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Version v1.0 July 2004 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter.
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iii test transmitte rs) in a cc o rdanc e wit h the regulations may , ho wever , be subject to certain re strictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.
iv Federal Communications Co mmis sion (FCC) Radiation Exposure S t atement This equipment compli es with FCC radiat ion exposure limits set forth for an uncont rolled environmen t.
Contents iii Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Conventions, Sc ope ................ ................ ............. ................. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use this Manual .. ................. ................ .............
iv Contents Chapter 4 Web Conf iguration Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter Us ing TCP/IP ........ ................. ................ ........ 4-1 Connecting to the Wireless Game Adapter ..... ... ............. ................ ............. ......
Contents v Appendix C Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview ........... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... . C-1 Infrastructure Mode ............ ............. ...........
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User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter About This Manual 1-1 Chapter 1 About This Manual Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR WGE1 11 W ireless Game Adapter. Audience, Conventions, Scope This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic-to-intermediate computer and Internet skills.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 1-2 About This Manual How to Use this Manual The HTML version of this manu al includes these feature s. Figure 1 -1: HTML version of this manual 1. Left pane . Use the left pane to view the Conten ts, Index, Search, and Favorites tabs.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter About This Manual 1-3 –T h e Print button prints the current topic. Us ing this button when a step-by-step procedure is displayed will send the entire procedure to your printer—you do not have to worry about specifying the correct range of pages.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 1-4 About This Manual.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Introduction 2-1 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, pack age contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR WGE1 11 W irele ss Game Adapter. About the NETGEAR WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter Congratulations on your purchase of the N ETGEAR® WGE1 1 1 Wirele ss Game Adapter.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 2-2 Introduction Key Features and Related NETGEAR Product s The key features of the WGE1 1 1 W ireless Game Adapte r are: • Extremely compact size.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Introduction 2-3 T o qualify for product updates and product warranty registra tions, fill out the registration information within 30 days of purchase. For pr iority service, register online on the NETGEAR W eb page at: http://www .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 2-4 Introduction S t atus Indicators and Port s of the WGE1 1 1 See the table below for a description of the LED indicator lights: T able 2-1. LED Descriptions Label Activity Description Power On Off Power is supplied to the wireless game adapter.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Introduction 2-5 Reset Push Button The button is recessed; a pin or paper clip can be used to press it. This button is used to restore the wireless game adapter to the default settings. Figure 2-2: Back of the WGE1 1 1 Wireless Ga me Adapter T o restore the factory default settings: 1.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 2-6 Introduction.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-1 Chapter 3 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your N ETGEAR WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter and set up basic connectivity on yo ur Local Area Network (LAN).
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-2 Basic Setup System Requirement s Before installing the WGE1 1 1 W ireless Game Ad apter, please make sure that these minimum requirements have been met: • For connecting into a wired ne twork, you must ha ve th e network set up and workin g with an access point or wireless router .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-3 Operating Modes The WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter operates in either Infrastruct ure or Ad-Hoc mode.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-4 Basic Setup Game Console Plug-and-Go Scenario Figure 3-2: Internet Game Co nsole Scenario What you need. • Broadband Internet access through a router wi th an 802.11 b or 802.1 1g wireless acc ess point (built in to the router or separate) without any security features enabled.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-5 Note: Follow the instructions in your PS2 or Xbox manual to configure the IP , DNS, and other parameters of your game co nsole.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-6 Basic Setup 4. Enjoy your Internet gaming! Note: If you want to change the default IP address or configure the WGE1 1 1 W ireless Game Ada.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-7 If you are using a NETGEAR router with the defau lt settings, the following set tings should work for the W ireless Game Adapter: • IP address: 192 .168.0.202 (The first three sections of numbers — 1 92.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-8 Basic Setup Encryption St rength Choices Please refer to “Overview of WEP Parameters” on page C-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.1 1 wireless communication standard.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-9 Underst anding WP A-PSK Encryption Security W i-Fi Protecte d Access (WP A) is wireless security with far gre ater protection than WEP . WPS-PSK (pre-shared key) uses encryption of a shared key as the starting point.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-10 Basic Setup Connect the Ethernet cable to the WGE1 1 1 Wir eless Game Adapte r and the PC Note: Y ou must connect an Ethernet cab le from the WGE1 11 to a PC to perform the initial configuration.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-11 S tart the WGE1 1 1 Wir eless Game Adapter Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant. a. Start the NETGEAR W ireless Game Adapter Smart W izard configuration assistant by inserting the Resour ce CD in your CD-ROM drive.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-12 Basic Setup Select the Infrastructure and/or Ad-Hoc mode network settings. Note: Y ou can fill in both sections and the configuration used will be determined by the physical placement of the switch on the back of the wireless game adapter .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Basic Setup 3-13 Select the TCP/IP Settings. If you are using TCP/IP , select the TCP/IP settings. If you are using more than one WGE1 1 1 W irele ss Game Adapter on yo ur ne twork, you should change the IP address on one w ireless game adapter to prevent conflicts.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 3-14 Basic Setup.
