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202-10076-0 1 2 02 - 1 007 6 - 01 Ve r s i o n v 1 . 0 Fe b r u a r y 2 0 0 5 NETGEAR , Inc . 4 5 00 G r e a t A m e r ica P a r k w a y S ant a C l ar a, C A 950 54 U S A User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.
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Co n t e n t s v 202-10076-01 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual A u d i e nc e, S c o p e , C o nv ent i o ns ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ 1 - 1 H o w t o U se t hi s M anu al .. .
202-10076-0 1 vi Co n t e n t s H o w t o C o nf i g u r e an A d - h o c M o d e P r o f i l e ...... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .. 4- 4 H o w t o S t ar t a C o m p u t er - t o - C o m p u t er (A d - H o c ) N et w o r k .
Co n t e n t s vi i 202-10076-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our PCs for Network Access P r ep ar i ng Y o u r C o m p u t er s f o r TC P / IP N et w o r k i n g ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ...... ... ... .... ... ... . C - 1 C o nf i g u r i ng W i nd o w s 98 and M e f o r TC P / I P N et w o r k i ng .
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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ab o u t T h i s M a n u a l 1- 1 202-10076-01 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.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 1- 2 Ab o u t T h i s M a n u a l 202-10076-0 1 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can choose one of the fo llowing several options, according to your needs. • Printing a Chapter .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 I n t r od u ct ion 2- 1 202-10076-01 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, package contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN11 1.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 2- 2 I n t r od u ct ion 202-10076-0 1 What’ s in the Box? The product package should contain the following items: • NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 1 1 • Installation Guide for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 I n t r od u ct ion 2- 3 202-10076-01 T able 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I W ant T o? What Do I Do? What’ s Needed? How Do I? C o nnec t t o a w ir eless net w o r k 1 .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 2- 4 I n t r od u ct ion 202-10076-0 1 C o nnec t t o t h e In t er net o v er m y w ir eless net w o r k . 1 . A c ti v a te m y w ir e le s s lin k a n d ve r i f y m y n e t wor k con n e ct i on .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 I n t r od u ct ion 2- 5 202-10076-01 Ex c h a n g e f i l e s be t w e e n a w ir elessly con n e ct e d P C and o t h er com p u t e r s i n a my c o mb i n e d w ir eless a n d wi r e d n e t wor k .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 2- 6 I n t r od u ct ion 202-10076-0 1 U se p r in t e r s in a com b i n e d w ir eless a n d wi r e d n e t wor k .
Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 1 202-10076-01 Chapter 3 Basic Setup This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR RangeMax™ W i reless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 4, “Configuration” in this manual.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 2 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 • W indows XP Home, W indows XP Professional, 2000. Some versions of W indows may ask for the original W indows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WPN1 11 driver software.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 3 202-10076-01 Both of these configuration options are available with the RangeMax™ WPN1 1 1 W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Infrastructure configur ation proced ures for basic network connectivity are covered below .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 4 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 For Windows XP Users Inst alling a WPN1 1 1 Install the WPN1 1 1 driver and configuration utility software. a. Power on your PC, let the operating system boot up completely , and log in as needed.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 5 202-10076-01 Install the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11. a. Locate an available USB port on your PC. Connect the USB cable to the WPN1 11 and insert the other end of the cable into the USB slot on your PC.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 6 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 Configure your WPN1 1 1. a. Click the icon on the W indows desktop or in the system tray to open the WPN1 11 Smart W izard W ireless Settings Utility .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 7 202-10076-01 V erify wireless connectivity to your network. a. V erify that the status monitor information at the bottom of the utility matches your wireless network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 8 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 For Windows 2000 Users Inst alling a WPN1 1 1 Install the WPN1 1 1 driver and configuration utility software. Note: W indows 2000 may re quire you to be logged on with ad ministrator right s.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 9 202-10076-01 Install the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11. a. Locate an available USB port on your PC. Connect the USB cable to the WPN1 11 and insert the other end of the cable into the USB slot on your PC.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 1 0 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 Configure your WPN1 1 1 and s av e t h e P r o f i l e . a. Click on the WPN1 1 1 icon on the W indows desktop or in the system tray to open the WPN1 11 confi guration utility .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Ba s i c S e t u p 3- 1 1 202-10076-01 WPN1 1 1 Wireless Connection Indicators The NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 3- 1 2 Ba s i c Se t u p 202-10076-0 1 Interpreting System T ray Icon Colors The System T ray (SysT ray) resides on one end of the taskbar in the Microsoft W indows desktop.
