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Version v3 March 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbp s Wireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3.
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March 2005 iii FCC Information to User This product does not contain an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved an tenn as only .
March 2005 iv Canadian Dep artment of Communications Radio In terference Regulations This digital apparatus (Model WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter) does not exceed the Cl ass B limit s for radio-noise emissions from digital ap pa ratus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulati ons of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Contents v Content s Chapter 1 Introduction About the WG31 1 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter .... ......... ............. ............. ................ ............ 1-1 Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products ................ ................ .............
vi Contents T o S t art a Computer-to-Comput er (Ad Hoc) Network ... ................ ................ ............ 3-7 Enabling Wireless Security Feat ures .. ................... .................... ................... .................. 3-7 Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSI D) and WEP Security Settings .
Contents vii V erifying TCP/I P Properties for Windows XP or 2000 ......... ................ ................ .. C-1 1 Glossary List of Glossary T erms .... ............. ................. ............ ................. ............. ................ .
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Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, pack age contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter. About the WG31 1 v3 Wireless PCI Adapter The NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 gives you flexibility to install the P C in the most convenient loca tion available.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 1-2 Introduction The following NETGEAR products can be conf igured to communicate with the WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter: • WG602 54 Mbps W ireless Access Point • WGR614 54 Mbps Cable/DSL W ireless Router • WGR51 1 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card • MA1 1 1 802.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Introduction 1-3 A Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’ The introduction and adoption of any new tech nology can be a difficult process. W ireless technology has removed one of the b arriers to networking—running wires.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 1-4 Introduction Protect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or information theft. 1. Assure that the wireless network has security features enabled. 2. Configure my WG31 1 v3 with the security settings of the wireless network.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Introduction 1-5 Exchange files between a wirelessly connected notebook computer and other computers in a my combined wireless and wired network. 1. Use the Windows Network Neighborhood feature to browse for computers in the combined wireless and wired network.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 1-6 Introduction Use printers in a combined wireless and wired network. 1. Use the Windows Printers and Fax features to locate available printers in the combined wireless and wired network.
Basic Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 Basic Setup This section describes how to install your N ETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 and set up basic wireless connecti vity on your W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 4, “Configur ation” in this manual.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-2 Basic Setup Observe Location an d Range Guidelines Computers can connect over 8 02.1 1g wireless networks in doors at a range which varies significantly based on the ph ysical location of the computer with the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-3 Y our NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 factory default basic settings are: • Network Name Servi.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-4 Basic Setup For Windows XP Users Inst alling a WG31 1 v3 Install the WG31 1 v3 software. a. Power on your computer , let the operating system boot up completely , and log in as needed.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-5 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3. a. Shut down the PC and remo ve th e power cord. Insert the WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-6 Basic Setup Configure your WG311 v3 and save the Profile. a. Click the sys tem tray icon to open the WG31 1 v3 Smart W izard W ireless Assistant. The Settings page opens. b. Change the Network Name SSID to match your network.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-7 V e rify wireless connectivity to your network. a. Click the WG31 1 v3 icon in the W ind ows system tray to open the wizard. b. V erify that your connection informa tion matches your wireless network.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-8 Basic Setup For Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Inst alling a WG31 1 v3 Install the WG31 1 v3 software. Note: W indows 2000 may require you to be logged on with administrator rights.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-9 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3. a. Shut down the PC and remo ve th e power cord. Insert the WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-10 Basic Setup Configure your WG311 v3 and save the Profile. a. Click the sys tem tray icon to open the WG31 1 v3 Smart W izard W ireless Assistant. The Settings page opens. b. Change the Network Name SSID to match your network.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-11 WG31 1 v3 Wireless Connection Indicators The NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 Sys T ray icon, wh.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-12 Basic Setup Interpreting System T ray Icon Colors The System T ray (SysT ray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Micro soft W indows desktop. Basic T roubleshooting T i p s If you have problems co nnecting to your wireless network, try the tips below .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Basic Setup 2-13 About Page The About page displays impo rtant information about the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 2-14 Basic Setup.
Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Configuration This section describes how to configure your NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 for wireless connectivity on yo ur W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-2 Configuration There are two types of wireless network connections you can configure: • Infrastructure Mode — uses the 802.1 1 infrastructure mode. • Ad-Hoc Mode — uses the 802.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Configuration 3-3 • MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device broadcasting this information. • Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-to-computer (Ad-Ho c).
