User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Basic Setup
- Chapter 2 Network Connections and Wireless Security
- Disabling the Windows Zero Configuration Utility
- Understanding the Smart Wizard
- Viewing Wireless Networks in Your Area
- Finding a Network
- Profiles
- Setting Up a Profile to Connect to an Access Point or Router
- Setting up a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Profile
- Wireless Security
- Using Wireless Security Features
- Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Security Settings
- Setting Up WPA-PSK Security
- Setting Up WEP Encryption Security
- Statistics Tab
- About Tab
- Advanced Settings
- Chapter 3 Wireless Network Performance
- Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Technical Specifications and Factory Default Settings
- Appendix B Related Documents
NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual
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v1.0, December 2007
• Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage. Table 3-1 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1 GB) of data using
various networking technologies.
Table 3-1. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte
Network Connection Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
Gigabit Wired Ethernet 8 seconds
RangeMax Duo Wireless-N 26 seconds
Powerline HD 40 seconds
100 Mbps Wired Ethernet 80 seconds
802.11g wireless 150 seconds
802.11b wireless 700 seconds
10 Mbps Wired Ethernet 800 seconds
Cable Modem (3 Mbps) 2700 seconds
Analog Modem (56 kbps) 144,000 seconds (40 hours)