Netgear WGE111 Manual de usuario

202-10007-02 Version v1.12005.03.14NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAUser Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter1-2 About This Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-1 Chapter 2IntroductionThis chapter introduces the features, package contents,

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-2 Introduction Key Features and Related NETGEAR ProductsThe key features of the WGE111 Wirel

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-3 To qualify for product updates and product warranty registrations, fill out t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-4 Introduction Status Indicators and Ports of the WGE111See the table below for a descriptio

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterIntroduction 2-5 Reset Push Button The button is recessed; a pin or paper clip can be used to

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2-6 Introduction

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-1 Chapter 3 Basic SetupThis chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR WGE111

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-2 Basic Setup System RequirementsBefore installing the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter, please

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-3 Switch Operating Modes The WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter operates in either Inf

ii Technical SupportPlease refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www.netgear.com

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-4 Basic Setup Game Console Plug-and-Go ScenarioFigure 3-2: Internet Game Console ScenarioWh

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-5 4.Enjoy your Internet gaming!Note: Follow the instructions in your PS2 or Xbox

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-6 Basic Setup • The Ethernet light is lit.4. Enjoy your Internet gaming!Note: If you want t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-7 Fixed IPNETGEAR recommends you set up a fixed IP address for the WGE111 Wirele

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-8 Basic Setup Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme us

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-9 Understanding WPA-PSK Encryption SecurityWi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is wirel

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-10 Basic Setup Connect the Ethernet cable to the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter and the PCNote

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-11 Start the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant.

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-12 Basic Setup Select the Infrastructure and/or Ad-Hoc mode network settings.Note: You can f

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterBasic Setup 3-13 Select the TCP/IP Settings.If you are using TCP/IP, select the TCP/IP setting

iiitest transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter3-14 Basic Setup

Web Configuration 4-1 Chapter 4 Web ConfigurationThis chapter contains information about configuring your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter using t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-2 Web Configuration Connecting to the Wireless Game AdapterIn order to configure the Wireles

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-3 Figure 4-1: Status screenWireless Settings • Network Name (SSID) — the

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-4 Web Configuration IP Settings • IP Address — the current IP address. • IP Subnet Mask — th

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-5 Figure 4-2: Infrastructure mode configuration screenRegulatory DomainSe

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-6 Web Configuration Data RateSelect the desired data rate. The options are: • Auto — the dat

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-7 Using WEP Security EncryptionAuthentication Type Select Open System or S

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-8 Web Configuration Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter for Ad-Hoc ModeYou can use the WGE

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-9 To configure the WGE111 for Ad-Hoc access:1. Set the Regulatory Domain,

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User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-10 Web Configuration The Network Name (SSID), Channel, Security, Signal Strength, MAC (Media

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-11 • Default Gateway — the IP address of the router on your network. For e

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-12 Web Configuration Figure 4-6: Upgrade Firmware screen2.Click Browse and locate the downl

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWeb Configuration 4-13 After you have erased the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter's current s

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4-14 Web Configuration

Troubleshooting 5-1 Chapter 5 TroubleshootingThis chapter gives information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter. After eac

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-2 Troubleshooting Basic TipsIf you have problems connecting to your wireless network, try th

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-3 My gaming console or remote computer cannot connect to the Internet.There

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-4 Troubleshooting I have a gaming console, computer, and the wireless game adapter connected

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-5 Frequently Asked QuestionsUse the information below to solve common proble

Contents i ContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Conventions, Scope ...

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Settings Using PingThe Windows ping utility sen

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterTroubleshooting 5-7 • Make sure your computer’s IP address is not shown as 169.254.x.x: Recent

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter5-8 Troubleshooting

Technical Specifications A-1 Appendix A Technical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game A

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterA-2 Technical Specifications

Understanding IP Addresses B-1 Appendix BUnderstanding IP AddressesThis appendix provides information about understanding IP addresses, which you must

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-2 Understanding IP Addresses Figure 5-1: Three Main Address ClassesThe five address classes

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-3 • Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use. This addr

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-4 Understanding IP Addresses Subnet AddressingBy looking at the addressing structures, you c

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-5 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in do

ii ContentsConnecting to the Wireless Game Adapter ...4-2Viewing the Wireless Game

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-6 Understanding IP Addresses NETGEAR strongly recommends that you configure all hosts on a L

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterUnderstanding IP Addresses B-7 Address Resolution ProtocolAn IP address alone cannot be used t

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterB-8 Understanding IP Addresses

Wireless Networking Basics C-1 Appendix CWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of wireless networking.Wireless Networking Overvi

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-2 Wireless Networking Basics Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)In an ad hoc network, compu

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-3 802.11 AuthenticationThe 802.11 standard defines several servic

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-4 Wireless Networking Basics Figure C-1: 802.11 open system authenticationShared Key Authen

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-5 Figure C-2: 802.11 shared key authenticationOverview of WEP Pa

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-6 Wireless Networking Basics Key SizeThe IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of WEP encr

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-7 Note: Whatever keys you enter for an AP, you must also enter th

Contents iii Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) ... C-2Network Name: Extended Service S

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-8 Wireless Networking Basics The radio frequency channels used are listed in the table below

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-9 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-10 Wireless Networking Basics How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i? WPA is a subset of the c

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-11 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the a

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-12 Wireless Networking Basics WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-13 Figure C-4: 802.1x Authentication SequenceThe access point se

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-14 Wireless Networking Basics 3.The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the ident

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-15 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)WPA uses TKIP to provide

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-16 Wireless Networking Basics Is WPA Perfect?WPA is not without its vulnerabilities. Specifi

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterWireless Networking Basics C-17 Changes to Wireless Access PointsWireless access points must h

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User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterC-18 Wireless Networking Basics Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the W

Glossary1GlossaryList of Glossary TermsUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specificati

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter2 Glossary ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is growing in popularity as more areas aro

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterGlossary3 IPInternet Protocol is the main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter4 Glossary Network Address TranslationNAT. A technique by which several hosts share a single I

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterGlossary5 Windows Internet Naming ServiceWINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server pro

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter6 Glossary

Index 1Numerics64 or 128 bit WEP 3-8AAC Power adapter 2-2Ad-Hoc mode 3-3, C-2BBSSID C-2CChannel 4-3Customer support 1-iiDData Rate 4-6, 4-9Devi

2 IndexPlacement and Range Guidelines 3-2Product updates 1-1Rregistering 1-iiRFC1466 B-61597 B-6finding B-6RJ-45 Ethernet port 2-2SShared Key a

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game AdapterAbout This Manual 1-1 Chapter 1About This ManualThank you for purchasing the NETGEAR WGE111 Wi