NETGEAR WG311 manual

SM-WG311NA-0 Version v1.0 May 2003 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Inst allation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbp s Wireless PCI Adapter WG31 1[...]

ii T e chnical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at www .netgea r .com/registe r , we c an provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. NETGEAR, INC. Support Information Phone: 1-888-NET GEAR, for US & Canada o[...]

iii Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residentia l areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver , it may be come the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling. FCC Information to User This product does not cont ain any user serviceable components and is to be used with [...]

iv If this equipment does cause harmful interfe rence to radio or televisi on reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfe rence by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the sep aration betwee n the equipment[...]

v Canadian Dep artment of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (Model WG31 1 W ireless PCI Adapter) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radi o Interference Regulati ons of the Canadian Department of Communications. Canada ID: 4054A-WG31 1 ETSI RF speci[...]

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Contents vii Content s Chapter 1 Introduction About the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Ad apt er WG31 1 ............... ................ ........ 1-1 Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products ................ ................ ................ ............ 1-1 What’s in the Box? .......... ................. ............. ................ ...........[...]

viii Contents Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSI D) and WEP Security Settings ...... ..... 3-9 How to Configure WEP Encry ption Security ................... ................. ................ ...... 3-10 S tatistics Page .......... ................. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ...... 3-12 Adva[...]

Contents ix Glossary List of Glossary T erms ........... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ . D-1 Index[...]

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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the features, pack age contents, and appearance of the NETGEAR ® 54 Mbps WG31 1 W ireless PCI Adapter. About the NETGEAR 54 Mbp s Wireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 The NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 gives yo[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 1-2 Introduction The following NETGEAR products can be config ured to communicate with the WG31 1 W ireless PCI Adapter: • WG602 54 Mbps W i reless Access Point • WGR614 54 Mbps Cable/DSL W ireless Router • WG5 1 1 5 4 M b p s W ireless P C Card • MA1 1 1 802.11b W irele[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Introduction 1-3 wireless technology adds issues such as range, interference, signal qua lity , and security to the picture. T o help overcome potential barrie rs to successf ully using wireless networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as conn ecting to [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 1-4 Introduction Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merc hants use encryption security built into browsers like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless netwo rking security feat ures you might im plement are in addition to those already in place on secure [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 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. 2. Browse the hard[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 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. 2. Use the Windows Add a Printer wizard to add access to a network printer from the PC yo[...]

Basic Setup 2-1 Chapter 2 Basic Setup This section describes how to install your NETG E A R 5 4 M bp s Wir e l e s s PCI Adapter WG31 1 and set up basic wireless connectivity on your W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced wireless network configuration is covered in Chapter 3, “Configur ation” in this manual. What Y ou W ill Need Before [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-2 Basic Setup Observe Location an d Range Guidelines Computers can connect over 8 02.1 1g wireless ne tworks indoors at a range wh ich varies significantly based on the ph ysical location of the computer with the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311. For best results, a[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-3 WG31 1 Default Wireless Configuration Settings If this is a new wireless network installation, use the factory default settings to set up the network and verify wireless connectivity . If this is an ad dition to an existing wireless network, you will need to ident[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-4 Basic Setup Basic Inst allation Instructions Use the procedure below th at corresponds to the v ersion of W indows you are using. For Windows XP Users Inst alling a WG31 1 Install the WG31 1 software. a. Power on your computer , let the operating system boot up completely , [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-5 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wir eless PCI Adapter WG31 1. a. Shut down the PC and remove the power cord. Hold the PCI Adapter with the NETGEAR logo facing up and insert it into an available PCI slot. Connect the antenna to the adapter and position the antenna to t[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-6 Basic Setup Configur e your WG31 1. a. Right-click on the network icon in the W indows XP system tray to open the network options menu. b. Click on the V iew A vailable W ireless Networks menu item. c. If there is more than one wireless network in your vicinity , select the [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-7 V erify wir eless connectivity to your network. a. Open the WG31 1 utility by clicking on the icon in the W indows system tray . b. V erify that your co nnection information ma tches your wireless ne twork. c. V erify connectivity to the Interne t or network resou[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-8 Basic Setup For Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Inst alling a WG31 1 Install the WG31 1 software. Note: W indows 2000 may require you to be logged on with ad ministrator rights. a. Power on your computer , let the operating system boot up completely , and log in as needed. b.[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-9 Install the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wir eless PCI Adapter WG31 1. a. Shut down the PC and remove the power cord. Insert the WG31 1 W ireless PCI Adapter with the NETGEAR logo facing up into an available PCI slot. b. Reconnect the power co rd and reboot the computer . Afte[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-10 Basic Setup Configur e your WG31 1 and save the Profile . a. Open the WG31 1 Smart W ireless Settings Utility by clicking on the icon in the W indows system tray . The utility opens to the Settings page. b. Change the Network Name SSID to match your netw ork. Tip : As an al[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-11 V erify wir eless connectivity to your network. a. V erify that your co nnection information ma tches your wireless ne twork. b. V erify connectivity to the Interne t or network resources. Note: If you are unable to connect, see “Basic T roubleshooting T ips”[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-12 Basic Setup WG31 1 Wireless Connection Indicators The NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG 31 1 SysTray icon , which is on the System T ray portion of the taskbar in the Microsoft W i ndows desktop, is an indicator that gives you feedback on the status of your w ireless[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-13 Basic T roubleshooting Tip s If you have problems co nnecting to your wireless network, try the tips below . Also, for problems with accessing netw ork resources, the W indows software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers. Please refer[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-14 Basic Setup About Page The About page displays impo rtant information about the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1. Figure 2-1: About p a ge The About pa ge shows th e following information: • Regional Domain: This is the r egion setting for the wi reless adapte[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Basic Setup 2-15 • MAC Address: The MAC address of this adapter . The Media Access Control address is a unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless networks will restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are commun[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2-16 Basic Setup[...]

