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  • Page 1

    HA501 54 Mbps 802.11a Wireless CardBus Adapter Installation Guide HA501 Qcard-Final 1/4/02 8:41 AM Page 1[...]

  • Page 2

    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. It pr ovides small business networks with r eliable, standards[...]

  • Page 3

    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. In an ad-hoc wireless network, ther e [...]

  • Page 4

    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. Note: Hexadecima[...]

  • Page 5

    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. Click “N ext”. 2. Insert the HA501 Resource CD-R OM into your CD-R OM drive. 3. In the next window , select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and the[...]

  • Page 6

    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”. 5. In the F ound New Har dware W izard window[...]

  • Page 7

    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. Insert the HA501 Resource CD-R OM in the CD-R OM drive. F rom t[...]

  • Page 8

    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. 13 Icon color Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure m[...]

  • Page 9

    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 802.1 1a Configuration Utility instead of using Win[...]

  • Page 10

    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. R eload [...]

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    © 2002 by NETGEAR, I nc. All rights reserved. T rademarks NETGEAR is a r egistered trademark of NETGEAR, INC. Windows is a register ed trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Statemen[...]

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