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Reference Manual for the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point
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Chapter 1
About This Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point. The
ME103 provides connection for multiple personal computers to the Internet through an external
broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem).
Audience
This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet
skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial
information is provided in the Appendices, on the
Resource CD for the ME103 ProSafe Wireless
Access Point
, and on the Netgear website.
Scope
This manual is written for the ME103 Access Point according to these specifications:
Table 1-1.
Manual Specifications
Product Version
ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point
Product Final Assembly Number
Firmware Version Number
Version 3.0 Release 16
Manual Part Number
Manual Publication Date
August 2003
Note:
Product updates are available on the NETGEAR web site at
www.netgear.com/support/main.asp
. Documentation updates are available on the
NETGEAR, Inc. web site at
www.netgear.com/docs
.
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Typographical Conventions
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Special Message Formats
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Table 1.
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User input.
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MALL
C
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DOS file and directory names.
Note:
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Introduction
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Chapter 2
Introduction
This chapter introduces the NETGEAR ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point. Minimal
prerequisites for installation are presented in
“System Requirements” on page 2-5
.
About the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point
The ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point
is the basic building block of a wireless LAN
infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped
wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices.
The ME103 provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a fixed
range or area of coverage, interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC) via an antenna.
Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum connectivity area with about
a 300 foot radius.
The ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point can support a small group
of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points are rated between 30-70 users
simultaneously.
The ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point acts as a bridge between the wired LAN and
wireless clients. Connecting multiple ME103 Access Points via a wired Ethernet backbone can
further lengthen the wireless network coverage. As a mobile computing device moves out of the
range of one access point, it moves into the range of another. As a result, wireless clients can freely
roam from one Access Point to another and still maintain seamless connection to the network.
The auto-sensing capability of the ME103 802.11b ProSafe Wireless Access Point allows packet
transmission at up to 11Mbps, or at reduced speeds to compensate for distance or electromagnetic
noise interference.

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