User manual NETGEAR WN121T

[. . . ] NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WN121T User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10209-02 February 2007 Technical Support For customer support see http://kbserver. netgear. com NETGEAR, INC. E-mail: support@netgear. com North American NETGEAR website: http://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. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein. © 2007 NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] Profile: If you do not enter a name in the Profile Name box, then the name Profile is used to save your settings. If you do this more than once then you will be asked if you want to replace the previous settings stored in Profile. Adding Profiles You can store multiple profiles and recall the one which matches the network you want to join. If you use your computer to connect to different wireless networks, you can create a profile for each wireless network. Then, you can easily load the profile that has all the settings that you need to join the network you are using at the time. There are two types of wireless network profiles that you can set up: · Access Point (Infrastructure) -- connect to an access point or router with the 802. 11 infrastructure mode. For example, this mode is used when computers in a house connect to an access point that is attached to a router, which lets multiple computers share a single cable or DSL broadband Internet connection. Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) -- connect directly to another computer with the 802. 11 ad hoc mode. For example, Ad Hoc mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them. · For more information on 802. 11 wireless network modes, see the wireless reference document at: http://documentation. netgear. com/reference/enu/wireless/index. htm. 2-5 v2. 0, February 2007 NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WN121T User Manual Setting up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router Follow these instructions to set up the Next 300 Mbps WN121T Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter to connect to a wireless access point or router. In the Network Type section, be sure that Access Point (Infrastructure) is selected. Note: You will not get a wireless network connection unless the network SSID matches exactly the SSID used by the access point. Click Close to exit the wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings. Verify wireless connectivity to your network. 2-6 v2. 0, February 2007 NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WN121T User Manual Use a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. You can check the status bar in the Smart Wizard for the current connection status. For problems with accessing network resources, the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing software might not be installed and configured properly on your computers. See the link to "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" in Appendix B. Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile The Computer-to-Computer setting uses Ad Hoc mode. Ad Hoc mode is an 802. 11 networking framework in which devices or computers communicate directly with each other, without the use of an access point. For example, this mode is used when two Windows computers are configured with file and print sharing enabled and you want to exchange files directly between them. Ad Hoc mode requires either static IP addresses (such as 192. 168. 0. 1) or the IPX protocol. For instructions on setting up static IP addresses on a Windows PC, refer to the PC Networking Tutorial included on the NETGEAR CD. The Settings page opens: Figure 2-5 2-7 v2. 0, February 2007 NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WN121T User Manual 2. Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard, or Cancel to return to the previous settings. Configure each PC with either a static IP address or with the IPX protocol. [. . . ] Table 3-1 shows the time to transfer one gigabyte (1 GB) of data using various networking technologies. · Table 3-1. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte Network Connection Gigabit Wired Ethernet RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Powerline HD 100 Mbps Wired Ethernet 802. 11g wireless 802. 11b wireless 10 Mbps Wired Ethernet Cable Modem (3 Mbps) Analog Modem (56 kbps) Theoretical Raw Transfer Time 8 seconds 26 seconds 40 seconds 80 seconds 150 seconds 700 seconds 800 seconds 2700 seconds 144, 000 seconds (40 hours) 3-5 v2. 0, February 2007 NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter WN121T User Manual 3-6 v2. 0, February 2007 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information about troubleshooting your Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter. After each problem description, instructions are given to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For information about connecting to wireless networks and the Internet, see "Connecting to Wireless Networks and the Internet" in Chapter 1. Troubleshooting Tips Use the information below to solve common problems you may encounter. [. . . ]