Netgear Wna3100 N300 Wireless Usb Adapter User Manual

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c.In the Security section, select WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES], and enter the 
passphrase.
For more about WPA2-PSK, click the link to “Wireless Networking Basics” in 
Appendix B.
3.Save your settings in a profile. 
a.Click the Save Profile button. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile. 
b.Click Apply, and then click Close to exit the Smart Wizard.
Setting Up WEP Encryption Security
To configure WEP encryption...

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b.In the Network Name (SSID) field, select the network, or enter the SSID.
c.In the Security section, select WEP.
3.Select the WEP encryption strength you will use. 
• 64-bit WEP data encryption 
• 128-bit WEP data encryption
4.Select Create with Passphrase, and enter the passphrase. The Smart Wizard generates the 
WEP keys.
If the passphrase method is not available in the other devices, you must manually enter the 
keys to match...

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5.Save your settings in a profile. 
a.Click the Save Profile button. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile. 
b.Click Apply. 
c.Click Close to exit the configuration utility.
Monitoring Statistics 
The Statistics tab provides real time and historical trend information about the data traffic and 
performance of your wireless adapter.
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Table 2-2.  Statistics Descriptions
LabelDescription
1. Transmit/Receive...

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About Your Smart Wizard
The About tab displays the current version information.
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Table 2-3.  About Tab Settings  
About Tab FieldDescription
Device Regional 
DomainThis is the region setting for the wireless adapter. The approved 
channels for the region are automatically scanned. Governments 
regulate the channels used for wireless transmission. Operating the 
wireless adapter in a different region might violate local...

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Advanced Settings
The default advanced settings usually work fine. Except for the power saving setting, changing the 
settings incorrectly could cause your wireless connection to fail. Change them only if you have a 
specific reason to do so. To go to advanced settings, click the Advanced Settings button on the 
Settings tab.
•2.4GHz Preamble. An Auto setting might give slightly better performance. A Long setting 
might provide a...

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•Wireless Mode. Depending on your wireless adapter, you can choose some of the available 
802.11 wireless protocols.
•Fragmentation Threshold. This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets 
larger than the size programmed in this field are fragmented. The FragmentationThreshold 
value must be larger than the RTS Threshold value.
•RTS/CTS Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine whether it should use the...

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Chapter 3 Wireless Network Performance
This chapter explains how to use your wireless-N USB adapter to connect to your wireless local 
area network (WLAN) and how to maximize the performance of your wireless-N USB adapter 
within your network. Included are scenarios for setting up your network in a mixed-use 
environment and the trade-off of using different types of technology—wireless, wired, Powerline, 
and so on. 
Optimizing Wireless Performance
The speed and range of your...

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– Computers and fax machines (no closer than 1 foot)
– Copying machines, elevators, and cell phones (no closer than 6 feet)
– Microwave ovens (no closer than 10 feet)
• Choose your settings.
– Use a scanning utility to determine what other wireless networks are operating nearby, and 
choose an unused channel.
– Turn off SSID Broadcast, and change the default SSID. Other nearby devices might 
automatically try to connect to your...

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In planning your network, think about which tasks will have the heaviest traffic flow between 
them. Examples are:
• A media center in one room streaming high-definition video from a server in another room
• A storage device that is used for backing up your computers
Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) Networking Technologies
Common connection types and their speed and security considerations are:
•Broadband Internet
Your Internet...

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•Wireless
A high-speed wireless router can provide a wireless data throughput of up to 300 Mbps using 
technology called multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), in which multiple antennas 
transmit multiple streams of data. The use of multiple antennas also provides excellent range 
and coverage. With WPA and WPA2 encryption and authentication protocols, wireless 
security is extremely strong.
To get the best performance, use newer...