NETGEAR WG311v3 Reference Manual

Name: NETGEAR WG311v3
Brand: NETGEAR
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Version v3

March 2005

NETGEAR, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

Reference Manual for the

NETGEAR 802.11g

Wireless PCI Adapter

WG311v3

Table of Contents5
Introduction9
About the Wg311V3 Wireless PCI Adapter9
Key Features and Related NETGEAR Products9
What's in the Box10
A Road Map for 'How to Get There from here11
Basic Setup15
What You will Need before You Begin15
Verify System Requirements15
Observe Location and Range Guidelines16
Two Basic Operating Modes16
Wg311V3 Default Wireless Configuration Settings16
Basic Installation Instructions17
For Windows XP Users Installing a Wg311V318
For Windows 2000 & 98/Me Users Installing a Wg311V322
Wg311V3 Wireless Connection Indicators25
Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors26
Basic Troubleshooting Tips26
About Page27
Configuration29
Understanding the Configuration Options29
Using Configuration Profiles29
Networks Tab Page30
Connecting to an Access Point in Infrastructure Mode31
To Configure an Infrastructure Mode Profile31
Connecting to Another PC in Ad Hoc Mode32
To Configure an Ad Hoc Mode Profile33
To Start a Computer-To-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network35
Enabling Wireless Security Features35
Identifying the Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP Security Settings36
To Configure WEP Encryption Security37
Statistics Tab Page39
Advanced Settings Page40
Technical Specifications41
Wireless Networking Basics43
Wireless Networking Overview43
Infrastructure Mode43
Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-To-Peer Workgroup44
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID44
Authentication and WEP44
802.11 Authentication45
Open System Authentication45
Shared Key Authentication46
Overview of WEP Parameters47
Key Size48
WEP Configuration Options48
Wireless Channels49
Preparing Your Pcs for Network Access51
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking51
Configuring Windows 98SE and Me for TCP/IP Networking51
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components52
Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings in Windows 98SE and Me53
Selecting the Internet Access Method55
Verifying TCP/IP Properties55
Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking56
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components56
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or 200057
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP57
DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 200059

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Brand	NETGEAR
Model	WG311v3
Category	PCI Card
Language	English

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