Netgear orporated WG600 Users Manual

WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter

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Quick Installation Guide

I. Network Configuration

The WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter is an IEEE802.11g-compliant PCI Type DSSS wireless

LAN adapter. It fully supports wireless networking under Windows XP/2000/98SE/ME.

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The WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter can be operated in Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc network

configurations. Infrastructure mode allows WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter users to join an
Extended Basic Service Set (i.e., connect to access point). Ad-Hoc mode allows WG-600

MiniPCI Wireless Adapter users to join a Basic Service Set (i.e., peer-to-peer mode, without

access point).

II. Package Content

The WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter x 1

Wireless

Ad-hoc

Infrastructure

ccess Point

Wired

Quick Installation Guide x 1

Product CD-ROM x 1

III. Installation of the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows XP

1. Insert the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and

start Windows. Windows will auto-detect the MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and a “Found New
Hardware Wizard” window will show up.

2.

Select “Install from a list or specific (Advanced)” and insert the Product CD-ROM into the
appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click on Next to install the

driver.

3.

The windows will find “ MiniPCI Wireless Adapter”. Click on Next to continue.

4.

Click Finish to complete the installation.

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Installation of the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows 2000

1. Insert the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and

start Windows. Windows will auto-detect the MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and a “Found New
Hardware Wizard” window will show up. Click Next to proceed.

2.

Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”. Insert the Product

CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click

on Next to install the driver.

3.

The windows will find “ MiniPCI Wireless Adapter”. Click on Next to continue.

4.

Click Finish to complete the installation.

Installaton of the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows 98SE/ME

1. Insert the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and

start Windows. Windows will auto-detect new hardware and will display a “Add New
Hardware Wizard” window.

2.

Select “Search for a best driver for your device (recommended)”. Insert the Product CD-

ROM into the appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click on

Next to install the driver.

3.

The Windows will find “MiniPCI Wireless Adapter”. Click on Next to continue.

4. Once the

click OK]

[Please insert the disk labeled “Windows 98SE/ME CD-ROM”, and then

window appears, enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click

OK.

5.

Click Finish to complete the installation. Restart Windows.

IV. Installation of the Wireless LAN Utility

1. Insert the Product CD-ROM again.

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Go the utility folder and run setup.exe.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Wireless LAN Utility.

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Upon completion, go to Program Files and run the Wireless LAN Utility. The utility
interface will then appear and at the same time its icon appears in the System Tray in the

bottom right corner of your task bar.

V. Usage of the Wireless LAN Utility

The Wireless LAN Utility consists of window with 5 items for you to monitor and configure

the WG-600 MiniPCI Wireless Adapter: Configuration, Loop Back, AP Browser, Site
Survey and About.

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Configuration:

The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the WG-600
MiniPCI Wireless Adapter such as Profile, Network Type, Channel, Transmit Rate, ESSID,
WEP, RTS/CTS, Fragment Threshold, and Power Save mode. Furthermore, you may
monitor the current status of the MiniPCI Wireless Adapter such as State, Current Channel,
Current Tx Rate, Throughput, Link Quality and Signal Strength.

Look Back:

The Look Back tool helps you examine point-to-point data transmission quality between the

your MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and any work station on the network. By entering IP address of

the remote station, set ping interval and packet size, you may know whether communication

has been made successfully or not. Additionally, if you use the infrastructure wireless LAN

configuration, you may run the loopback test by click the Look back button to verify the

communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point.

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