User manual NETGEAR WNA1000

[. . . ] NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10575-01 August 2009 Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://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 North American NETGEAR website: http://www. netgear. com Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] It will have a WPS symbol. 2-3 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual · The computer with the wireless-N USB adapter must be running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista (32/64 bits). Notes: If you connect using WPS and later lose the settings, they can be restored by reconnecting using the WPS procedures described in this section. To connect the wireless-N USB adapter to an access point or router that supports WPS, there are several methods: · Starting with the adapter, do one of the following: ­ ­ ­ · Connect during initial installation. See the NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 Installation Guide, provided in the package and on the Resource CD. Click the Join a Network button on the Smart Wizard Settings screen (see "Smart Wizard Status Bar" on page 1-9). Click an access point or router that supports WPS in the Networks tab (see "Viewing Wireless Networks in Your Area" on page 2-1). Starting with the router or access point. Log in to the router or access point, then follow the router or access point's prompts to connect a WPS client. Press a push button or push dome on the access point or router, or click an on-screen button in the software. This is a fairly new technology, so not all access points and routers provide a push button. See "Using a WPS Push Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router" on page 2-5. Use the router or access point's Personal Identification number (PIN), or use the wireless-N USB adapter's PIN. See "Generating a PIN to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router" on page 2-6. You can use either a push button or PIN entry to connect using WPS: · · 2-4 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual Using a WPS Push Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router To join a network using a push button: 1. The adapter detects a network with WPS: Figure 2-3 Note: If you are not sure if your router supports WPS, select No to connect. If your router does not support WPS and you select Yes, the router or access point connection will time out and no wireless network connection will be established. To start the WPS process, either press the push button on the access point or router, or click the icon on the Add WPS Client screen. 2-5 v1. 0, August 2009 NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 USB Adapter WNA1000 User Manual 7. Within 2 minutes, return to the WNA1000 Smart Wizard screen, and click Wizard initiates your wireless connection. . The Smart Note: The adapter security is set to WPA-PSK [TKIP] by default. Some WPS routers support WPA2-PSK [AES], with the same SSID and passphrase. You can change the adapter to WPA2-PSK [AES] using the Security setting in the Settings screen. For more information, see "Smart Wizard Status Bar" on page 1-9. Click Close to exit the Smart Wizard. Generating a PIN to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router There are two ways to enable the wireless-N USB adapter to join a wireless network: using the router or access point's security PIN; or using the wireless-N USB adapter's security PIN (the wireless-N USB adapter can generate a PIN to connect to the router). To use either the router's security PIN or the adapter's security PIN: 1. Click the icon to open the Smart Wizard of the wireless-N USB adapter. [. . . ] · If the router is WEP protected (either 64- or 128- bit encryption), you are prompted to enter the WEP encryption security information. The connection status in the Status Bar shows that I am connected to a router or access point, but not to the Internet. Check the router's Internet connection. The wireless-N USB adapter can operate at faster speeds. · At 54 Mbps you are probably connecting to a standard 802. 11g network. [. . . ]