NETGEAR MA 301 Network Card User Manual


 
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
........................................................................................................................1
B
ENEFITS
........................................................................................................................................................1
F
EATURES
.......................................................................................................................................................1
R
ELATED
NETGEAR
PRODUCTS
.....................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS
...........................................................................2
W
IRELESS
N
ETWORK
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................2
S
ERVICE
S
ET
I
DENTIFICATION
(SS ID)
...........................................................................................................3
A
UTHENTICATION AND
WEP E
NCRYPTION
......................................................................................................3
W
IRELESS
C
HANNEL
S
ELECTION
....................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE INSTALLATION
.................................................................................................5
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
........................................................................................................................................5
H
ARDWARE
D
ESCRIPTION
................................................................................................................................5
I
NSTALLING
W
IRELESS
PCI A
DAPTER AND
W
IRELESS
PC C
ARD
...................................................................5
CHAPTER 4: DRIVER INSTALLATION
.........................................................................................................6
W
INDOWS
95/B D
RIVER
S
OFTWARE
...............................................................................................................6
W
INDOWS
98 D
RIVER
S
OFTWARE
...................................................................................................................7
W
INDOWS
M
E
D
RIVER
S
OFTWARE
..................................................................................................................8
W
INDOWS
NT 4.0 D
RIVER
S
OFTWARE
............................................................................................................9
W
INDOWS
2000 D
RIVER
S
OFTWARE
.............................................................................................................10
CHAPTER 5: WIRELESS LAN CONFIGURATION
.....................................................................................12
A
DAPTER
P
ROPERTIES
C
ONFIGURATION
........................................................................................................12
APPENDIX A: HARDWARE SPECIFICATION
...........................................................................................18