NETGEAR HA311 - Manual (Page 3)

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C ONTENTS
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................4
Benefits ..........................................................................................................................................5
Features.........................................................................................................................................5
Package Contents..........................................................................................................................6
System Requirements....................................................................................................................6
Related NETGEAR IEEE 802.11a Products..................................................................................7
About This Guide ...........................................................................................................................7
Get Started Now! ...........................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2—INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................8
Step 1—Install the HA311 Utility Software ....................................................................................8
Step 2—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter........................................................................14
Hardware Description .............................................................................................................14
Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................................14
Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver .............................................................17
For Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 SE Users ......................................................................17
For Windows NT 4.0 Users.....................................................................................................21
Step 4—Configure the HA311 Network Settings.........................................................................23
About the HA311 SysTray Application....................................................................................24
Step 5—Test the Network Connection Status .............................................................................26
CHAPTER 3—CONFIGURING THE HA311 802.11A WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER........................28
Status Section..............................................................................................................................28
Configuration Section...................................................................................................................29
Statistics Section..........................................................................................................................31
About Section...............................................................................................................................32
CHAPTER 4—WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................33
Wireless Network Configuration...................................................................................................33
Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)................................................................................33
Infrastructure Mode.................................................................................................................34
Service Set Identification (SSID)..................................................................................................35
Authentication and WEP Encryption............................................................................................36
Wireless Channel Selection.........................................................................................................37
APPENDIX A—TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................40
APPENDIX B—GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................41
APPENDIX C—REGULATORY COMPLIANCE..............................................................................42