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802.11b+g Wireless LAN
USB Adapter
User’s Manual
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REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operati
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 FEATURES ..............................................................................................................1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................................2 STEP 1: INSTALL THE DRIVER & UTILITY................................................................2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................
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INTRODUCTION The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is designed for a USB type A port of a laptop or desktop computer for creating a wireless workstation. It is USB 2.0 compliant which connects to any available USB port on a notebook or desktop computer. The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11g standard that offers a data rate up to 54Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. It is backward compliant with IEEE 802.11b specification. The high-speed wireless network c
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Step 1: Install the Driver & Utility For Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP users Caution! Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the procedures in “ Install the Driver& Utility” have been performed. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The CD-ROM will run automatically. 2. When the Main Menu screen appears, click “ Driver & Utility Installation” to continue. - 2 -
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3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. The installation program will start running automatically. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed. 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation. - 3 -
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION Windows 2000/XP Note: Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section. Windows XP 1. Locate your USB host and insert the USB Adapter. 2. Once the device has been inserted to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware. 3. When the following screen appears, select Install the software automatically (Recommended). - 5 -
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4. Click Continue Anyway → Finish to complete the hardware installation. Windows 2000 Insert the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer and then click Yes to complete the hardware installation. Windows 98/ME In Window 98/ME, you only have to insert the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer to complete the hardware installation. - 6 -
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Verify To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Adapter is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. - 7 -
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NETWORK CONNECTION Once the device driver is well installed, a network setting described in the following should be also established. In Windows 98SE/ME 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network. 2. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. - 8 -
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3. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Print Sharing. 4. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network. - 9 -
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5. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.” 6. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device. - 10 -
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In Windows 2000/XP 1. (In Windows 2000) Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial-up Connections Local Area Connection Properties. (In Windows XP) Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connection Wireless Network Connection Enabled USB Wireless Network Adapter. - 11 -
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2. Make sure that all the required components are installed. 3. If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add… to add it in. 4. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. - 12 -
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IP Address Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for your computer. 1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology), check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option. 2. To configure a fixed IP address (if you broadband Ro
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Configuration Utility After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference. Go to Start Program 802.11b+g Wireless LAN 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Utility For Windows 2000/XP, the Configuration Utility icon will also appear in the taskbar. You can open the Configuration Utility by clicking the icon. - 14 -
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Note: There will be two modes – Station and Access Point for you to switch, you can select the mode you need from the pull-down menu. - 15 -
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Station Select Station mode, and you will see the following figure. Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. (There are Channel 14 channels available, depending on the country.) The infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point Type The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with
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Click the down arrow ▼ to select the Tx Rate from Auto, 1, 2, Tx Rate 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps, you can select up to 54 Mbps. WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit Encrypt shared key algorithm. Click the More Setting button to configure, see the following figure (Refer to the More Setting part on the next page for more information about this figure) ： More Setting… Displays the information about the status of the communicat
