Netgear Wna1100 N150 Wireless Usb Adapter User Manual

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USAAugust 2011
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NETGEAR N150 Wireless 
USB Adapter WNA1100
User Manual 

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Contents
Chapter 1 Set up Your Wireless Adapter
Package Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
NETGEAR Genie Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Set up Your Wireless Adapter
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     Package Contents 
•     Status LED 
•     NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon 
•     NETGEAR Genie Home 
•     Join a Wireless Network 
For help installing your wireless-N USB adapter, see the installation guide that came in the 
package.
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 
http://support.netgear.com. 

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Package Contents
Your adapter comes with a 
Resource CD. Depending on the location where you purchased it, 
either a USB cable or an adapter cradle with a USB cable comes in the pa\
ckage too.
Resource CD
N150 Wireless 
Adapter USB cable
N150 Wireless 
Adapter Resource CD
cradle with built-in USB cable
Or your package contents could look like this:
Your package contents could look like this:
Figure 1. What is in the package depends...

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Status LED
The LED shows the status of the wireless link as explained in the follow\
ing table.
Wireless-N USB AdapterLED Meaning
Off 
• The wireless-N USB adapter is not plugged in to the USB port.
•  The wireless-N USB adapter is in power save mode (default from 
power-up or reset).
Blinking • The wireless-N USB adapter is scanning for a network.
•  The wireless-N USB adapter is sending or receiving data.
Solid The wireless-N USB...

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NETGEAR Genie Home
When you launch NETGEAR Genie, the home screen displays. 
This screen shows you at a glance if you are connected to a network, and\
 if you have Internet 
access. The following options are available:
•     Select Language. If more than one language is available, you can select a language 
from this drop-down list. NETGEAR Genie screens will be displayed in the\
 language that 
you selected.
•     Home button. The...

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Network name. The network name (SSID) of the wireless network that the adapter is \
currently connected to.
Connection status. This shows the status that is also shown in the diagram in the middle \
of 
this screen.
•     Connected to the Internet
•     Connected to the Router
•     No Connection
Network security. The lock symbol shows whether or not the network you are connected to \
uses wireless security. An open lock indicates...

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Network Details
From the Join a Network screen, you can view more details about a specif\
ic network.
To view network details:
1. 
In the Join a Network screen, click the network to select it 
2. Click the  Details button to display a screen similar to the one shown here. 
The following information is displayed:
•     Network Name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. Note that, as a 
security measure, some wireless...

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•     MAC Address. The unique hardware address of the wireless device broadcasting this 
information. Typically, this is a wireless router, gateway, or access po\
int.
Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network
You can use WPS to join a wireless network if your wireless network supp\
orts it, or you can 
join a wireless network from this NETGEAR Genie screen.
•     WPS. Press and hold the WPS button on the side of the adapter...