What's In The Box; Infrastructure Mode - NETGEAR HA501 HA501 HA501 Installation Manual

What's in the Box

When you open the box, verify that you received everything.
The package includes:
• HA501 802.11a Wireless CardBus Adapter
• HA501 Resource CD-ROM, including a full reference guide
• HA501 Installation Guide (this document)
• Warranty and registration card
• Support information card
If you don't have everything listed above, see the Support information card for contact
information. If the support information card is missing, go to
www.NETGEAR.com/support_contacts.html to obtain contact information.
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Determine the Network Configuration
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To set up the wireless adapter, you need to determine the network setting of your wireless network.
Are you running the wireless network in ad-hoc mode or

infrastructure mode?

There are two modes of configuring your wireless adapter: ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode. In
an ad-hoc wireless network, there is no access point. Each node communicates with any other node
directly. (A node is a network connection point. For example, a PC in a LAN is a node.)
NOTEBOOK with
HA501
Wireless Adapter
In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point bridges between the wired LAN and wireless
network. Connecting multiple access points via a wired Ethernet backbone can further extend the
wireless network coverage. As a mobile computing device moves out of the range of one access
point, it moves into the range of another. As a result, wireless clients can freely roam from one
Access Point domain to another and still maintain a seamless network connection.
DSL or cable modem
10 Mbps
Internet
Ethernet
PC with
FA311
If you are running a wireless network in infrastructure mode, please set up the access point (such as
the NETGEAR HE102 802.11a Wireless Access Point) first, before you set up this wireless adapter.
Ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode: _________________________________________
Ad Hoc
NOTEBOOK with
HA501
Wireless Adapter
NOTEBOOK with
HA501
Wireless Adapter
FR318 Firewall Router
INTERNET WIRELESS LOCAL MODEL MR314 802.11a Access Point
HE 102
Wireless Router PWR TEST LNK LNK 100
Cable/DSL
ACT ACT LNK/ACT
1 2 3 4
10/100 Mbps HE102 Wireless Access Point
PC with NOTEBOOK with NOTEBOOK with NOTEBOOK with
FA311 HA501 HA501 HA501
Wireless Adapter Wireless Adapter Wireless Adapter
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