Netgear A6200 802 11ac Wifi Usb Adapter Dual Band User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USANovember 2012
202-11093-01
v1.0
802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter 
(A6200)
User Manual 

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802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200) 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter
USB Adapter Placement and Performance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Attach the USB Adapter to Your Computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Expand Your USB Adapter Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NETGEAR genie Home  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter
This chapter describes how to set up the 802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200) and includes the 
following sections:•      USB Adapter Placement and Performance 
•      NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon 
•      NETGEAR genie Home 
•      Join a Wireless Network with NETGEAR genie 
•      Install a Standalone Driver without NETGEAR genie 
For help installing your USB adapter, see the inst allation gu
 ide that came in the package. The 
installation is also available at the...

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USB Adapter Placement and Performance
You can position the USB adapter to best suit 
your own environment and to ensure maximum 
performance.
Attach the USB Adapter to Your Computer
To attach the USB adapter directly: 
Use the USB adapter without the desktop dock, and connect it directly into a USB port on 
your comp
 uter.
The USB connector on the USB adapter can swivel so the USB adapter can be positioned 
f
 lat against your computer. 

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To attach the USB adapter using the desktop dock: 
1. 
Insert the USB adapter into the desktop dock.
2.  Connect th
 e USB cable of the desktop dock to your computer USB port. 

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Expand Your USB Adapter Range
For added range and performance, you can flip the top portion of the USB adapter so that it is 
perpendicular to the USB adapter:
In this position, the internal antennas are extended out from the USB adapter for increased 
W

iFi performance.
NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon
When you install your USB adapter, the NETGEAR genie icon appears in the Windows 
system tray and on the desktop. You can clic k this icon...

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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 c onnected to a network,
  and if you have Internet 
access. The following options are available:
•      Sele
ct Language . If more than one language is available, you can select a language 
from this drop-down list. NETGEAR genie scr eens are displayed in the language that you 
select.
•      Home  button. Th
 e...

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The following information is displayed:
•     
Netwo
rk name. The network name (SSID) of the wireless network to which the USB 
adapter is connected.
•      Connectio
 n status. The connection status is one of th e following (this status is also 
shown in the diagram in the middle of this screen):
- Con
nected to the Internet
-Con
nected to the Router
-No Con
 nection
•      Netwo
rk security . The lock symbol shows whether the network...

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Network Details
From the Join a Network screen, you can vi
ew more details about a specific network.
To view network details:
1. In the n
 etwork list, click a network to select it. 
2.  Click the Det
 ails button to display a screen similar to the following one: 
The following information is displayed:
•      Network name
  (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. As a security 
measure, some wireless access points do not...