Locate your Network Neighborhood icon | NETGEAR MA101 instruction

Locate your Network Neighborhood icon.

•If the Network Neighborhood icon is on the Windows desktop, position your mouse pointer over it and right-click your mouse button.

•If the icon is not on the desktop,

•Click Start on the task bar located at the bottom left of the window.

•Choose Settings, and then Control Panel.

•Locate the Network Neighborhood icon and click on it. This will open the Network panel as shown below.

Verify the following settings as shown:

•Client for Microsoft Network exists

•Ethernet adapter is present

•TCP/IP is present

•Primary Network Logon is set to Windows logon

Click on the Properties button. The following TCP/IP Properties window will display.

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NETGEAR, Inc Technical Support Contents Index Bold times roman User input Preface About This Installation GuidePage About the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Key Features and Related Netgear ProductsChapter Introduction 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 Adapter Observe Location and Range Guidelines Verify System Requirements Two Basic Operating Modes MA101 Default Wireless Configuration Settings MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter in Infrastructure Mode Setting Up the MA101 in Infrastructure Mode For Windows XP Users Installing a MA101Connect the MA101 USB Adapter to your computer Install the MA101 driver software Verify wireless connectivity to your network For Windows 98/Me Users Installing a MA101 Install the MA101 softwareInsert the Model MA101 Resource CD into your computer Click Yes when asked if you want to reboot the system Ssid Wireless Configure your wireless adapter Insert 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 Mode Computer-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 adapters Verify wireless connectivity between the computers Color Condition Description Interpreting System Tray Icon Colors Symptom Cause Solution Troubleshooting TipsPage Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features Protecting Your Wireless ConnectionPage Changing the Ssid Setting the Wireless Network Name Ssid Configuring WEP Encryption Configuring WEP Encryption Security Dsss Appendix a Technical SpecificationsPage Related Publications Wireless Networking Appendix B 802.11b Wireless Networking Basics Ad Hoc Mode Peer-to-Peer Workgroup Wireless Network Configuration Authentication and WEP Encryption Extended Service Set Identification Essid Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Wireless Channel Selection Radio frequency channels used are listed in Table Page Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking Appendix C Preparing Your PCs for Network Access Install or Verify Windows Networking Components Configuring Windows 98 and Me for TCP/IP NetworkingPage Page Choose Settings, and then Control Panel Locate your Network Neighborhood iconPrimary Network Logon is set to Windows logon Page Verifying TCP/IP Properties Configuring Windows 2000 or XP for TCP/IP Networking Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP or Connection 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