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Wireless USB Adapter 11g
CPWU CPWUA054 A054
Instructions for use
VERSION 1.0 Table of Contents
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3 English Hereby, Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC, declares that this CPWUA054 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Finnish Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC vakuuttaa täten että CPWUA054 tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen. Dutch Hierbij verklaart, Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC dat het toestel CPWUA054 in overeenstemmi
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ENGLISH 5 Table of Contents Introduction of the Wireless USB Adapter 11g ............................6 What are wireless network connections?....................................................................6 Factors determining your network range and network speed...............6 Securing your wireless network.................................................................................7 Packaging contents.....................................................................................
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6 ENGLISH Chapter 1 - Introduction of the Wireless USB Adapter 11g CPWUA054 Thank you for purchasing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g.This Wireless USB Adapter 11g is a WiFi (IEEE 802.11g) compatible USB device. It fully supports high data rates up to 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to lower speeds for secure operation at lower data rates in even the most difficult of wireless environments. In this manual we will expand on how to install, configure, and use your Wireless USB Adapter 11g. Th
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ENGLISH 7 Securing your wireless network As wireless computer networks use radio signals, it is possible for other wireless network devices outside your immediate area to pick up the wireless signals and either connect to your network or to capture the network traffic.Therefore, you should always enable the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) network encryption key to help prevent unauthorised connections or the possibility of eavesdroppers listening in on your network
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8 ENGLISH Your Wireless USB Adapter 11g 1 Connector to PC For connecting the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to the USB port of your PC. USB 2.0 port required for 54 Mbps. 2 Integrated antenna Built-in antenna for establishing wireless connections. 3 Indicator LED Displays the network status. LED LED Meaning colour • Off when not connected or with PC switched off. Power Blue • On when receiving power and ready for operation. • Blinking when transmitting data (network activity). 4 Label with MAC address
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ENGLISH 9 Chapter 2 - Important information • Please install and connect the product in the order as described in the "How to..." booklet only.This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. • Please read this manual and the "How to…?" booklet carefully before using the Wireless USB Adapter 11g; and keep these documents for future reference. • The most recent downloads and information on this product will be available through our web site www.philips.com/support • During
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10 ENGLISH Disclaimer This product is provided by "Philips" "as is'' and without any express or implied warranty of any kind of warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall Philips be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of information, data, or profits;
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ENGLISH 11 FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (U.S.A.). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE:This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable
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12 ENGLISH Chapter 3 - Installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g This chapter will give you information on what you need to do when installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g.You need to do two things: • Decide in what way you want the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to connect to other wireless network devices. See below at 3.1. Note:You can always change your settings afterwards to make a different type of connection. • Use the 'How to...?" booklet to help you through the installation procedure. See below
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ENGLISH 13 Option 2 Make an Ad-Hoc wireless connection to another wireless network device. – Ad Hoc (also called Peer-to-Peer) - used for small groups of computers that only communicate with each other. Ad Hoc wireless network Ad Hoc wireless network An ad hoc wireless network consists of a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless network. Choose AdHoc when connecting Philips Streamium products. 3.2 - Use the 'How to...?"
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14 ENGLISH Chapter 4 - Checking and changing settings: CPWUA Monitor After installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g, you may want to check its settings or change them. In the following sections we will explain: 4.1 - How to access the settings 4.2 - What do the settings mean. Please refer to the "How to..?" booklet if you want to perform basic tasks like setting up a wireless connection. 4.1 - How to access the settings You can access the settings by double-clicking the CPWUA Monitor program that
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ENGLISH 15 • Hide Hides the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your computer, without disabling the wireless network adapter. • Exit Disables the wireless network adapter and removes the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your computer.
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16 ENGLISH 4.2 - What do the settings mean The Wireless Network Manager program (CPWUA Monitor) has five main tabs with information and settings. Note:The Wireless On/Off button appears on the bottom of every tab to give you control over enabling and disabling the wireless link. • Configuration The Configuration tab lets you manage your profiles, and gives you access to your wireless network and encryption settings. A profile is a set of all settings needed for a particular wireless connection.
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ENGLISH 17 • Configuration - sub-tab Common Network Name – Input a wireless network name for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Alternatively, use the Site Survey tab to choose from the list of available Network Names. (Default: philips.) Operating Mode – Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) for network configurations that do not have a Wireless Base Station , and to Infrastructure for configurations with a wireless base station. (Infrastructure is the default setting.
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18 ENGLISH • Configuration - sub-tab Security First, click the Security ON/OFF button to enable or disable wireless security. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA) are implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WPA (WiFi Protected Access) implemented in this Wireless USB Adapter11g uses an alphanumeric password between 8 and 63 characters long.This password may include symbols and spaces. IMPORTANT:You must use the same encryp
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ENGLISH 19 Key Type – If the Key Type is set to Hex, the security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 26-digit keys for the 128-bit WEP setting. (The hexadecimal digits can be 0~9 & A~F, e.g. D7 0A 9C 7F E5.) – If the Key Type is set to ASCII, the security keys are four 5-digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 13-digit keys for the 128-bit WEP setting. Default Key – Choose the Key ID that has the encryption string you prefer. If you are using a key generated f
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20 ENGLISH • Link information The Link information tab displays information on the wireless network name (Network Name) to which there is a wireless connection, the signal strength and link quality, the connection speed, the channel and the number of transmitted/received (Tx/Rx) fragments. • IP information The IP information tab displays information on the Host Name, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. This window also contains buttons for releasing and renewing the IP address. This is done t
