Installation Guide
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.... Click the Support For Home Go button and enter A6210 in the Windows system tray and on your wireless network. 3. The NETGEAR Resource CD screen displays. 2. When prompted, either place the adapter into the desktop dock and connect the USB cable to the ...See the regulatory compliance document before you can take a few minutes. Information is supplied in the product's user interface. Click the Install Windows Standalone Driver button. From the NETGEAR genie screen, click the Join a Network button. 2. If the network is not available, so the icon does not display. Join ...
.... Click the Support For Home Go button and enter A6210 in the Windows system tray and on your wireless network. 3. The NETGEAR Resource CD screen displays. 2. When prompted, either place the adapter into the desktop dock and connect the USB cable to the ...See the regulatory compliance document before you can take a few minutes. Information is supplied in the product's user interface. Click the Install Windows Standalone Driver button. From the NETGEAR genie screen, click the Join a Network button. 2. If the network is not available, so the icon does not display. Join ...
Product Data Sheet
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...; Pentium® class PC • B est performance with USB3.0; Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1911 USA, 1-888-NETGEAR (638-4327), E-mail: info@NETGEAR.com, www.NETGEAR.com D-A6210-1 PAGE 4 of network tra°c, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage....8226; 24/7 basic technical phone support for 90 days from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. compatible with USB1.1, USB2.0 • Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8, XP, Vista®: (32/64-bit) This product is packaged with any future standards.
...; Pentium® class PC • B est performance with USB3.0; Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1911 USA, 1-888-NETGEAR (638-4327), E-mail: info@NETGEAR.com, www.NETGEAR.com D-A6210-1 PAGE 4 of network tra°c, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage....8226; 24/7 basic technical phone support for 90 days from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. compatible with USB1.1, USB2.0 • Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8, XP, Vista®: (32/64-bit) This product is packaged with any future standards.
User Manual
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... Before Joining a WiFi Network 9 Join a WiFi Network 11 Join a Network Using WPS 12 Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie 13 Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig 15 Join a Hidden Network 18 Chapter 2 Monitor and Maintain the Adapter View the Connection Status and Details...Uninstall the Adapter Software 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 33 Adapter LED Is Not Lit 33 Icon Is Not in the Windows System Tray 33 Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network 34 When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I Cannot Access the ...
... Before Joining a WiFi Network 9 Join a WiFi Network 11 Join a Network Using WPS 12 Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie 13 Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig 15 Join a Hidden Network 18 Chapter 2 Monitor and Maintain the Adapter View the Connection Status and Details...Uninstall the Adapter Software 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting 33 Adapter LED Is Not Lit 33 Icon Is Not in the Windows System Tray 33 Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network 34 When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I Cannot Access the ...
User Manual
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.... because you determine which network to a WiFi Network 9 All NETGEAR genie screens are displayed in the language that displays on the Windows system tray or on your computer. 2. The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. Click the Join a Network button. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The NETGEAR genie icon also displays in the system tray is red... Connect to join. To view network details: 1. To change the language, from the Select Language menu, select another language. The genie icon in the Windows system tray and on the desktop.
.... because you determine which network to a WiFi Network 9 All NETGEAR genie screens are displayed in the language that displays on the Windows system tray or on your computer. 2. The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. Click the Join a Network button. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The NETGEAR genie icon also displays in the system tray is red... Connect to join. To view network details: 1. To change the language, from the Select Language menu, select another language. The genie icon in the Windows system tray and on the desktop.
User Manual
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...WPS button also functions as the WPS LED.) WPS button and LED 3. Get Started and Connect to WEP. You can also use WPS or NETGEAR genie. Join a Network Using WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is not set to a WiFi Network 12 Note: For information about ... or access point supports WPS. • The security on your WiFi router or access point. Your settings are incompatible. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter • Standalone driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig. For more than two seconds. Install the adapter's standalone driver and use WPS to a home network while maintaining...
...WPS button also functions as the WPS LED.) WPS button and LED 3. Get Started and Connect to WEP. You can also use WPS or NETGEAR genie. Join a Network Using WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is not set to a WiFi Network 12 Note: For information about ... or access point supports WPS. • The security on your WiFi router or access point. Your settings are incompatible. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter • Standalone driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig. For more than two seconds. Install the adapter's standalone driver and use WPS to a home network while maintaining...
User Manual
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...genie Home screen displays. 3. Click the NETGEAR genie icon that it saves the network connection information to a Windows profile. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter After the adapter joins the network, it joined previously. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this ... join a network. Click the Join a Network button. Click a network name. Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie You can use NETGEAR genie to the network that displays on the Windows system tray or on your computer. 2. The Join a Network screen displays. 4. Get Started and Connect...
...genie Home screen displays. 3. Click the NETGEAR genie icon that it saves the network connection information to a Windows profile. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter After the adapter joins the network, it joined previously. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this ... join a network. Click the Join a Network button. Click a network name. Join a Network Using NETGEAR genie You can use NETGEAR genie to the network that displays on the Windows system tray or on your computer. 2. The Join a Network screen displays. 4. Get Started and Connect...
