User manual NETGEAR WAG511

[. . . ] User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10041-01 Version v2. 0 September 2004 202-10041-01 September 2004 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. E-mail: support@netgear. com Web site: www. netgear. com Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. [. . . ] b. Make sure the WAG511 software is installed and the WAG511 is fully inserted in your PC. Open the configuration utility by clicking on the WAG511 icon desktop or in the system tray. Tip: Click the Networks tab to view a list of the available wireless networks and their SSIDs. 3. Configure the WPA-PSK Advanced settings. a. Under Security, select the Advanced radio button then click Advanced Security. 5-10 202-10041-01 September 2004 Wireless Security Configuration User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 Figure 5-5: WPA-PSK settings screen b. Click OK, then click Apply for the changes to take effect, and Close to exit the utility. 4. Save your settings in a Profile. Using 802. 1x Advanced Security You can have very strong security on your wireless connection by enabling 802. 1x. For more information on wireless security, see "Wireless Networking Overview" on page B-1. Figure 5-6: 802. 1x in a wireless network Wireless Security Configuration 202-10041-01 September 2004 5-11 User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 Basic Requirements for 802. 1x 802. 1x requires these elements: 1. 3. An 802. 1x enabled wireless adapter with 802. 1x client software such as the WAG511. · For the EAP-TLS option, you need a Certificate Authority (CA) such as Windows 2000 server or a public service such as Verisign. Both the RADIUS server and the client need to have a certificate from a certificate server. For the EAP-PEAP option, you need a RADIUS server and a certificate server. The RADIUS server needs to have a certificate installed from a certificate server. The client can dynamically download the certificate from the certificate server. However, depending on how your network is set up, Windows Domain Controller or Active Directory login credentials can be used for authentication. · Fill in the worksheet and use the procedure below to configure 802. 1x settings of your WAG511. 802. 1x Security Settings Worksheet Print this form, fill in the configuration parameters and put it in a safe place for possible future reference. For an existing wireless network, the person who set up the network will be able to provide this information. · Wireless Network Name (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) identifies the wireless local area network. Note: Some wireless access points will not broadcast their SSID as a security feature. In such a case, you will need to get the SSID from the wireless network administrator. Wireless network name (SSID): ______________________________ · 802. 1x EAP Settings -- TLS · Certificate: ___________________________________________________________ · CA Server: ___________________________________________________________ For example, CA Server: Netgear Https · Domain Name: ___________________ Login Name: _________________ 5-12 202-10041-01 September 2004 Wireless Security Configuration User's Manual for the NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 For example, Domain Name: netgear. com Login Name: webmaster@netgear. com Note: Whatever Certificate and CA Server options you fill in will automatically also populate the Domain Name and Login Name fields. -- PEAP · CA Server: ___________________________________________________________ For example, CA Server: Netgear Https · Domain Name: ___________________ Login Name: _________________ For example, Domain Name: netgear. com Login Name: webmaster@netgear. com Note: Whatever Certificate and CA Server options you fill in will automatically also populate the Domain Name and Login Name fields. · User Name: ________________ Password: ________________ For example, Windows User Name: netgeckoPassword: likesbugs Note: While the User Name and Password in this example is the same as the Windows User Name and Password (administered through the Windows Domain controllers or the Windows Active Directory), in a UNIX network the User Name and Password might be the LDAP credentials for this user, or the User Name and Password could simply be the credentials stored in the RADIUS server. Use the procedures below to configure 802. 1x security settings in the WAG511. How to Configure 802. 1x Advanced Security Note: The EAP-TLS option requires that a certificate from a Certificate Authority be installed on the PC first. When using the EAP-PEAP option, a certificate on the PC can be dynamically downloaded to the client. [. . . ] An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID. Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. [. . . ]