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- Page 1 N E T G E A R ® IEEE 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter 54 Mbps Model HA311 User’s Guide...
- Page 2 © 2002 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. NETGEAR is a trademark or registered trademark of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Step 2—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter ...14 Hardware Description ...14 Hardware Installation ...14 Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver ...17 For Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 SE Users ...17 For Windows NT 4.0 Users...21 Step 4—Configure the HA311 Network Settings ...23 About the HA311 SysTray Application...24... -
Page 4: Chapter 1-Introduction
1—I HAPTER NTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of NETGEAR’s HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter . This wireless PCI adapter enables you to network various PC’s together without physically laying any wire and delivers high-speed wireless performance – up to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in turbo mode. It provides small business networks with reliable, standards-based 802.11a wireless LAN connectivity that is protected with industry-... -
Page 5: Benefits
♦ Free from interference, it coexists with IEEE 802.11b and Bluetooth™ devices. Features The key features of the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter are: ♦ Reliable IEEE 802.11a standards-based wireless technology. ♦ Roaming support between access points when configured in infrastructure mode. -
Page 6: Package Contents
You should keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter if you need to return it for repair. -
Page 7: Related Netgear Ieee 802.11A Products
PCs to create a flexible and reliable network. Get Started Now! The HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter is easy to install. You need only to complete these five steps, which should take about 10 to 15 minutes: Install the HA311 utility software. -
Page 8: Chapter 2-Installation
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install the HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter. Before installing the HA311 hardware into your PC, you will need to use the HA311 Installation program to install the HA311 driver utility software. Note: Windows 98 SE and Windows ME users may need the Windows CD or Cabinet files to complete the installation of the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter software. - Page 9 Double-click the CD-ROM drive letter (such as D:\) to look at the contents of the CD-ROM. Double-click the SETUP application icon to start the installation procedure. The InstallShield Wizard will open and display the NETGEAR HA311 Setup window, as shown here. Click Next to continue.
- Page 10 5. Select a destination folder for the HA311 Utility and click Next to continue.
- Page 11 Select the name for the HA311 Utility’s Program folder or enter a name in the Program Folders field, then click Next to continue.
- Page 12 7. The setup program will install the utility and the HA311 driver files. Click Finish to complete the installation.
- Page 13 Instrumentation (WMI) Core Components on your computer if they haven’t already been installed. Follow the instructions to complete the WMI installation. To continue the installation process for your HA311, proceed to Step 2—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter, on the next page.
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Page 14: Step 2-Install The Ha311 Wireless Pci Adapter
HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter with another wireless node or the associated Access Point. HARDWARE INSTALLATION To install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter on your PC, please follow the instructions below: Turn off your PC and unplug the power cord. - Page 15 Insert the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter into the PCI slot as displayed in these illustrations: The HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter card should be firmly fitted and screwed into the PCI slot.
- Page 16 Restore the PC cover and reconnect the power cord to the PC. Make sure the HA311 antenna is pointing upwards to ensure the best reception. To continue the installation process for your HA311, proceed to Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver, on the next page.
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Page 17: Step 3-Install The Ha311 Wireless Pci Adapter Driver
Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver Once you have installed the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter, you will need to make sure the appropriate driver is installed on your PC. To do this, please follow these steps: If you are using Windows NT 4.0, please follow the instructions on page 21. - Page 18 For Windows XP users, the Found New Hardware Wizard window automatically will detect the new HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter and then display the Hardware Installation window (as shown below). The Hardware Installation window indicates that HA311 has not passed Windows logo testing.
- Page 19 After you have completed Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver on the previous pages, we suggest you follow these instructions to verify that the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter driver has been successfully installed on your PC. From the Windows Desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.
- Page 20 Double-click NETGEAR HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter. The Device Status window will appear and should indicate that the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter is functioning properly. To continue the installation process for your HA311, proceed to Step 4— Configure the HA311 Network Settings, on page 23.
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Page 21: For Windows Nt 4.0 Users
Click the Adapter tab and click the Add button to continue. The Select Network Adapter dialog box will be displayed and list a number of network adapter cards. Insert the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Resource CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click Have Disk…... - Page 22 After you have completed Step 3—Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Users on the previous page, we suggest you follow these steps to verify that the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter driver has been successfully installed on your PC.
