NETGEAR WNA3100M-100ENS Network Hardware User Manual


 
Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual
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v1.0, December 2009
3. Click Initiate Ad Hoc. The Ad Hoc Setting screen displays:
4. 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.
5. In the Channel drop-down list, Automatic should work. If you notice interference problems
with another nearby wireless device, select a channel that is not being used by other nearby
wireless networks. Use the Networks tab to view the channels in use in your area.
6. Click OK.
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 WPA2-
PSK [AES] Security” on page 2-10.
WEP. See “Setting Up WEP Encryption Security” on page 2-11.
For more information about wireless security, click the link to “Wireless Networking Basics” in
Appendix B.
Figure 2-9
Note: The channel number differs depending on the country. The connection speed
automatically defaults to the highest speed.