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-4 Configuration 2. Configure the wir eless Network settings. a. In the Network T ype section, be sure that Infrastructure is sele cted. b. Enter the SSID. This is also called the W ireless Network Name.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Configuration 3-5 T o Configure an Ad Hoc Mode Profile Note : Ad-Hoc mode will not work using DHCP set tin gs.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-6 Configuration 3. Configure the PC network settings. a. Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Configuration 3-7 T o St art a Computer-to-Co mputer (Ad Hoc) Network 1. Fill in the Network Name (SSID). 2. Select the Computer -to-Computer (Ad Hoc) network type. 3. Click Initiate Ad Hoc.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-8 Configuration The procedures below identify ho w to configure the WEP encryptio n settings of your NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Configuration 3-9 T o Configure WEP Encryption Security Following the steps below to co nfigure WEP Encryption Security .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-10 Configuration 4. Select the WEP encryption strength you will use. The choices are: • 64-bit WEP data encryption • 128-bit WEP data encryption Note: Lar ger encryption keys require more proc essing and may slow the communications response times.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Configuration 3-11 S t atistics T ab Page The Statistics page provides real time and historic al trend information on the data traffic and performance of your wireless adapter .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 3-12 Configuration Advanced Settings Page Generally , the Advanced settings should not require adjustment. Except for the power saving setting, changing any of the settin gs i ncorrectly on this page could cause your wirel ess connection to fail.
Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the NE TGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3 . Antennae 2 Integrated internal d iversity antennae Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18 , 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) Frequency 2.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 A-2 Technical Specifications.
Wireless Networking Basics B-1 Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WG31 1 v3 W ireless PCI Adapter conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 B-2 Wireless Networking B asics Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad-hoc network, comp uters are brought togethe r as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can g enerally communicate with any ot her node.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Wireless Networking Basics B-3 802.1 1 Authentication The 802.1 1 standard defines several services th at govern how two 802.1 1 devices communicate. The following events must occur before an 802.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 B-4 Wireless Networking B asics Figure B-1: 802.1 1 open system authenticatio n Shared Key Authentication The following steps occur when two de vices use Shared Key Authentication: 1.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Wireless Networking Basics B-5 Figure B-2: 802.1 1 shared key authenticat ion Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what type of encryptio n you require and the key size you wa nt to use.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 B-6 Wireless Networking B asics Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od, allows for a five -character (40-bit) input.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Wireless Networking Basics B-7 Whatever ke y s yo u enter for an AP , you must a l so enter the same k eys for the clien t a d ap te r in th e same order .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 B-8 Wireless Networking B asics Note: The available channels supporte d by the wire less products in various c ountries are different. The preferred channel separation betw een the chan nels in neighboring wireless networks is 25 MHz (5 channels).
Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-1 Appendix C Prep aring Y our PCs for Network Access This appendix describes how to prepare your PCs to connect to the Internet through the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 v3.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-2 Pr epa ring Your PCs for Network Access Inst all or V erify Window s Networking Component s T o install or verify the necessary components for IP networking: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-3 a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-4 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access V e rify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Network exists • Ethernet adapter is present • TCP/IP is present • Primary Network Logon is set to W indows logon Click on the Properties button.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-5 Selecting the Internet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-6 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access 2. T ype winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-7 DHCP Configuration of TCP /IP in Windows XP or 2000 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-8 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection Status window . This box displays the connection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-9 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 After you install a network card, TCP /IP for W indows 200 0 is configured and set to DHCP without your having to configure it.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-10 Preparing Your PCs for Network Acce ss The Local Ar ea Connection Properties dialog box a ppears.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 Preparing Your PCs for Network Acce ss C-1 1 V erifying TCP/IP Properti es for W indows XP or 2000 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click th e Start button, an d then click Run.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG3 11 v3 C-12 Preparing Your PCs for Network Acce ss.
Glossary 1 Glossary List of Glossary T erms Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 2 Glossary 198.105.232.4. The DNS syst em is, in fact, its own ne t work. If one DNS server doesn't kn ow how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one , and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapte r WG311 v3 Glossary 3 IPX Short for Internetwork Packet Exchange, a networking protocol used by the Novel l NetW are op erati ng systems. Like UDP/IP , IPX is a datagram protocol used for c onnectionless communications.
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 4 Glossary p acket A block of information sent over a network. A packet ty picall y contains a source and destination network address, some protocol and length information , a block of data, and a checksum.
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapte r WG311 v3 Glossary 5 wide area network W AN. A long di stance link used to ex tend or connect re motely located local area ne tworks. The Internet is a large W AN . Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.
Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 6 Glossary.
Index-1 Numerics 802.1 1b B-1 A access point infrastructure mode 3-3 ad hoc mode 3-4, B-2 configuring a profile 3-5 starting a network 3-7 advanced settings 3 -12 B BSSID B-2 C configuration profiles .
Index-2 wireless connection indicators 2-1 1, 2-12 default configuration settings 2-2 location and range guidelines 2-2 W ireless Ethernet B-1 wireless network name 1-3 wireless security configuring W.
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