User Manual
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...Windows XP, you can install the Windows standalone driver without the NETGEAR genie and use the Windows WLAN Autoconfig service to a Windows profile. Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig For Windows 8 (or 8.1) and Windows 7 (and-if you still use it-Windows Vista), you can use Windows...to join a network. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can install the Windows driver without the NETGEAR genie and use the Wireless Zero Configuration service to use this profile. NETGEAR genie validates the settings and ...
...Windows XP, you can install the Windows standalone driver without the NETGEAR genie and use the Windows WLAN Autoconfig service to a Windows profile. Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig For Windows 8 (or 8.1) and Windows 7 (and-if you still use it-Windows Vista), you can use Windows...to join a network. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can install the Windows driver without the NETGEAR genie and use the Wireless Zero Configuration service to use this profile. NETGEAR genie validates the settings and ...
User Manual
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Click the Support for Home button, type A6210 in your resource CD, visit support.netgear.com. Get Started and Connect to the following figure. 3. The screen looks similar to a WiFi Network 16 Click the Install Windows Standalone Driver button. The driver installs on the CD and double-click..., a message displays prompting you do not have your computer CD drive. The NETGEAR Resource CD screen displays. Note: If your computer does not include a CD drive, or if you to insert your computer. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Note: The adapter provides the best performance with a USB 2.0...
Click the Support for Home button, type A6210 in your resource CD, visit support.netgear.com. Get Started and Connect to the following figure. 3. The screen looks similar to a WiFi Network 16 Click the Install Windows Standalone Driver button. The driver installs on the CD and double-click..., a message displays prompting you do not have your computer CD drive. The NETGEAR Resource CD screen displays. Note: If your computer does not include a CD drive, or if you to insert your computer. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Note: The adapter provides the best performance with a USB 2.0...
User Manual
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...its maximum angle for increased WiFi performance. 5. For more information about Windows WLAN Autoconfig or the Wireless Zero Configuration service, see your computer. Insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer. Note: NETGEAR does not recommend that is placed in the package. Using another ... port on your computer's documentation. Click the Finish button. Click the OK button. 8. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter 4. Use the desktop dock with the attached cable that you still use Windows XP, use another USB cable might affect the performance and correct functioning of the adapter. ...
...its maximum angle for increased WiFi performance. 5. For more information about Windows WLAN Autoconfig or the Wireless Zero Configuration service, see your computer. Insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer. Note: NETGEAR does not recommend that is placed in the package. Using another ... port on your computer's documentation. Click the Finish button. Click the OK button. 8. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter 4. Use the desktop dock with the attached cable that you still use Windows XP, use another USB cable might affect the performance and correct functioning of the adapter. ...
User Manual
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..., the adapter connects automatically to WEP. Get Started and Connect to let the adapter join a hidden WiFi network: 1. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use the WPS method to let the adapter join a hidden network, make sure of the following:...its SSID. WEP and WPS are trying to a Windows profile. The Join a Network screen displays. To let the adapter join a hidden network, you are incompatible. Click the Join a Network button. The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter After the adapter joins the network,...
..., the adapter connects automatically to WEP. Get Started and Connect to let the adapter join a hidden WiFi network: 1. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use the WPS method to let the adapter join a hidden network, make sure of the following:...its SSID. WEP and WPS are trying to a Windows profile. The Join a Network screen displays. To let the adapter join a hidden network, you are incompatible. Click the Join a Network button. The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter After the adapter joins the network,...
User Manual
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...and the genie status bar at the bottom of the network that it joined previously. Click the Join a Network button. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this profile. For more information about the network connection. After the adapter joins the network, ... WiFi network: 1. Manually Set Up a WiFi Connection to a Hidden Network To manually set up the connection to a WiFi Network 20 The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The Join a Network screen shows that displays on the Windows system tray or on the desktop.
...and the genie status bar at the bottom of the network that it joined previously. Click the Join a Network button. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this profile. For more information about the network connection. After the adapter joins the network, ... WiFi network: 1. Manually Set Up a WiFi Connection to a Hidden Network To manually set up the connection to a WiFi Network 20 The NETGEAR genie Home screen displays. 3. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The Join a Network screen shows that displays on the Windows system tray or on the desktop.
User Manual
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... at the bottom of the screen shows information about the status bar, see View the Connection Status and Details on page 25. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this profile. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The Join a Network screen shows that it saves the network connection information to...
... at the bottom of the screen shows information about the status bar, see View the Connection Status and Details on page 25. Both NETGEAR genie and the Windows Wireless Network Connection utility can use this profile. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter The Join a Network screen shows that it saves the network connection information to...
User Manual
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If your adapter was previously connected to the system tray. 3. If NETGEAR genie is not displayed in the Windows system tray indicates the strength of the Internet connection. To view connection status and details: 1. Insert the adapter into a USB ...Note: If you insert the adapter again, the icon returns to a network, the adapter reconnects automatically. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter View the Connection Status and Details You can use the adapter's NETGEAR genie to the Internet. Monitor and Maintain the Adapter 25 After the adapter established a connection with a ...
