User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2

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User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2Networks PageThe Networks Page scans and displays all available wireless networks in your area.Figure 3-7: Networks pageThe following information is displayed for each network scanned:• Wireless Network Name (SSID): Wireless Network Name (SSID) is the name assigned to awireless network. This is the same as the SSID or ESSID configuration parameter. Note that asa security measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSID. In such cases, theSSID field will be blank even though the rest of the information will still be displayed.• Channel: The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.• Authentication: Identifies whether the wireless network requires authentication.• Encryption: Identifies whether the wireless network requires WEP or WPA-PSK securitysettings.• Signal: Identifies the signal strength of the communications.• MAC Address: Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless devicebroadcasting this information.• Mode: Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) orComputer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc).3-12 Configuration
User Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511v2Statistics PageThe Statistics page provides real time and historical trend information on the data traffic andperformance of your wireless adapter.Figure 3-8: Statistics tab page• Transmit/Receive Performance (%): A real time graph identifying the transmit, receive, ortotal utilization as a percentage the total possible. The Transmit, Receive, and Total (TxRx)radio buttons let you select whether to display the transmit performance, the receiveperformance, or the total of both in the same graph. Total is the default.• Transmit Statistics: Identifies transmit megabits per second (Mbps), transmit packets persecond (Tx Packets/s), total transmitted packets, and transmit errors.• Receive Statistics: Identifies receive megabits per second (Mbps), receive packets per second(Rx Packets/s), total received packets, and reception errors.Configuration 3-13
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Page 5 and 6: ContentsChapter 1IntroductionAbout
Page 7 and 8: How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11
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Page 17 and 18: Chapter 2Basic SetupThis chapter de
Page 31 and 32: Chapter 3ConfigurationThis chapter
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Page 45 and 46: Chapter 4TroubleshootingThis chapte
Page 51 and 52: Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsT
Page 53 and 54: Appendix BWireless Networking Basic
Page 57 and 58: Cable/DSLProSafeWirelessVPN Securit
Page 71 and 72: Appendix CPreparing Your PCs for Ne
Page 83 and 84: GlossaryList of Glossary TermsUse t
Page 89: IndexNumerics802.11b 1Aad-hoc mode

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