| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Netgear | | Mfg Part#: WG311NA | | UPC: 00606449028423 | | Buy.com Sku: 10347706 | | Item#: CJTJC7 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 4235 | | See more in Wireless NICs | |
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| | | | At 54 Mbps, this wireless 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g PCI card is much faster than existing 11 Mbps wireless networks and will supercharge the delivery of media-rich content to your desktop PC as never before. It easily handles huge digital video and MP3 files, firing them through your network at blazing speeds. It gives you continuous access to your home wireless router or office network, saves the time and expense of installing Ethernet cabling when you want to set up or expand a network, and makes it simple to relocate your desktop PC without rewiring. Moreover, it allows network users to wirelessly share a broadband Internet connection for access to corporate resources, the Internet, and e-mail - all with the highest available level of industry standard WEP encryption security.
| | Features |  | Host Interface | | PCI | | Manufacturer | | Netgear, Inc | | Package Contents | | 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Resource CD Installation guide Warranty card Support information card | | Dimensions | | 4.76" Height x 5.23" Width x 0.86" Thickness | | Manufacturer Part Number | | WG311NA | | Standard Warranty | | 3 Year | | Manufacturer Website Address | | www.netgear.com | | Weight | | 4.41 oz | | ISM Band | | Yes | | Product Name | | WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter | | Wireless Transmission Speed | | 54 Mbps | | Product Type | | Wi-Fi Adapter |
| | Tech Specs | | Package Contents | | 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 Resource CD Installation guide Warranty card Support information card | | Standard Warranty | | 3 Year | | Host Interface | | PCI | | Manufacturer | | Netgear, Inc | | Additional Information | | Blazing - fast: This high-speed 802.11g PCI card delivers large files in the blink of an eye - up to five times faster than 802.11b, allowing wireless video streaming for the first time ever. Dynamic rate shifting according to environmental conditions achieves the fastest possible connections. Efficient: Adds convenient mobility and reliable standards-based wireless connectivity to a network from a desktop PC via an 802.11b, 802.11g, or dual-band router or access point. Makes the most of your broadband connection, allowing network users to wirelessly share one IP address. Quickly and easily networks employees for ongoing access to corporate resources, e-mail, and the Internet. Safe & Simple: Secure 40/64 and 128-bit Wired Equivalency Protection (WEP) encryption allows for secure data transfer and increased shielding from wireless eavesdroppers. Supports Virtual Private Network (VPN) pass-through for protected communication over the public Internet. Simple to install and use. | | Manufacturer Part Number | | WG311NA | | System Requirements | | Pentium III Class PC with an available PCI 2.2 compliant slot 20 Mb of free hard drive space | | Dimensions | | 4.76" Height x 5.23" Width x 0.86" Thickness | | Manufacturer Website Address | | www.netgear.com | | Brand Name | | Netgear | | ISM Band | | Yes | | Compatibility | | Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP | | Shipping Dimensions | | 6.75" Height x 9" Width x 2" Depth | | Weight | | 4.41 oz | | Certifications & Standards | | IEEE: IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b Electromagnetic Compliance: FCC Part 15 Sub Class B CE | | Shipping Weight | | 9.28 oz | | ISM Minimum Frequency | | 2.41 GHz | | ISM Maximum Frequency | | 2.47 GHz | | Product Name | | WG311 Wireless PCI Adapter | | Product Type | | Wi-Fi Adapter | | Wireless Transmission Speed | | 54 Mbps | | Transmission Speed Details | | 54 Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11g
48 Mbps Auto-fallback IEEE 802.11g
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1 Mbps IEEE 802.11b | | Wireless Security | | 40-bit (also called 64-bit),128-bit WEP encryption |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value |  4.5 | | Performance |  4 | | Ease of Use | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4 |
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3 of 5 Not too bad Sunday, March 02, 2008
Greg B. from Hanahan, South Carolina
This product is not that bad of a network adapter. Installing it was pretty easy. I think though having the computer on the opposite side of the house has an obvious effect on the performance of the adapter, much less the internet. What I'm trying to say is, if you buy a RangeMax Router, please don't buy the 54 Mbps adapter. Was this review helpful?  
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5 of 5 WG311v1's are great, v2's are bad news Thursday, January 20, 2005
cbach1997 from Brea, CA
You can tell right away because the tuner on the v1's take the entire PCB with an enclosed box, the v2's are on an IC. The v2's have given me problems all over the place, lousy reception, driver issues, no WEP handshaking, etc. etc.
I have a v1 in my home PC and I'm holding onto it as long as possible. Was this review helpful?
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4 of 5 Once installed (and it takes time) works well Monday, October 04, 2004
Yossi from Cresskill, NJ
After a good experience with Netgear's wireless router and wireless network card for my laptop - I naturally decided to buy two more for my desktops. I ended up wasting the entire night struggling with the software installation and will be happy to save you that time.
My desktop runs Windows XP SP1 – it might be better with other operating systems but for me it was annoying: As you can imagine – once you get your new hardware the first thing you do is to install it in your computer and then turn it on and look at the installation instruction. That’s what I did and once I looked at the instructions it said – you should first install the software from the CD, then turn off your computer, install the hardware and then continue with the installation procedure – too bad for me, my computer is already on with the card assembled into it.
Next steps were even worse, the instructions say you should then run trough the Windows setup screens and try to tell you what will happen – in real life you get different responses from the Windows and you have to guess the answers – since they are not in the manual.
And finally when you get to the point that your driver is installed and detects your router you find out that it is only capable of receiving data but doesn’t send anything…
So after about 5 times of install & uninstall, trying to answer the installation questions in each possible combination and even switching to the second card I gave up and went to the web in which I found that I’m not the only one who went through that pain and that the reason is that the driver that is shipped with the card doesn’t work.
So I downloaded the newer driver out of Netgear’s site, installed it and it worked beautifully.
In order to save you the pain here is what you should do:
Download the newest driver from Netgear – for me the one at: http://kbserver.netgear.com/support_details.asp?dnldID=770 what good enough. Open the zip file but DON’T run the setup program – you don’t need it.
When the Windows setup wizard tells you it detected a new hardware ask to specify the driver location and provide it with the path into the opened zip file (sub-folder: Driver\Windows XP). Ignore the warning about software signature and select the first driver from the list you get. Use windows configuration dialogues to set special configuration option (if you have any).
That’s it, Hope it helps.
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