Web Configuration 4-1 Chapter 4 W e b Configuration This chapter contains information about conf iguring your NETGEAR WGE1 1 1 W ireless Game Adapter using the W ireless Game Ada pter's browser interface. The W eb browser interface provides an easy way to configure the Wireless Game Adapter in a TCP/IP network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-2 Web Configuration Connecting to the Wireless Game Adapter In order to configure the W ireless Game Adapter through a browser interface , your computer must have a W eb browser program installed such as Micros oft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Web Configuration 4-3 Figure 4-1: S t atus screen Wir eless Settings • Network Name (SSID) — the current W ireless Network Name (SSID) value. The default for Infrastructure mode is ANY and the default for Ad-Hoc mode is netgear .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-4 Web Configuration IP Settings • IP Address — the current IP address. • IP Subnet Mask — the network mask assoc iated with the IP address. • Default Gateway — the Gateway IP address associated with the IP address.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Web Configuration 4-5 Figure 4-2: Infrastruc ture mode configurat ion screen Data Rate Select the desired data rate. The options are: • Auto — the data rate will be det ected automatically .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-6 Web Configuration Network Name (SSID) Choose a descriptive name for the WGE1 1 1 W irel ess Game Adapter for identification purposes.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Web Configuration 4-7 Automatic Key Generation (Passphrase) Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button to automatically configure the WEP Key(s).
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-8 Web Configuration Figure 4-3: Ad-Hoc mode co nfiguration screen T o configure the WGE1 1 1 for Ad-Hoc access: 1. Set the Regulatory Domain, which is the co untry/domain. Select your region from the drop-down list.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Web Configuration 4-9 4. The default Channel/Frequency is set to Auto. It should not be necessary to set the wireless channel unless you notice interference prob lems with another nearby access point.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-10 Web Configuration Figure 4-5: IP Settings configuration screen The default values are suitable fo r most users and situations. For the IP Address Source, select Obtain an IP ad dress automatically (DHCP Client) if you have a DHCP Server on your LAN.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Web Configuration 4-11 Changing the WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter Password T o change the WGE11 1 W ireless Game Adapte r password from the W eb browser configuration screen: 1. Click Change Password.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4-12 Web Configuration 4. After the firmware has been upgr aded, you will need to log in to the router using your W eb browser . Restoring the Factory Default s Y ou can use the Restore Factory Defaults screen to restore the wireless game adapter to the factory default settings.
Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting This chapter gives informatio n about troubleshooting your NETGEAR WGE1 11 W ireless Ga me Adapter. After each problem descrip tion, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 5-2 Troubleshooting Basic Tip s If you have problems co nnecting to your wireless network, try the tips below . Symptom Cause Solution The WGE1 11 W irele ss Game Adapter has no power . Power is not connected to the wireless game adapter.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Troubleshooting 5-3 My gaming console or remote comp uter cannot connect to the Internet. There is a problem connecting to the wireless router . • Make sure Internet light is on solidly . If not, see the previous sympto m/solution.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 5-4 Troubleshooting I have a gaming console, computer , and the wireless game adapter connected through a switch.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Troubleshooting 5-5 Frequently Asked Questions Use the information below to solve common prob lems you may encounter . Also, please refer to the knowledge base o n th e NETGEAR W eb site at http://ww .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 5-6 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using Ping The W indows ping utility sends an echo request packet to the desi gnated device. The device then responds with an echo reply .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Troubleshooting 5-7 • Make sure your computer ’ s IP ad dres s is not shown as 169.2 54.x.x: Recent versions of W indows and Mac OS will generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 5-8 Troubleshooting.
Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR WGE1 1 1 W ireless Game Adapter .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter A-2 Technical Specifications.
