Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WAG511 User's Guide
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of NETGEAR WAG511 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card. With the flexibility to operate at both 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency bands, the WAG511 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card can communicate with other mobile devices enabled for IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g standards-based wireless LAN connectivity. You can use this card in conjunction with either an 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, or an 802.
check your computer’s reference guide for more details. • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (be sure to have the Windows Installation CD-ROM ready for use during installation). • At least 5 Megabytes disk space for installing the driver and utility programs. 3. The Autostart Wizard screen will appear, as shown here: 4. Click the Install Driver & Utility option. 5. If the Autorun wizard does not automatically start, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, and type D:/Setup.
Install the WAG511 Wireless PC Card With the LED indicators facing up, insert the WAG511802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card into the CardBus slot on your computer as shown here. 2. Windows will automatically detect the WAG511 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver for the WAG511 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card. 4.
4. Double-click Network Adapters. There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross icon on the NETGEAR WAG511 802.11a/b/g Dual Band Wireless PC Card selection, as shown here: 2 Configuring the WAG511 Wireless PC Card NETGEAR’s wireless Configuration Utility program will help you learn more about your wireless network, so that you can customize it to better suit your networking needs.
Double-click the Wireless Adapter SysTray icon to activate the wireless Configuration Utility for the WAG511 Wireless PC Card. You can click any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR WAG511 Wireless Configuration Utility dialog box to view the current status or modify operational parameters. • 2. The Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration window will be displayed and look similar to this: For detailed information on wireless networking, refer to Wireless Network Fundamentals, on page 18.
Status Section Configuration Section The Status section of the NETGEAR WAG511 Wireless Configuration Utility dialog box shows the current wireless LAN connection status, statistics of data transmitted and received, signal strength, etc., as shown here. The Configuration section shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and allows you to modify them.
This table describes the options available from the Configuration section: Configuration Description Network mode Configurable between 802.11 Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes. In 802.11 Ad-Hoc mode, the wireless nodes form their own local network where the end nodes communicate peer-to-peer without an Access Point. In Infrastructure mode, the wireless searches all available wireless channels to associate with an Access Point.
For 128-bit encryption: Hexadecimal: 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f ” and “0-9” (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCC). Profile Section The Profile area allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. For 152-bit encryption: Hexadecimal: 32 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f ” and “0-9” (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCCDDEEFF). 4. When you are done, click the Apply button and click OK for the changes to take effect.
Click OK to continue, or select another tab. About Section Statistics Section The About section of the Configuration Utility dialog box shows the regulatory domain: FCC for US, ETSI for Europe; the MAC address and the release information of both the device driver for the Wireless Adapter and the Wireless Configuration Utility software.
3 Wireless Network Fundamentals Wireless Network Configuration Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LANs (WLANs), 802.11 offers two methods for configuring a wireless network — Ad-Hoc and infrastructure. In an Ad-Hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network — each node can generally communicate with any other node.
Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID. A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in Ad-hoc configuration without an Access Point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 11 are supported in the U.S. and Canada, and Channels 1 to 13 are supported in Europe and Australia. 802.11a IEEE 802.11a utilizes 300 MHz of bandwidth in the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band.
Troubleshooting Problem Cause No lights are lit The wireless card is not on the Wireless inserted into the CardBus PC Card. slot on your PC properly or the proper WAG511 Wireless PC Card driver is not loaded. The two LED’s are blinking alternately. General Specifications Solution Model WAG511 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card • Remove and reinsert the Wireless PC Card. 802.11b Radio Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, & 11 Mbps (Auto rate capable) 802.
Declaration of Conformity CE-Konformitätserklärung For the following equipment: Für die folgenden Geräte: 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card - WAG511 802.11a/b/g Wireless PC Card - WAG511 Marking by these symbols indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC).
Hereby, NETGEAR, declares that this Radio LAN device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Valmistaja NETGEAR vakuuttaa täten että Radio LAN device tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.
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