve and reinsert the wireless adapter . the wireless adapter driver is not inserted • Check the device manager in Windo ws to into the CardB us PC see if the adapter card is properly r ecognized card slot properly or in the Windows operating system.
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