NETGEAR manual Up the MA101

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Table 1-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...

If I Want To... ?

What Do I Do?

What’s Needed?

How Do I?

Connect to the

1.

Activate my

1.

An active Internet

To configure your

Internet over my

MA101 in

wireless

 

wireless link

 

connection like those

Infrastructure Mode,

 

and verify my

 

from cable or DSL

network.

 

 

please see “Setting

 

network

 

service providers.

 

 

 

Up the MA101 in

 

 

connection.

2.

A wireless network

 

 

Infrastructure Mode”

 

2.

Open an

 

connected to the cable or

 

 

Internet

 

DSL Internet service

on page 14, and

 

 

 

locate the section for

 

 

browser such

 

through a cable/DSL

 

 

 

your version of

 

 

as Internet

 

router as illustrated in

 

 

 

Windows.

 

 

Explorer or

 

“Using the MA101 to

 

 

Netscape

 

Connect to a Wireless

Please see

 

 

Navigator.

 

Network Access Point in

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure Mode” on

Appendix C,

 

 

 

 

“Preparing Your PCs

 

 

 

 

page 13.

 

 

 

 

for Network Access”

 

 

 

3.

TCP/IP Internet

 

 

 

for assistance with

 

 

 

 

networking software

 

 

 

 

configuring the

 

 

 

 

installed and configured

 

 

 

 

TCP/IP Internet

 

 

 

 

on my PC according to

 

 

 

 

software on a PC.

 

 

 

 

the requirements of the

 

 

 

 

Internet service provider

 

 

 

 

4. A browser like Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Explorer or Netscape

 

 

 

 

 

Navigator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents NETGEAR, Inc Technical Support Contents Index Bold times roman User input Preface About This Installation GuidePage Chapter Introduction About the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB AdapterKey Features and Related Netgear Products Model MA101 Resource CD, including What’s in the Box?Road Map for How to Get There From Here Road Map for ‘How to Get There From Here’A Road Map for How to Get There From Here Up the MA101 Other computers Connect to Password that have been Help Network Page What You Will Need Before You Begin Chapter Installing MA101 802.11b Wireless USB AdapterObserve Location and Range Guidelines Verify System RequirementsTwo Basic Operating Modes MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Infrastructure Mode Connect the MA101 USB Adapter to your computer Setting Up the MA101 in Infrastructure ModeFor Windows XP Users Installing a MA101 Install the MA101 driver software Verify wireless connectivity to your network Insert the Model MA101 Resource CD into your computer For Windows 98/Me Users Installing a MA101Install the MA101 software Click Yes when asked if you want to reboot the system Ssid Wireless Configure your wireless adapterInsert the Model MA101 Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive For Windows 2000 Users Installing a MA101Page MA101 Configuration Utility MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode Using the MA101 to Connect in Ad-Hoc ModeComputer-to-computer Ad-Hoc networks only Setting Up a MA101 in Ad-Hoc ModeSet up the MA101 USB Adapter for your computer Configure your wireless adaptersVerify wireless connectivity between the computers Color Condition Description Interpreting System Tray Icon ColorsSymptom Cause Solution Troubleshooting TipsPage Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features Protecting Your Wireless ConnectionPage Changing the Ssid Setting the Wireless Network Name SsidConfiguring WEP Encryption Configuring WEP Encryption SecurityDsss Appendix a Technical SpecificationsPage Related Publications Wireless Networking Appendix B 802.11b Wireless Networking BasicsAd Hoc Mode Peer-to-Peer Workgroup Wireless Network ConfigurationAuthentication and WEP Encryption Extended Service Set Identification EssidWired Equivalent Privacy WEP Wireless Channel SelectionRadio frequency channels used are listed in Table Page Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network AccessInstall or Verify Windows Networking Components Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP NetworkingPage Page Primary Network Logon is set to Windows logon Choose Settings, and then Control PanelLocate your Network Neighborhood icon Page Verifying TCP/IP Properties Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP NetworkingDhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP orConnection with the wireless icon and choose Status TCP/IP details are presented on the Support tab Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows Page Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP or Page Numerics IndexPage Page Page Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer Page NETGEAR, Inc