NETGEAR manual Configuring the HA311 802.11A Wireless PCI Adapter, Status Section

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CHAPTER 3—CONFIGURING THE HA311

802.11A WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER

NETGEAR supplies you with a wireless LAN configuration utility program to provide information on your wireless network, such as signal quality and link conditions, and to let you modify the various configurable wireless parameters.

Now that the HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter has been installed, you can use the HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility to view and customize configuration settings and features.

The HA311 Configuration Utility contains four sections:

1 - Status

2 - Configuration

3 - Statistics

4 - About

Note: The above sections are always available by clicking on the tab at the top of the Configuration Utility window.

Status Section

Please turn to page 26 to learn more about the Status section of the Configuration Utility.

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Contents Netgear NETGEAR, INC Contents Introduction Features BenefitsPackage Contents System RequirementsAbout This Guide Related Netgear Ieee 802.11a ProductsGet Started Now Installation Install the HA311 Utility SoftwarePage Page Page Page Page Hardware Installation Install the HA311 Wireless PCI AdapterHardware Description Page Page Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver For Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 SE UsersClick Finish to close the Found New Hardware Wizard Verifying Driver Installation Page For Windows NT 4.0 Users Verifying NT 4.0 Driver Installation Configure the HA311 Network Settings Windows XP UsersIcon Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode Color About the HA311 Systray ApplicationConfiguring the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter, on Test the Network Connection Status Click OK when you are done Configuring the HA311 802.11A Wireless PCI Adapter Status SectionConfiguration Section Ssid Statistics Section About Section Wireless Network Configuration Wireless Network FundamentalsAD-HOC Mode PEER-TO-PEER Workgroup Infrastructure Mode Service Set Identification Ssid Authentication and WEP Encryption Wireless Channel Selection Ieee 802.11a Channel Allocations HE102 user can use eight channels in non-turbo mode Appendix A-TROUBLESHOOTING AdapterAppendix B-GENERAL Specifications Model HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI AdapterAppendix C-REGULATORY Compliance TrademarksPage Radio Frequency Interference Requirements