Configuration 3-1 Chapter 3 Configuration This section describes how to configure your NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 for wireless connectivity on your W ireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. Underst anding the C onfiguration Options The WG31 1 configuration utility provides a co mplete and e[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-2 Configuration For example, if you use your PC to connect to a wireless network in an of fice and a wireless network in your home, you ca n create a profile for each wireless netwo rk. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the co nfiguration settings you need to [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-3 • Wir eless Network Name (SSID): W i reless Network Name (SSID) is the name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the SSID or ESSID configuration parameter . Note that, as a security measure, some wireless access points do not broadca st their SS[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-4 Configuration b. Click on the Settings tab to di splay the view shown below . Figure 3-2: Settings t ab page 2. Configure the wir eless Network settings. a. In the Network T ype section, be sure that Infrastructure is selected. b. Enter the SSID. This is also called the W ir[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-5 4. V erify wir eless connectivity to your network. V erify connectivity by using a browser such as Nets cape or Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. Y ou can check the status bar in the configur atio[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-6 Configuration Figure 3-3: Settings t ab page b. Click the Settings tab to di splay the vi ew shown above. c. Select Ad-Hoc in the Network T ype section. d. Enter the SSID for the Ad-Hoc network. e. Click Apply . 2. Save your settings in a Pr ofile. a. T ype a descriptive nam[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-7 b. Assuming the targ et PC is configured with 192.1 68.0.1 as its IP address, type ping -t 192.168.0.1 and then click OK. c. This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the device wi th the 192.168.0.1 static IP address. The ping response should change to ?[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-8 Configuration Figure 3-4: Ad-Hoc Sett ing p age 4. In the St art Ad-Hoc field, choo se the wireless standard (802.1 1b or 802.1 1g) for your Ad-Hoc computer-to-computer network. 5. In the Channel field, Automatic should work. If you notice inte rference problems with another[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-9 Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings Print this form, fill in the configuration paramete rs and put it in a safe pl ace for possible future reference. For an existing wirele ss network , the person who set up the netwo rk will b[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-10 Configuration How to Configure WEP Encryption Security Following the steps below to co nfigure WEP Encryption Security . 1. Run the WG31 1 Configuration Utility . a. Open the configuration utility by clicking on the WG31 1 icon in the W indows system tray . Figure 3-5: Sett[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-11 Tip : Y ou can click the Networks tab to view a lis t of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs at your locat ion. 3. Save your settings in a Pr ofile. a. T ype a descriptive name for the Profile name. b. Click Save Profile. All the configuratio n sett[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-12 Configuration S t atistics Page The Statistics page provides real time and historic al trend information on the data traf fic and performance of your wireless adapter . Figure 3-6: S t atistics t ab p age • T ransmit/Receive Per formance (%): A real time graph identifyi n[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Configuration 3-13 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 wireless connection to fail. Figure 3-7: Advanced Settings p ag[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 3-14 Configuration • R TS/CTS Thr e shold: The packet size that is used to determine whether it should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) mechanism or the CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision A voidance) mechanism for pack[...]

