Netgear Wnda4100 N900 Wireless Dual Band Usb Adapter User Manual

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USAApril 2012
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v1.0
N900 Wireless Dual Band 
USB Adapter (WNDA4100)
User Manual 

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Contents
Chapter 1 Set up Your Wireless Adapter
NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NETGEAR Genie Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Join a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Network Details  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Set up Your Wireless Adapter
This chapter includes the following sections:•     NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon 
•     NETGEAR Genie Home 
•     Join a Wireless Network 
For help installing your wireless USB Adapter, see the installation guid\
e that came in the 
package.
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the \
support website at 
http://support.netgear.com .
NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon
When you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the Win\
dows...

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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....

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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...

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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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•     WPS Support. Identifies whether the router or access point for this network support\
s 
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup).
•     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...

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To select and join a wireless network:
1. 
From NETGEAR Genie, click  Join a Network.
2. Look for your network in the list on this screen. If you do not see your\
 network, you might 
need to scroll down to view more networks. 
If the network name is not displayed, that indicates a hidden network th\
at does not 
broadcast its SSID. Use the manual method to connect to a hidden network\
. See  Join a 
Hidden Network  on page...

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Join a Hidden Network
A hidden network does not broadcast its SSID. 
1.  From NETGEAR Genie, click Join a Network .
2.  Click the  Manually Connect to a network (for hidden networks)  link.
You can use WPS to connect, or enter the wireless information yourself.
To manually connect using WPS:
1. Click the Start  button. 
A dialog pop-up displays with WPS instructions telling you to press the \
WPS button both  on the adapter...