NETGEAR A6200 Bedienungsanleitung

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

November 2012

202-11093-01

v1.0

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter

(A6200)

User Manual

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

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Contents

Chapter 1 Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

USB Adapter Placement and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Attach the USB Adapter to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Expand Your USB Adapter Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

NETGEAR genie Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Status Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Join a Wireless Network with NETGEAR genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Network Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Join a Network or Connect to a Different Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Join a Hidden Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Install a Standalone Driver without NETGEAR genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Chapter 2 Maintenance

Other Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Sent/Receive Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Remove the genie Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Appendix A Technical Specifications and

Factory Default Settings

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Appendix B Notification of Compliance

1. Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

This chapter describes how to set up the 802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200) and includes the

following sections:

• USB Adapter Placement and Performance

• NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon

• NETGEAR genie Home

• Join a Wireless Network with NETGEAR genie

• Install a Standalone Driver without NETGEAR genie

For help installing your USB adapter, see the installation guide that came in the package. The

installation is also available at the NETGEAR Download Center at downloadcenter.netgear.com.

Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit

the support website at support.netgear.com.

Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made

available from time to time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some

products can regularly check the site and download new firmware,

or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the

features or behavior of your product do not match what is described

in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

USB Adapter Placement and Performance

You can position the USB adapter to best suit your own environment and to ensure maximum

performance.

Attach the USB Adapter to Your Computer

To attach the USB adapter directly:

Use the USB adapter without the desktop dock, and connect it directly into a USB port on

your computer.

The USB connector on the USB adapter can swivel so the USB adapter can be positioned

flat against your computer.

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

To attach the USB adapter using the desktop dock:

1. Insert the USB adapter into the desktop dock.

2. Connect the USB cable of the desktop dock to your computer USB port.

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

Expand Your USB Adapter Range

For added range and performance, you can flip the top portion of the USB adapter so that it is

perpendicular to the USB adapter:

In this position, the internal antennas are extended out from the USB adapter for increased

WiFi performance.

NETGEAR genie Desktop Icon

When you install your USB adapter, the NETGEAR genie icon appears in the Windows

system tray and on the desktop. You can click this icon to open NETGEAR genie to make

changes or connect to a different wireless network. The color of the icon indicates the

strength of your wireless connection:

White. 3–5 bars (strong connection)

Yellow. 1–2 bars (weak connection)

Red. 0 (zero) bars (no connection)

If you remove your USB adapter, NETGEAR genie is not available, and the icon is not

displayed. When you insert the USB adapter again, the icon returns.

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

NETGEAR genie Home

When you launch NETGEAR genie, the Home screen displays.

This screen shows you at a glance if you are connected to a network, and if you have Internet

access. The following options are available:

• Select Language. If more than one language is available, you can select a language

from this drop-down list. NETGEAR genie screens are displayed in the language that you

select.

• Home button. The currently selected Home screen. You can click the Home button to

return here from a different screen.

• Join a Network button. View a list of wireless networks and join a network.

• Other button.View more information or check for software updates.

• Help.Display the help.

Status Bar

The status bar is at the bottom of the screen:

Figure 1. Status bar

Network Connection Network Wireless Signal

security channel strength

name status Physical

rate

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

The following information is displayed:

• Network name. The network name (SSID) of the wireless network to which the USB

adapter is connected.

• Connection status. The connection status is one of the following (this status is also

shown in the diagram in the middle of this screen):

-Connected to the Internet

-Connected to the Router

-No Connection

• Network security. The lock symbol shows whether the network you are connected to

uses wireless security. An open lock indicates an open network without wireless security,

such as one that you might use in a coffee shop.

• Wireless channel. The wireless channel of the network to which the USB adapter is

connected.

• Physical rate. The physical transmission rate for wireless communication.

• Signal strength. The strength of the wireless signal. Three to five bars indicate a good

signal. One or two bars indicate a weak signal.

Join a Wireless Network with NETGEAR genie

In NETGEAR genie, click the Join a Network button to display the following screen:

The following information, link, and button are displayed:

• Network list. View the wireless networks in the area. Click a network to select it.

• Manually Connect to a network. Click this link to join a network without viewing it on the

network list, or to connect to a hidden network. A hidden network does not broadcast its

wireless network name (SSID).

• Refresh. Click this button to scan for available networks in the area.

Set Up Your Wireless USB Adapter

802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter (A6200)

Network Details

From the Join a Network screen, you can view more details about a specific network.

To view network details:

1. In the network list, click a network to select it.

2. Click the Details button to display a screen similar to the following one:

The following information is displayed:

• Network name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. As a security

measure, some wireless access points do not broadcast their SSIDs. In such cases, the

network is hidden. The name (SSID) field is blank even though the rest of the information

is displayed.

• Channel. The channel on which the wireless network operates. NETGEAR recommends

that you choose a network that uses a different channel from that of neighboring

networks.

• Wireless Mode. The wireless technology used for the router or access point, such as N,

A, G, B, or AC.

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