Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MA 101 NETGEAR
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iii CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .
1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The MA101 8 02.11b Wire less USB adapter enables you to effo rtlessl y network avoiding the has sles of Ethernet w iring. It is desi gned for computers running Micro soft Windows 98, 2000, or Millenni um.
2 CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network C onfiguration Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to -Peer Wo rkgroup) The Institute o f Electr ical and Electro nics Engi neers (I EEE) st andard f or wi reles s LAN s (WLA Ns), 802.11, off e rs two metho ds for configuring a w ireless netw ork — ad hoc and inf rastructur e.
3 Service Set Identification (SS ID) The Service Set I dentificatio n (SS ID) is a thir ty-two alphanumer ic character (maxi mum) string identifyi ng the wirele ss local area networ k. Some vendor s ref er to the SS ID as network name. For stations to commu nicate with each other, all station s must be configured with the same SS ID.
4 Wireless Channel S election IEEE 802.11 wireless nodes comm unicat e with ea ch other u sing rad io frequen cy si gnals i n the ISM (Industr i al, Scientif ic, and Medical ) band between 2.
5 CHAPTER 3: Hardware Installation Package Contents The product package s hould contain: #" Model MA101 802.11b Wireles s USB Adapter #" USB cable #" MA101 Wireles s USB Adapter R esour.
6 CHAPTER 4: Driver Installation Windows 98 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install t he NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB A dapter LAN dri ver for the firs t time in Window s 98: 1. Follow the pr ocedure described in the har dware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wir eless USB Adapter .
7 Windows Me Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install t he NETGEAR MA101 Wireless USB A dapter LAN driver for the first ti me in Window s Me: 1. Follow the pr ocedure described in the har dware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wir eless USB Adapter .
8 Windows 2000 Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1. Follow the pr ocedure described in the har dware installation chapter to install the MA101 Wir eless USB Adapter . 2. Upon conn ection, Windows 2000 a utomat ically detect s the existe nce of the MA101 Wireless USB Adapter.
9 Windows XP Driver Software Installing Driver Software 1. Follow the procedur e described in the hardware ins tallation chapter to install the MA101 Wir eless USB Adapter . 2. Upon connectio n, Windows XP automatically detects the existence o f the MA101 USB Adapter .
10 CHAPTER 5: Wireless L AN Configuration Adapter Properties Configuration Device Properti es Page When running W indow s 98 o r Me Wireless parameters f or the MA101 Wi reless USB A dapter can be modifi ed f rom the Netwo rk control window. 1. Fr om the Windo ws deskto p, right-cl i ck on the Netw ork Nei ghborhoo d icon.
11 Device Properti es Mo dification Table 5-1. Device Properties Parameter s General Specificatio ns Model MA101 Wir eles s USB Adapter Netwo rk Type Confi gurable between 802 .
12 Table 5-1. Device Properties Par ameters (continued) General Specificatio ns Model MA101 W ireless USB A dapter Fragment Thr eshold This is the packet length used f or fr agmentation. Packets l arger than the size progr ammed in this field will be f ragmented.
13 WLAN C onfiguration Ut ility A wireless LAN configurat ion utility p rogram is provid ed to give you in formation on your wireless networ k such as signal quality and link co nditions , and to let you mo dify the var ious co nfigurabl e wireless pa ramete rs.
14 WLAN Parameter Modification Double-clickin g on the wireless SysTray icon activates the wireless LAN config uration ut ility for the MA101 Wireles s USB adapter. Y ou can click on any of the f older tab in the Wir e less LAN conf iguration utility window to m odify the operation al param eters.
15 Site Survey Mac Address The Mac Address of the Acces s Point. SSID The SSID of the A ccess Point. Signal The signal str e ngth of the Access Point. Channel The channel used by the Access Point. Encryption The encryption o f the Access Point is enable o r disable.
16 Advanced Preamble Mode The Long m ode is set for 144 bit s. The Short mode is set for 72 b its. Fragmentation Threshold This is the packet lengt h used for fragmentatio n. Packets larger than the size programmed i n this field wil l be fragmented. The Fragment T hresho ld value must be larger than RTS Thresho ld value.
17 APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATION General Specificatio ns Model MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Radio Data R ate 1, 2, 5 .5, 11 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) Frequency 2.
An important point after buying a device NETGEAR MA 101 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought NETGEAR MA 101 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data NETGEAR MA 101 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NETGEAR MA 101 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NETGEAR MA 101 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NETGEAR MA 101, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime NETGEAR MA 101.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NETGEAR MA 101. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NETGEAR MA 101 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
