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CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................4
Benefits ..........................................................................................................................................5
Features.........................................................................................................................................5
Package Contents..........................................................................................................................6
System Requirements....................................................................................................................6
Related NETGEAR IEEE 802.11a Products..................................................................................7
About This Guide ...........................................................................................................................7
Get Started Now! ...........................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2-INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................8
Step 1-Install the HA311 Utility Software ....................................................................................8
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
Step 5-Test the Network Connection Status .............................................................................26
CHAPTER 3-CONFIGURING THE HA311 802.11A WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER........................28
Status Section..............................................................................................................................28
Configuration Section...................................................................................................................29
Statistics Section..........................................................................................................................31
About Section...............................................................................................................................32
CHAPTER 4-WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................33
Wireless Network Configuration...................................................................................................33
Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)................................................................................33
Infrastructure Mode.................................................................................................................34
Service Set Identification (SSID)..................................................................................................35
Authentication and WEP Encryption............................................................................................36
Wireless Channel Selection .........................................................................................................37
APPENDIX A-TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................40
APPENDIX B-GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................41
APPENDIX C-REGULATORY COMPLIANCE..............................................................................42
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