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Understanding the Basic Wireless Settings
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3-10
Chapter 4
Management
Viewing General Information
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4-1
Backing Up the Wireless USB Print Server Settings
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4-3
Upgrading the Wireless USB Print Server Software
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4-3
Restoring Factory Default Settings
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4-4
Using the Reset Button to Reboot or Restore Factory Defaults
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4-4
Changing the Administrator Password
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4-5
Chapter 5
Advanced Configuration
Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings
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5-1
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Basic Functioning
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6-2
The wireless USB print server has no power
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6-2
No lights are lit on the wireless USB print server
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6-2
Printing Errors
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6-2
The printer is printing “garbage” characters
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6-2
Windows error message appears when printing
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6-2
Differences in How Windows Handles Printing to the WGPS606
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6-3
The print server is not found
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6-3
Nothing is printing
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6-3
I am using a DHCP server, and the Wireless USB Print Server gets an IP Address conflict
6-4
Restoring the Default Configuration
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6-4
Windows Printer Port Management
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6-4
Appendix A
Specifications
Specifications for the WGPS606
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A-1
Appendix B
Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview
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B-1
Infrastructure Mode
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B-1
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)
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B-2
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)
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Wireless Channels
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B-2
WEP Wireless Security
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B-4
WEP Authentication
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B-4
WEP Open System Authentication
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B-5
WEP Shared Key Authentication
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B-6
Key Size and Configuration
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B-7
How to Use WEP Parameters
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B-8
WPA Wireless Security
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B-8
How Does WPA Compare to WEP?
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B-9
How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i?
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B-9
What are the Key Features of WPA Security?
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B-10
WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User
Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS
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B-11
WPA Data Encryption Key Management
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B-14
Is WPA Perfect?
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B-16
Product Support for WPA
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B-16
Supporting a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients
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B-16
Changes to Wireless Access Points
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B-16
Changes to Wireless Network Adapters
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B-17
Changes to Wireless Client Programs
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B-18
Glossary
Numeric
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C-1
A
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C-1
B
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C-2
C
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C-2
D
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C-2
E
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C-3
G
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C-3
I
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C-3
L
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C-4
M
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C-4
N
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P
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C-5
Q
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C-6
R
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About This Manual
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About This Manual
This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats
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 and on the Netgear website.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
This manual is written for the Wireless USB Print Server according to these specifications:
Table 1-1.
Typographical Conventions
italics
Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names
bold
User input
fixed
Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses
Note:
This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Table 1-2.
Manual Scope
Product Version
WGPS606
Manual Publication Date
March 2005
Note:
Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at
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