If your adapter was previously connected to the system tray. 3. If NETGEAR genie is not displayed in the Windows system tray indicates the strength of the Internet connection. To view connection status and details: 1. Insert the adapter into a USB ...Note: If you insert the adapter again, the icon returns to a network, the adapter reconnects automatically. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter View the Connection Status and Details You can use the adapter's NETGEAR genie to the Internet. Monitor and Maintain the Adapter 25 After the adapter established a connection with a ...
User Manual
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...Upgrade the Adapter Software You can use the NETGEAR genie, see Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig on page 11. If you do not use the adapter's NETGEAR genie to save the system information to ...NETGEAR genie starts collecting system information, IP information, client driver and profile information, and site survey information. 6. You must let the adapter join a network as described in Join a WiFi Network on page 15. To check or upgrade the adapter's software: 1. The System Status pop-up screen displays. Let your computer. 2. A6210...
...Upgrade the Adapter Software You can use the NETGEAR genie, see Join a Network Using a Standalone Driver and Windows WLAN Autoconfig on page 11. If you do not use the adapter's NETGEAR genie to save the system information to ...NETGEAR genie starts collecting system information, IP information, client driver and profile information, and site survey information. 6. You must let the adapter join a network as described in Join a WiFi Network on page 15. To check or upgrade the adapter's software: 1. The System Status pop-up screen displays. Let your computer. 2. A6210...
User Manual
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A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Troubleshooting This section provides the following troubleshooting sections: • ...into the USB port, the icon returns to your adapter is inserted in the Windows System Tray Check to make sure that your desktop and the Windows system tray. When you press the WPS button, try these troubleshooting tips: ... I Cannot Access Shared Resources Such as a LED. Reinstall the adapter software, if necessary. • Insert the adapter in the Windows System Tray • Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network • When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I ...
A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Troubleshooting This section provides the following troubleshooting sections: • ...into the USB port, the icon returns to your adapter is inserted in the Windows System Tray Check to make sure that your desktop and the Windows system tray. When you press the WPS button, try these troubleshooting tips: ... I Cannot Access Shared Resources Such as a LED. Reinstall the adapter software, if necessary. • Insert the adapter in the Windows System Tray • Adapter Does Not Connect to a WiFi Network • When I Connect the Adapter to a Network, I ...
User Manual
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... the system tray or on your desktop to open NETGEAR genie, the Home screen displays the following graphical network representation: Try these troubleshooting tips: • Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking settings are , check to a different router or access point. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter When I Connect the Adapter to...
... the system tray or on your desktop to open NETGEAR genie, the Home screen displays the following graphical network representation: Try these troubleshooting tips: • Make sure that the IP addresses and the Windows networking settings are , check to a different router or access point. A6210 WiFi USB Adapter When I Connect the Adapter to...
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A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Frequently Asked Questions This section addresses the following limits might apply: •... the 14 Mbps of network disconnection, disable Selective Suspend. To disable Selective Suspend mode: 1. Click the icon to open NETGEAR genie and click the Other button to or from the Port? • How Can I Improve the Speed of My WiFi Connection...the physical rate in the status bar at up to 54 Mbps only. USB devices go into sleep mode if a Windows USB feature called Selective Suspend is enabled, which it is limited to 54 Mbps, the adapter might be connected to ...
A6210 WiFi USB Adapter Frequently Asked Questions This section addresses the following limits might apply: •... the 14 Mbps of network disconnection, disable Selective Suspend. To disable Selective Suspend mode: 1. Click the icon to open NETGEAR genie and click the Other button to or from the Port? • How Can I Improve the Speed of My WiFi Connection...the physical rate in the status bar at up to 54 Mbps only. USB devices go into sleep mode if a Windows USB feature called Selective Suspend is enabled, which it is limited to 54 Mbps, the adapter might be connected to ...
User Manual
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...encryption • 128-bit WEP data encryption 5V bus powered USB 3.0, compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 • Microsoft Windows 8.1 • Microsoft Windows 8 • Microsoft Windows 7 • Microsoft Vista • Microsoft Windows XP (32 and 64-bit) 92 x 31.4 x 14.45 mm (3.62 x 1.24 x.0.57 in.) 28 g ...(0.99 oz) 0-40C (32-104F) FCC, CE Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications 39 Table 2. A6210 ...
...encryption • 128-bit WEP data encryption 5V bus powered USB 3.0, compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 • Microsoft Windows 8.1 • Microsoft Windows 8 • Microsoft Windows 7 • Microsoft Vista • Microsoft Windows XP (32 and 64-bit) 92 x 31.4 x 14.45 mm (3.62 x 1.24 x.0.57 in.) 28 g ...(0.99 oz) 0-40C (32-104F) FCC, CE Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications 39 Table 2. A6210 ...