NETGEAR HA311 manual Wireless Network Fundamentals, Wireless Network Configuration

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CHAPTER 4—WIRELESS NETWORK

FUNDAMENTALS

Wireless Network Configuration

AD-HOC MODE (PEER-TO-PEER WORKGROUP)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LANs (WLANs), 802.11- offers two methods for configuring a wireless network — ad-hoc and infrastructure. In an ad-hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network — each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no access point involved in this configuration. It enables you to quickly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by Microsoft Networking in the various Windows operating systems. Some vendors also refer to ad-hoc networking as peer-to- peer workgroup networking.

In this configuration, network packets are directly sent and received by the intended transmitting and receiving stations. As long as the stations are within range of one another, this is the easiest and least expensive way to set up a wireless network.

To set up an ad-hoc workgroup operating with standard protocols, do the following:

♦Set all stations to connect in Ad-hoc mode (or Peer-to-Peer workgroup mode).

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Contents Netgear NETGEAR, INC Contents Introduction Benefits FeaturesSystem Requirements Package ContentsRelated Netgear Ieee 802.11a Products About This GuideGet Started Now Install the HA311 Utility Software InstallationPage Page Page Page Page Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Hardware InstallationHardware Description Page Page For Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 SE Users Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter DriverClick Finish to close the Found New Hardware Wizard Verifying Driver Installation Page For Windows NT 4.0 Users Verifying NT 4.0 Driver Installation Windows XP Users Configure the HA311 Network SettingsAbout the HA311 Systray Application Icon Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode ColorConfiguring the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter, on Test the Network Connection Status Click OK when you are done Status Section Configuring the HA311 802.11A Wireless PCI AdapterConfiguration Section Ssid Statistics Section About Section Wireless Network Fundamentals Wireless Network ConfigurationAD-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 Adapter Appendix A-TROUBLESHOOTINGModel HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter Appendix B-GENERAL SpecificationsTrademarks Appendix C-REGULATORY CompliancePage Radio Frequency Interference Requirements
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