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Page 23: Step 4-Configure The Ha311 Network Settings
Windows XP Users: To enable Turbo Mode or configure the 152-bit WEP Encryption for HA311 on Windows XP, You need to disable the Zero Configuration feature first and invoke the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter Utility later. The Zero Configuration feature can be disabled in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window by unchecking the “Use windows to configure my... -
Page 24: About The Ha311 Systray Application
The wireless LAN configuration utility installation for the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter will add a configuration and status reporting utility icon in your SysTray. HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter SysTray icon... - Page 25 Double-click the Wireless PCI Adapter SysTray icon to activate the wireless LAN configuration utility for the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter. You can click any of the folder tabs in the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box to view the current status or modify operational parameters.
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Page 26: Step 5-Test The Network Connection Status
Step 5—Test the Network Connection Status Follow these steps to verify that the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter has been successfully installed and that your wireless access is functioning properly. Start the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility and click the Status tab. - Page 27 Connect to Displays the association of the access point or other wireless node in ad-hoc mode. AP MAC Shows the MAC address of the associated access point when the HA311 Address Wireless PCI Adapter is configured in infrastructure mode. Network Mode Indicates the configuration mode used -- 802.11a ad-hoc mode, ad-hoc mode,...
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Page 28: Chapter 3-Configuring The Ha311 802.11A Wireless Pci Adapter
Now that the HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter has been installed, you can use the HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility to view and customize configuration settings and features. -
Page 29: Configuration Section
Configuration Section The Configuration section of the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows you the configuration parameters of the wireless LAN and allows you to modify them. Make your selections and click OK to continue. - Page 30 Use of 128-bit and 152-bit Shared Key data encryption methods are also possible. Shared Key The HA311 device with WEP enabled uses a WEP key to encrypt and decrypt Entries information. An HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter can support up to four WEP keys.
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Page 31: Statistics Section
Statistics Section The Statistics section of the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box indicates the real-time Rx/Tx packets performance in graph form and also displays the performance statistics in figures. Click OK to continue. -
Page 32: About Section
About Section The About section of the NETGEAR HA311 802.11a Configuration Utility dialog box shows the release information of both the device driver for the Wireless PCI Adapter and the wireless LAN configuration utility software. Click OK to continue. -
Page 33: Chapter 4-Wireless Network Fundamentals
4—W HAPTER IRELESS UNDAMENTALS 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- 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 —... -
Page 34: Infrastructure Mode
♦ Set all stations to use the same network name (or SSID). ♦ Set all stations to use the same wireless channel for communication. ♦ Set all stations to disable the WEP encryption key, or set all stations to use an identical WEP encryption key as used by the Access Point. -
Page 35: Service Set Identification (Ssid)
♦ Set up wireless channels used by individual access points. (It is not necessary to set channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the nearest access point.) Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. -
Page 36: Authentication And Wep Encryption
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is utilized when the wireless nodes or access points are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode. There are three shared key methods implemented in Netgear’s 802.11a solutions: the standard based forty-bit WEP data encryption and 128-bit WEP data encryption plus the extended 152-bit WEP data encryption. -
Page 37: Wireless Channel Selection
U-NII Band Frequency (GHz) 5.15 – 5.25 Max. Power Output 50 mW Note: The high band is not supported in HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter. Example of Hexadecimal Key Content 4C72F08AE1 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B260037 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B26003715DAC2 Middle High 5.25 –... - Page 38 IEEE 802.11a uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a new encoding scheme that offers certain benefits over a spread spectrum in channel availability and data rate. The 802.11a uses OFDM to define a total of 8 non-overlapping 200 MHz channels across the 2 lower bands; each of these is divided into 52 subcarriers and each carrier is approximately 300 KHz wide.
- Page 39 The HE102 user can use eight channels in non-turbo mode. TURBO MODE: OFF Channel Frequency 5.18 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.22 GHz 5.24 GHz 5.26 GHz 5.28 GHz 5.30 GHz 5.32 GHz The HE102 user can use three channels in turbo mode. TURBO MODE: ON Channel Frequency...
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Page 40: Appendix A-Troubleshooting
• Try to install the Wireless PCI Adapter in different PCI slot if it’s available. • The access point may not be powered • The access point and the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter are not configured with the same wireless parameters. -
Page 41: Appendix B-General Specifications
B—G PPENDIX ENERAL Model HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter Radio Data Rate 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, 72 for Turbo mode (Auto rate capable) 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz (lower band) for US/Canada, Japan Frequency 5.25 ~ 5.35 GHz (middle band) for US/Canada... -
Page 42: Appendix C-Regulatory Compliance
Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Model HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT- AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. - Page 43 ♦ This device may not cause harmful interference. ♦ This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
- Page 44 These radar stations can cause interference with and /or damage this device. Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (Model HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.