C on f igu r a t ion 4- 1 202-10076-01 Chapter 4 Configuration This chapter describes how to configure your NETGEAR RangeMax™ W i reless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11 for wireless connectivity on your W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 2 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 For example, if you use your no tebook PC to connect to a wire less network in an office and a wireless network in your home, you can create a profile for each wireless network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 C on f igu r a t ion 4- 3 202-10076-01 Figure 4-1: Settings page 2. Configure the wir eless Network settings. a. In the Network T ype section, be sure that Access Point (Infrastructure) is selected.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 4 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 4. V erify wir eless connectivity to your network. V erify connectivity by using a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 C on f igu r a t ion 4- 5 202-10076-01 2. Save your settings in a Pr ofile. a. T ype a descriptive name in the “Profiles” field. b. Click Save Profile. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 6 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 Figure 4-3: Ping test result s At this point the connection is established. Y ou may need to reboot in certain W i ndows operating systems su ch as W indows 98.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 C on f igu r a t ion 4- 7 202-10076-01 Note: The channel number differs depending on the c ountry .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 8 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 A Passphrase is used to automatically generate the WEP hexadecimal numbers for the key . If the wireless network Access Point uses a Pass phrase, you can also use that here.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 C on f igu r a t ion 4- 9 202-10076-01 Tip : Y ou can click the Networks tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs at your location. 3. Save your settings in a Pr ofile.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 1 0 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 T o configure WP A-PSK security , click the Advanced Security button. The Advanced Security button is located in the Settings page, Security section.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 C on f igu r a t ion 4- 1 1 202-10076-01 Advanced Settings Page T o display the Advanced Settings page, click the Advanced Settings button on the Settings page. Figure 4-7: Advanced Settings p age The Advanced settings should not require adjustment.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4- 1 2 C on f igu r a t ion 202-10076-0 1 • R TS/CTS Thr e shold: R TS is request to send and CTS is cl ear to send; their purpose is to avoid collisions. R TS/CTS will be enabled if the data frame size is larger than the threshol d value set here.
T r ou b le s h oot i n g 5- 1 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11. After each problem description, instructions are given to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 5- 2 T r ou b l e s h oot in g Frequently Asked Questions Use the information below to solve common problems you may encounter . Also, please refer to the knowledge base on the NETGEAR web site at www .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 T r ou b l e s h oot in g 5- 3 4. Accept the default settings or make your changes and click OK 5. Click Apply . Note: Be sure all computers in your Ad Hoc network are configured with static IP addresses in the same subnet.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 5- 4 T r ou b l e s h oot in g How to get a PDF copy of the Manual In the Manual HTML page, there is a PDF button image at the top right hand corner of the web page. Click the PDF icon to bring up a PDF file of the entire manual.
T e ch n ica l S p e cif ic a t io n s A - 1 202-10076-01 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN1 11 . A n te n n a e 1 I n te g r a te d i n te r n a l a n te n n a St a nd ar d s 80 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 A - 2 T e ch n ica l S p e cif ic a t ion s 202-10076-01.
W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 202-10076-01 Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of wireless networking and security . Wireless Networking Overview The RangeMax™ WPN1 11 W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B - 2 W ir el ess N et w o r ki n g B a si c s 202-10076-01 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Wo rkgroup) In an ad hoc network, computer.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 3 202-10076-01 802.1 1b/g Wireless Chan nels IEEE 802.1 1b/g wireless nodes communicate with each other using radio frequency signals in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band between 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B - 4 W ir el ess N et w o r k i n g B a si c s 202-10076-01 Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 5 202-10076-01 Figure B-1: IEEE 802.1 1a Channel Allocations The WPN1 11 user can use thirteen channels in non-turbo mode. T able B-3: 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B - 6 W ir el ess N et w o r ki n g B a si c s 202-10076-01 The WPN1 11 user can use fi ve channels in turbo mode. The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 7 202-10076-01 •8 0 2 . 1 x 802.1x defines port-based, network access control used to provide authenticated network access and automated data en cryption key management.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B - 8 W ir el ess N et w o r k i n g B a si c s 202-10076-01 Figure B-2: 802.1 1 open system authentication The following steps occur when two de vices use Open System Authentication: 1.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 9 202-10076-01 2. The access point sends challenge text to the station. 3. The station uses its configured 64-bit or 128-bit default key to encrypt the challenge text, and sends the encrypted text to the access point.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 10 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 When configured for 128-bit en cryption, 802.1 1 products typ ically support four WEP Keys but some manufacturers support only one 128-bit key .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 1 202-10076-01 Note: Some 802.1 1 access points also support Use W EP for Authentication Only (Shared Key Authentication without data encryption).
