User manual NETGEAR WNA3100

[. . . ] Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10539-01 December 2009 © 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical Support When you register 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 Website: http://www. netgear. com Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Assuming the target PC is configured with 192. 168. 0. 1 as its IP address, type: ping -t 192. 168. 0. 1 and then click OK. A continuous ping is sent to the device with the 192. 168. 0. 1 static IP address. The ping response should change to Reply. Figure 2-8 At this point the connection is established. Note: If you cannot connect, see "Ad Hoc Mode Is Not Working Correctly" on page 4-4 and "Troubleshooting Tips" on page 4-1. Starting a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network Connection 1. On the Settings tab of the Smart Wizard, select or type the network name (SSID). Note: for Windows Vista computers, you must have administrator rights. Otherwise, this option is not available for selection. 2-8 v1. 0, December 2009 Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual 3. In the Start Ad Hoc drop-down list, select the wireless standard (802. 11g or 802. 11b) for your Ad Hoc computer-to-computer network. If you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless device, select a channel that is not being used by other nearby wireless networks. The connection speed automatically defaults to the highest speed. About Wireless Security Many networks use wireless security to encrypt wireless data communications. To connect to a network with wireless security, you must set up the wireless-N USB adapter with exactly the same kind of wireless security settings. If you use the Smart Wizard to set up security, you can take advantage of Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to set up WPA-PSK [TKIP] security. Otherwise, you can manually set one of the following types of wireless security used for home networks: · WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES]. See "Setting Up WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2PSK [AES] Security" on page 2-10. For more information about wireless security, click the link to "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. 2-9 v1. 0, December 2009 Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings If you do not use WPS, then you need to know the security settings to join a secured wireless network. You can also print this page, fill in the wireless network settings, and put it in a safe place for future reference. · · Network Name (SSID) ______________________________ If WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK authentication is used: Passphrase: ______________________________ These characters are case-sensitive. · If WEP authentication is used: ­ ­ WEP encryption key size. · Passphrase method: ______________________________ This is case-sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hex digits (any combination of 0­9 or a­f). Key 1: _____________________________ Key 2: _____________________________ Key 3: _____________________________ Key 4: _____________________________ Setting Up WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES] Security To configure WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) security: 1. Make sure that the wireless-N USB adapter is fully inserted in a USB port in your computer. [. . . ] This could be a physical layer problem or a network configuration problem. · · · Check to make sure that the router is physically connected to the Ethernet network. Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking are configured correctly. Then select the About tab. Troubleshooting Your Wireless Connection You can use the status bar and the LED to get more information about your wireless connection. [. . . ]