Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WNA3100M del fabbricante NETGEAR
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA January 2012 202-10920-01 v1.0 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M User Manual.
2 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M © 2012 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Set Up Your Wireless Adapter Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 1 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.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 5 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M 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 package too.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 6 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M NETGEAR Genie Desktop Icon When you install your adapter, the NETGEAR Genie icon appears in the Windows system tray and on the desktop. You can click this icon to open NETGEAR Genie to make changes or connect to a different wireless network.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 7 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the screen: Network Connection Network Wireless Throughput Signal security channel strength name status Figure 2. Status bar Network name .
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 8 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Wireless Network In NETGEAR Genie, click the Join a Network button to display the following screen: Network list . View the wireless networks in the area. Click a network to select it.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 9 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M 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) .
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 10 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network You can use WPS to join a wireless network if your wireless network supports it, or you can join a wireless network from this NETGEAR Genie screen.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 11 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M 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.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 12 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M 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.
Set Up Your Wireless Adapter 13 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M To manually connect without WPS: 1. Select the Enter wireless information myself radio button. There are four security types that can be displayed for the network: None, WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK.
14 2 2. Maintenance This chapter includes the following sections: • Other Screen • Remove the Software • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Maintenance 15 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Other Screen In NETGEAR Genie, click the Other button to display the following screen: Sent/Receive Activity Sent Packets . Total number of packets sent while communicating with the wireless network.
Maintenance 16 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Support Get Diagnostics Info . Click the Get Info button if support has directed you to do so. The Genie displays the system Information screen and starts collecting system information, IP information, client driver and profile information, and site survey information.
Maintenance 17 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M I cannot connect to a wireless network. • Make sure that your wireless-N USB adapter is inserted securely into the USB port on your computer or the USB cable if you are using it. The wireless-N USB adapter LED should light up or blink (see Status LED on page 5 for details).
Maintenance 18 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M When I connect to the network I cannot access the Internet. Click to open NETGEAR Genie. The home screen shows the following screen if you are connected to a network, but cannot access the Internet: Make sure that you are connected to the right network.
Maintenance 19 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M • If you do not have a USB 2.0 port on your computer, the throughput is limited to the 14 Mbps of the older USB 1.1 standard. How can I view the IP address for the wireless-N USB adapter? Click the icon to open NETGEAR Genie.
20 A A. Supplemental Information Technical Specifications The following table provides technical specifications for the wireless-N USB adapter. Feature Description Antenna 2 PIFA wireless antennas Standards 802.11n, 802.11g, or 802.11b Radio data rate Auto Sensing Frequency 2.
Supplemental Information 21 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M Factory Default Settings The following table lists the default settings of your wireless-N USB adapter. Default Settings Wireless communication Enabled Country/Region United States (varies by region) Operating mode 802.
22 B B. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Adapters Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices.
Notification of Compliance 23 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference.
Notification of Compliance 24 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M For complete DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website at: http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/ Language Statement Cesky [Czech] NETGEAR Inc.
Notification of Compliance 25 NETGEAR N300 Wireless Mini USB Adapter WNA3100M GPL License Agreement GPL may be included in this product; to view the GPL license agreement go to ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/GPLnotice.pdf. For GNU General Public License (GPL) related information, please visit http://support.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il NETGEAR WNA3100M è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del NETGEAR WNA3100M - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso NETGEAR WNA3100M imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul NETGEAR WNA3100M ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il NETGEAR WNA3100M, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del NETGEAR WNA3100M.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il NETGEAR WNA3100M. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo NETGEAR WNA3100M insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
