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802.11b
Wireless & Fast
Ethernet
USB Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
M73-APO01-510
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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 opera
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Software Installation Precaution for Windows 98SE, 2000, and ME users: You may install the Adapter's software before installing the hardware for saving your time. Precaution for Windows XP users: It’s not necessary to install the utility, since the device will use the built-in utility in Windows XP. Installation the Utility under Windows 98SE/ME/2000 1. Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe to install the Configuration & Monitor Util
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Hardware Installation Installation of the USB Adapter for Windows 98SE/ME/2000 Automatically Precaution for Windows 98SE, 2000, and ME users: If the Application setup in Installation the Utility under Windows98SE/ME/2000 has been completed, follow below steps to install the hardware. For Windows 98SE users: As you perform the installation, have your system operating CD-ROM at hand. You may be asked to insert the OS CD-ROM for the system to download a specific driver. 1. Plug t
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Manually If you want to install the Hardware before installing the utility, please follow the below section. Under Windows 98SE 1. In Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 2. Click Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended). 3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\Win9xMe). Click Next. 4. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 5. Ins
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best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\Win9xMe). Click Next. 3. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system. 4. Click Finish to continue. 5. When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click No. 6. Repeat step 1-4. 7. When Windows prompt you to restart your computer, click Yes. Then go to Installation the Utility under Windows98SE/ME/2000 section for installing the utility. Under Windows
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Then go to Installation the Utility under Windows98SE/ME/2000 section for installing the utility. Precaution for Windows XP users: You must install the Adapter's hardware first, and then go to Installation of the USB Adapter for Windows XP. Installation of the USB Adapter for Windows XP 1. Once the device is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Click Install from a list of specific location and click Next. 2. Insert the Setup Utilit
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Configuration Procedure Configuration and Monitor Utility for Windows 98SE/ME/2000 After installing the device successfully, go to Start Programs 802.11 Wireless + USB 10&100 LAN Configuration and Monitor Utility. The Wireless LAN Monitor Utility icon will appear in the taskbar every time the device is running. You can open it by double-clicking on this icon. Icon Status Mode Icon Link Status Red. The station is not Access Point associated to an Access mode Point. Bl
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All settings are categorized into 6 tabs: Monitor Statistics Site Survey Encryption Advanced Version Monitor The Status tab will display the current status of the Wireless USB Adapter. Item Description It displays the current operating Operating mode. (Access Point or Peer-to Mode -Peer). It shows the selected channel that is Channel currently used. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.) The SSID is the unique name shared SSID among all points in yo
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Item Description network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adapter. It shows the current transfer rate. (1, Tx Rate 2, 5.5, or 11Mbps or Auto) It displays the current roaming Int. Roaming status. (Disabled or Enabled) It displays the current status of the Radio Wireless USB Adapter. (On or Off) It displays the information about the Status status of the communic
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Statistics This option shows you to view the available statistic information (Data packets, Management Packets and Rejected packets). Press the Clear button to renew or update this list of statistics. Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points and their features. - 9 -
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Item Description A set of wireless stations is referred BSSID to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. The SSID is the unique name shared SSID among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. It displays the signal strength of the Signal connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects. It shows the selected
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Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Item Description WEP is a data privacy mechanism Encryption based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64 Bit, or 128 Bit. This setting is the configuration Key1/Key2/ key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. To Key3/Key4 generate an encryption key: 1. Select 64
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Two WEP modes are available as Mode below: Mandatory and Optional. Mandatory: WEP Encryption is required to establish connection with other stations within the wireless network. Optional: Your station can communicate with other stations within the wireless network regardless if they use WEP or not. The authentication type defines Authentication configuration options for the Type sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network
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Advanced You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold and RTS/CTS Threshold. Item Description A preamble is a signal used in Preamble Type wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. IF in a "noisy" network Long environment, the Preamble Type should be set to Long. The Short preamble is intended Short for applications where minimum overhead and maxi
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To fragment MSDU or MMPDU Fragmentation into small sizes of frames for Threshold increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended. This value should remain at its RTS/CTS default setting of 2347. Should Threshold you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Check the box to allow
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Configuration for Windows XP USB 10/100 Network Adapter 1. Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections. 2. In Network Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection Enabled USB 10/100 Network Adapter icon, and select Properties. 3. In Local Area Connection Properties window, select the General tab. Click Configure to enable Windows configuration. Wireless USB Adapter 1. Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections
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Property Description Enable the function to allow the 802.11 Power Adapter to go to sleep mode, Save during which data communication could be interrupted. To fragment MSDU or MMPDU Fragmentation into small sizes of frames for Threshold increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended. A preamble is a signal used in Preamble Type
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Use Windows to configure… Check the box to enable Windows configuration. Available networks Displays all available networks. Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below. - 17 -
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Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks. Preferred networks From available network(s) listed above, you can select preferred one(s) in an order that you can arrange. The marked one is the currently used network. Move up Move the selected network forward one position. Move down Move the selected network back one position Add… Click the button and the Wireless Network Properties window will appear. In the Network name field, enter your desired