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 12 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 IEEE 802.1x offers an ef fective framework for authenticating and controlling user traf fic to a protected network, as well as dynamically varying encryption keys.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 3 202-10076-01 7. If the authentication server accepts the client, then the access point will transition the client's port to an authorized state and forward additional traffic.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 14 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.1 1 (W i-Fi) WLANs, but inherent weaknesses in the standard soon became obvious.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 5 202-10076-01 For 802.1 1, WEP encryption is optional. For WP A, encryption using T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is required.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 16 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 Figure B-5: WP A Overview The strength WP A comes from an integrated sequenc e of operations that encompass 802.1X/EAP authentication and sophisticated key management and encryption techniques.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 7 202-10076-01 The supplicant in the station uses the authentication and ciph er suite information contained in the information elements to decide which authentication method and cipher suite to use.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 18 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A information ele ment to the stations in the service set. Information elements include the required authen tication method (802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 1 9 202-10076-01 Note : For environments with a Remote Authen tication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) infrastructure, WP A supports Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 2 0 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01 W ith 802.11 and WEP , data integrity is provided by a 32-bit integri ty ch eck value (ICV) that is appended to the 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 W ir eless N e t w o r kin g B a sic s B - 2 1 202-10076-01 • W ireless network adapters • W ireless client programs Check the NETGEAR web site for WP A-enabled updates to NETGEAR products.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 B- 2 2 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g Ba s i c s 202-10076-01.
Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r Ne t w o r k A c c e s s C - 1 202-10076-01 Appendix C Prep aring Y our PCs for Network Access This appendix describes ho w to prepare your PCs to connect to the Internet through the NETGEAR RangeMax™ W ireless USB 2.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C -2 P re p a ri n g Y o u r P C s f o r N e t w o rk A c c e s s 202-10076-01 1. On the Windows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s C - 3 202-10076-01 a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Add. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C -4 P re p a ri n g Y o u r P C s f o r N e t w o rk A c c e s s 202-10076-01 V erify the following settings as shown: • Clie.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s C - 5 202-10076-01 Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method 1. On the Windows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C -6 P re p a ri n g Y o u r P C s f o r N e t w o rk A c c e s s 202-10076-01 2. T ype winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (among other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s C - 7 202-10076-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 2000 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for dif ferent W i ndows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C -8 P re p a ri n g Y o u r P C s f o r N e t w o rk A c c e s s 202-10076-01 Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection Status window . This box displays the connection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s C - 9 202-10076-01 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 After you install a network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured and set to DHCP without your having to configure it.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C - 10 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s 202-10076-01 The Local Area Connection Pr operties dialog box appears.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s C - 11 202-10076-01 V erifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or 2000 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 C - 12 Pr e p a r i n g Y o u r PCs f o r N e t w o r k A c c e s s 202-10076-01.
202-10076-0 1 Gl o s s a r y 1 Glossary 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.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 2 Gl o s s a r y 202-10076-0 1 Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Intern et. Domain names are of the form of a registered entity name plus one of a number of predefined top level suf fixes such as .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 G lo ssar y 3 202-10076-0 1 Like UDP/IP , IPX is a datagram protocol used for c onnectionless communications. Higher-level protocols, such as SPX and NCP , are used for additional error recovery services.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 4 Gl o s s a r y 202-10076-0 1 router A device that forwards d ata between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. Routing Information Protocol RIP .
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax ™ Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WPN111 G lo ssar y 5 202-10076-0 1 wide area network W AN. A long distance link used to extend or connect re motely located local area networks. The Internet is a large W AN. Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.
User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WPN111 6 Gl o s s a r y 202-10076-0 1.
Ind e x 1 Numerics 802.1 1b 1 A ad-hoc mode 2 B BSSID 2 E ESSID 2 F features 1 I infrastructure mode 2 IP networking for W indows 1 , 6 L LEDs description 1 1 O Open System authentication 7 S Shared K.
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