Netgear Wnda3100v3 N600 Wifi Usb Adapter 802 11n Dual Band User Manual

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USADecember 2014
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N600 WiFi USB Adapter
Model WNDA3100v3
User Manual 

 
2 N600 WiFi USB Adapter 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started and Connect to a WiFi Network
Package Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Install and Set Up NETGEAR genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Install Windows Standalone Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Join a WiFi Network Using NETGEAR genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Get Started and Connect to a WiFi 
Network
The NETGEAR N600 WiFi USB Adapter connects your computer over WiFi to a network for 
secure and reliable Internet connections.
This chapter describes how to set up and connect the adapter. The chapter includes the 
following sections:
•Package Contents 
•Install and Set Up NETGEAR genie 
•Install Windows Standalone Driver
•Join a WiFi Network Using NETGEAR genie
•Join a Network Using WPS
•Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver
•Join a Hidden Network...

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Package Contents
Your package includes the following items.
Adapter
Plastic cradle Fasteners USB cable
Resource CD
Install and Set Up NETGEAR genie
You can set up NETGEAR genie and use it to join a WiFi network. If you do\
 not want to use 
NETGEAR genie, you can install a Windows standalone driver and use the W\
indows WLAN 
Autoconfig service or the Wireless Zero Configuration service to join a \
WiFi network. For  more information, see...

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4. 
To accept the license agreement, select the  I agree radio button and click the Next button.
A message displays asking you to wait while software is installed. After a few minutes,  NETGEAR genie prompts you to insert your adapter
 .
5. Insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer with or without the \
USB cable and 
plastic cradle.
Note: The USB cable and plastic cradle can extend the range of your adapter 
and improve WiFi...

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d. 
Connect the USB cable to a USB port on your computer.
e.  Join the fasteners together
 .
7. Return to the NETGEAR genie screen and click the  Next button.
The Home screen displays a list of WiFi networks in your area. 
The adapter’s  NETGEAR genie icon 
 displays in the Windows system tray and on the 
desktop. The icon in the system tray is red because you did not yet establish a 
connection with a WiFi network.
8.  T
o change the...

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Join a WiFi Network Using NETGEAR genie
To join a WiFi network using NETGEAR genie:
1. 
Insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer
 .
2.  Click the adapter
 ’s NETGEAR genie icon  that displays on the Windows systems tray or 
on the desktop.
The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays.
3.  Click the  Join a Network button.
4.  Select a WiFi network.
5.  Click the  Connect button.
6.  If the network is secure, enter its password or...

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4. 
Click a network name.
The  Details  button displays.
5.  Click the  Details button.
The Details pop-up screen shows the following information:
• Network name (SSID) . 
 The name assigned to a WiFi network. As a security 
measure, some WiFi access points do not broadcast their SSIDs. In such c\
ases, the 
network is hidden. The name (SSID) field is blank even though the rest of the 
information is displayed. For information about...

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Note:
For information about using WPS to let the adapter join a hidden 
network, see Use WPS to Let the Adapter Join a Hidden Network on 
page  11.
To use WPS to let the adapter join a WiFi network:
1.  Press and hold the  WPS button on the adapter for two seconds.
The adapter LED blinks.
2.  Within two minutes, press the  WPS button on your WiFi router or gateway.
The adapter joins the network, which can take a few minutes. 
The...