Understand ing IP Addre sses B-1 Appendix B Underst anding IP Addresses This appendix provides information about unders tanding IP addresses, which you must assign to the NETGEAR WGE1 1 1 Wireless Game Adapter when operating in a TCP/IP environment.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter B-2 Understan ding IP Addresses Figure 5-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,2 14 hosts on a single network. They use an eight-bit network number and a 24-bit node number .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Understand ing IP Addres ses B-3 • Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use. This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter B-4 Understan ding IP Addresses Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can se e that even with a Class C address, there are a large number of hosts per network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Understand ing IP Addres ses B-5 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. T o use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of the additional subnet b its.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter B-6 Understan ding IP Addresses NETGEAR strongly recommends that you configur e all hosts on a LAN se gment to use the same netmask for the following reasons: • So that hosts recognize lo cal IP broadcast packets.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Understand ing IP Addres ses B-7 Address Resolution Protocol An IP address alone cannot be used to deliver data from one device to anothe r on a LAN.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter B-8 Understan ding IP Addresses.
Wireless Networking Basics C-1 Appendix C Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of wireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview On an 802.1 1b or g wireless link, data is en coded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is transmitted in the unlicensed radi o spectrum at 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-2 Wireless Networking Basics Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network — each node can generally communicate with any other node.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-3 802.1 1 Authentication The 802.1 1 standard define s several services th at govern how two 802.1 1 devices communicate. The following events must occur before an 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-4 Wireless Networking Basics Figure C-1: 802.1 1 open system authentication Shared Key Authentication The following steps occur when two de vices use Shared Key Authentication: 1. The station sends an authentica tion request to the access point.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-5 Figure C-2: 802.1 1 shared key authentication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what typ e of encryption you require and the key size you wa nt to use.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-6 Wireless Networking Basics 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.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-7 Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP , you must al so enter the same keys for the client adapter in the same order .
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in the table below: Note: The av ailable channe ls sup ported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-9 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-10 Wireless Networking B asics How Does WP A Comp are to IEEE 802.1 1i? WP A is a subset of the current 802.1 1i draft and uses certain pieces of the 802.1 1i draft that are ready to bring to market today , such as 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-11 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.1X an d Pr e-s h are d ke y .
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-12 Wireless Networking B asics WP A Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-13 Figure C-4: 802.1x A uthenticat ion Sequenc e The access point sends Beacon Fra mes with WP A information elements to the stations in the service set. Information elements include the required authentication method (802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-14 Wireless Networking B asics 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server .
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-15 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr yptio n enhancements in.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-16 Wireless Networking B asics Is WP A Perfect? WP A is not without its vulnerabiliti es. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 Wireless Networking Basics C-17 Changes to Wireless Access Point s W irele ss access points must have their firm ware upda ted to support the following: • The new WP A information element T o advertise their support of WP A, wireless APs send the beacon frame with a new 80 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 C-18 Wireless Networking B asics Microsoft has worked with many wireless vend ors to embed the WP A fi rmware update in the wireless adapter driver .
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 ove r Category 3, 4, or 5 twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethe rnet over Category 5 twisted pair wiring.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 2 Glossary ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is growing in popularity as more ar eas around the world gain access. DHCP An Ethernet protocol specifying how a centralized DHCP serve r can assign network configuration information to multiple DHCP clients.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Glossary 3 IP Internet Protocol is the mai n inter networking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the T ransfer Control Protocol (TCP) to f orm TCP/I P .
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 4 Glossary Network Address Tr anslation NA T . A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for ac cess to the Internet. NIC Network Interface Card. An adapte r in a computer which provid es connectivity to a network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wire less Game Adapter Glossary 5 Windows Internet Naming Service WINS. W indows Internet Naming Service is a serv er process for resolvi ng W indows-based computer names to IP addresses.
User Manual for the NETGEAR WG E111 Wireless Game Adapter 6 Glossary.
Index 1 Numerics 64 or 128 bit WEP 3-8 A AC Power adapter 2-2 Ad-Hoc mode 3-3, C-2 B BSSID C-2 C Channel 4-3 Customer support 1-ii D Data Rate 4-5, 4-8 Device Name 4-4 E Encryption S trength 3-8 ESSID.
2 Index password 4-11 restoring 5-7 Ping 5-6 Placement and Range Gui delines 3-2 Printing a Chapter 1-3 the Full Manual 1-3 Product updates 1-1 R registering 1-ii RFC 1466 B-6 1597 B-6 finding B-6 RJ-.
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