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the NE TGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG31 1 . Antennae 2 Integrated internal diversi ty antennae Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 , 36, 48, and 54 Mbp s (Auto Rat e Sensing) Frequency 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz CCK and OFDM[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 Wireless PCI Adapter conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1b standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) and a product update will bring the WG31 1 i[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 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. There is no Access Point[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 802.1 1 Station can communicate with an Ethernet network through an access point such as[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 B-4 Wireless Networking B asics Figure 3-8: 80 2.1 1 open system authe ntication 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. 2. The access point sends ch[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Wireless Networking Basics B-5 Figure 3-9: 802.1 1 shared key authen tication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what type of encryption you require and the key size you wa nt to use. T y pically , there are three WEP En[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 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. Additionally , 24 factory-set bits are added to the forty-bit input[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Wireless Networking Basics B-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 . In other words, WEP key 1 on the AP must match WEP ke y 1 on the client adapter , WEP key 2 on the AP must matc h WEP key 2 on th[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 B-8 Wireless Networking B asics The radio frequency channels used are listed in Ta b l e 3 - 1 : Note: The av ailable chan nels supporte d by the wireless products in various countries are dif ferent. The preferred channel separation betw een the chan nels in neighboring wireles[...]

Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-1 Appendix C Prep aring Y our PCs for Network Access This appendix describes how to prepare you r PCs to connect to the Internet through the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W irele ss PCI Adapter WG311. For adding file and print sharin g to your networ k, pl ease consult the W indows help information included with the versio[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 C-2 Pr eparing Your PCs for Network Access 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window o pens, which disp lays a list of install ed components: Y ou must have an Ether[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access C-3 d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK. If you need to add File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select File and Print Sh[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 C-4 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access V erify 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. The following TCP/I[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 th en click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Internet Options icon. 3. Select “I want to set up my Int ernet connection m[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 C-6 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway . 3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter . The window is upd[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 . The following steps will walk you through the configura[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 C-8 Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, a nd activity statistics. Administrator logon access rights are needed to use this window . • Click the [...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 2000 is configured and set to DHCP without your having to configure it. However , if there are proble ms, following the steps below to co[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 C-10 Preparing Your PCs for Network Acce ss The Local Area Connection Pr operties dialog box app ears. V erify that you have the correct Ethernet card selected in the Connect using: box and that the following two items are displayed and selected in the box of “Components check[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Preparing Your PCs for Network Acce ss C-11 V erifying TCP/IP Properti es for Windows XP or 2000 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the S tart button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Ty p e cmd and then click OK. A command[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 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 twis ted pair wiring. 802.1 1b IEEE specification for wireless networking at 1 1 M[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 2 Glossary 198.105.232.4. The DNS syst em is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS server doesn't know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one , and so on, until the correct IP address is returned. Domain Name A descriptive name for an addr ess or gro[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Glossary 3 IPX Short for Internetwork Packet Exchange, a network ing protocol used by the Novell NetW are operating systems. Like UDP/IP , IPX is a datagram protocol used for connectionless communications. Higher-level protocols, such as SPX and NCP , are used for additional erro[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 4 Glossary p acket A block of information sent over a network. A packet ty pically contains a source and destination ne twork address, some protocol and length in formation, a block of data, and a checksum. router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP r outer forwa[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Glossary 5 wide area network W AN. A long dist ance link used to ex tend or connect re motely located local area ne tworks. Th e Internet is a large W AN. Wi-F i A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the W ireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WEC[...]

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps W ireless PCI Adapter WG311 6 Glossary[...]

Index 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 O Open System authenticat ion 2 S Shared Key authenticati on 2 SSID 3 , 2 T TCP/IP pro perties verifying for W indows 5 W WEP 3 , 8 , 2 Wi - F i 1 W indows, configuring for IP routing 1 , 6 winipcfg utili ty 5 W ired[...]