NETGEAR MA 301 User manual

NETGEAR’s MA301 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter enables you to easily
network all of your employees at 11 Mbps speed without installing any new
wires. (An MA401 Wireless PC Card is required and is sold separately.) Set
up a new wireless network or extend your existing workplace to remote sites
in your building in no time, and escape the hassles and expense of Ethernet
cabling.Your workforce can immediately use your wireless network to access
e-mail, file servers, printers, and cable/DSL Internet access.
Standards-based 802.11b technology plus 40-bit and 128-bit Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption provide your wireless network with
the highest level of reliability and privacy.The MA301/401 combo is
equipped with automatic speed adjustment to extend the communication
range for longer distances from other 802.11b PC nodes or 802.11b access
points. Designed for PCs running Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, and 2000, the
MA301 performs with the vast majority of desktop PCs, supports Plug and
Play installation, and includes a 5-year limited warranty.
EFFECTIVE
Let’s you connect a desktop PC to your wireless network at a high-speed 11 Mbps, and
eliminates the cost and time of installing new cabling.
SECURE
Includes 40-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption for maximum network privacy.
EASYGOING
Supports Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 operating systems and is compatible with the vast
majority of desktop PCs.
DEPENDABLE
Developed with reliable 802.11b standards-based technology and has a 5-year
limited warranty.
Effortlessly connect any desktop PC
to your wireless network
MA301
Wireless PCI Adapter
Help is there when you need it!
NETGEAR provides free, 7x24
telephone and e mail technical
support in English, with selected
local language support during
office hours.
www.NETGEAR.com
802.11b

NETGEAR Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR
E-mail: [email protected]
www.NETGEAR.com
In-Country Phone Support
(24x7 phone support in English, local language support during office hours.) NETGEAR™ is a trademark of
NETGEAR, Inc.Windows® is
a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation. Other
brand and product names are
trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective
holders. Information is subject
to change without notice.
All rights reserved. March 2001
www.NETGEAR.com
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ISO-9001
REGISTERED
QUALITY
Korea 00308-11-0319
Netherlands 0800-023-0981
New Zealand 00800-1233-4566
Norway 800-12041
Singapore 001-800-1233-4566
Sweden 0200-298-298
Switzerland 00800-0638-4327
(00800-0-NETGEAR)
United Kingdom 020-7216-0014
United States 1-888-NETGEAR
All Other Countries [phone]
Australia 1800-787-638
Austria 00800-06384327
(00800-0-NETGEAR)
Denmark 808-82179
Canada 1-888-NETGEAR
Finland 0800-111-036
France 0800-77-17-53
Germany 00800-06384327
(00800-0-NETGEAR)
Hong Kong 001-800-1233-4566
Japan 0120-66-5402
Radio Data Rate
Frequency
Range
Encryption
Maximum Computers/ network
Bus interface
Drivers
Dimensions
Weight
Status LEDs
Power Adapter
Environmental Specifications
Electromagnetic Compliance
Warranty Limited
1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps (Auto rate capable)
2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
outdoor environment indoor environment
1 Mbps - 1650 ft (503 m) 1 Mbps - 500 ft (152 m)
2 Mbps - 1320 ft (402 m) 2 Mbps - 400 ft (122 m)
5.5 Mbps - 1155 ft (352 m) 5.5 Mbps - 270 ft (82 m)
11 Mbps - 835 ft (255 m) 11 Mbps - 175 ft (53 m)
40- bit (64- bit) WEP encryption
128- bit WEP encryption
Limited by the amount of packets generated by each node;
typically 30 to 70
PCI Local bus 2.2 compliant
Microsoft Windows 95B, 98, NT, 2000, Millennium
L: 145 mm (5.7 in)
W: 97 mm (3.8 in)
H: 14 mm (0.56 in)
0.36 kg (0.80lb)
Wireless Activity (on MA401 Wireless PC Card)
5Vdc, 1.0A (customized power plug for individual countries)
Operating temperature: 0 to 55OC
Operating humidity: 10 to 90%, noncondensing
FCC Part 15 Class B
5- year warranty
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS