802.11b WLAN U SB Stick User Manual Version 1.
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Tab le of Conten ts 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Features...........................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Package Contents ...........................................................................................................................1 1.3 System Requirements.......................
Network Name .............................................................................................................................. 19 Network Type................................................................................................................................ 19 Peer-to-Peer Channel..................................................................................................................... 19 Transmit Rate ......................................................................
L ist of Figu res FIGURE 1-1: 802.11B WIRELESS LAN USB STICK..........................................................................................2 FIGURE 2.1-1: THE FOUND NEW HARDWARE W IZARD DIALOG BOX..............................................................3 FIGURE 2.1-2: THE STARTUP WINDOW...........................................................................................................4 FIGURE 2.1-3: THE WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11 B WINDOW...................................................
1. IN TR OD UCTION The 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick aims to let your desktop computer quickly and seamlessly communicate with 802.11b (at up to 11 Mbps) networks. Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PC’s or other network devices. With this wireless LAN USB Stick, surfing on the Internet couldn’t be any easier.
1.3 System Requirements To properly operate your 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements: ＊ 32 MB RAM or above ＊ A CD-ROM drive ＊ 300 MHz processor or higher ＊ Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Me/2000 or Windows XP ＊ USB Port version 1.1 1.4 The 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick Your 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick should be located in the USB port of your computer, and it looks like the following picture: Figure 1-1: 802.
2. IN ST AL LATION OF THE 80 2.1 1b W IRELESS L AN USB STI CK It’s free and easy for you to install your 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick and the attached software WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b. Simply with a few clicks of the mouse, you will succeed the completion of installation. To have the 802.11b WLAN USB Stick operated appropriately, please read and go along with the instructions below carefully. 2.1 Installing the WLAN Driver a) Plug your 802.11b WLAN USB Stick into your PC’s USB port.
Figure 2.1-2: The Startup Window e) Click Next in the WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b window to proceed. The system will start to copy the drivers found. Figure 2.1-3: The WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b Window f) On the Reboot screen, choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to restart the computer.
Figure 2.1-4: The Reboot Screen g) After rebooting, you will find the WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b icon, , appeared in the system tray. The installation is entirely finished at the moment. Double-click the icon to launch the application and open the PRISM Wireless Settings dialog box, in which you may freely arrange your network connection afterwards. For more details about WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b, please refer to WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b Basics in this manual. 2.
Figure 2.2-2: The PRISM Wireless Settings Dialog Box a) Right-click the Network Connections icon at the task bar to open the Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box, and then select Properties. Figure 2.2-3: The Wireless Network Connection Status Dialog Box b) Choose the Wireless Networks tab in the Wireless Network Connection Propertie s dialog box, and remove the tick from the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings checkbox.
Figure 2.2-4: The Wireless Network Connection Properties Dialog Box c) Click OK. Now, you have successfully removed the Windows Zero Configuration. To monitor and configure the network via WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b, double-click its tray icon, and you shall find four tabs contained in the popped up PRISM Wireless Settings dialog box this time. For more information on WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b, please refer to WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b Basics below.
message shown, please choose Uninstall from the opened menu while right-clicking over the USB Adapter item, to which a red or yellow icon is attached beside, in the Device Manager dialog box. Then restart your system and go through the installation procedures again. The following picture indicates a successful installation of the 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick. Figure 2.
3. C ON FIG URATI ON F OR WI NDOWS XP As you have already known, Windows XP has its built-in configuration tools – Windows XP Zero Configuration, to assist you in some basic configurations of wireless network connection. The service starts right after the completion of the installation of 802.11b WLAN USB Stick, and you will find the icon automatically appears in your system tray like the following picture shows.
To Configure the Wireless Networks Properties If you cannot establish a connection with the chosen entry or you wish to configure further wireless network connection settings, choose the Advanced button in the Connect to Wireless Network dialogue box.
Note: For more detailed information about each tab, please refer to the Windows XP Online-Help. The Wireless Networks tab is chiefly consisted of two sections: Available networks and Preferred networks. ¨ Under the Available networks area, all the available access points or Wireless LAN PC Card equipped computers are displayed. You may wish to click Refresh to update the list.
access point or Wireless LAN PC Card equipped computer requests. To set WEP, select Data encryption (WEP enabled) and Network Authentication. Then enter the encryption keys for the network you intend to connect in the Network Key field. Meanwhile, the Key format and Key length options change the settings according to Network Key string you just typed. Click OK when you are finished, and you will return to the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box.
click the Advanced button in the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box. Figure 3-8 The Advanced Dialog Box: The Advanced dialog box provides three options, Any available network, Access point networks only, and Computer-to-computer networks only. Choose one of them according to your need and click Close to finish. Then you will find under the Available networks area in the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, only the specified networks are displayed.
4. W LA N P RI SM3 IEEE 802 .11 b B AS ICS After successfully installing the driver for your 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick on your computer, you may see the WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b icon, , displayed in the system tray. To set configurations for your USB Stick, double-click the icon to open the PRISM Wireless Settings dialog box, in which four tabs are contained, including Status, Configuration, Encryption, and About.
Figure 4.2-1: Right-click Menu of the Tray Icon Check the descriptions below to obtain detailed information about each command in the menu. W ireless Radio On Choose the Wireless Radio On command to receive the radio frequency signal. W ireless Radio Off Choosing the Wireless Radio Off command will stop receiving the radio frequency signal. Rem ove St at us I con If you don’t wish to have the WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.
Advanced Configurat ion Choose this command to launch the Configuration tab of the PRISM Wireless Settings dialog box. Please refer to The Configuration Tab in The Functions of WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b section below to gain more information about the tab. W EP Encrypt ion Choose this command to launch the Encryption tab of the PRISM Wireless Settings dialog box. This tab offers you various options to maintain the secure management in a wireless LAN environment.
Note: Choosing the Wireless Network Status command from the right -click menu of WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b tray icon will launch this tab too. Figure 4.3 -2: The Status Tab Note: The texts before ”PRISM Wireless Settings” in the caption bar of the dialog box is the profile name of the current connection. Thus, the caption contexts vary according to the connectivity at the given time. From the above picture, the associated profile is named “Wireless”.
Link Qua lit y Link Quality is based on the percentage of successfully transmitted or received signal of the associated access point beacon within a limited period. The higher the percentage, the better the link quality. The bar graph beside also provides a visual interpretation of the current link quality. It is noted that the Link Quality and Signal Strength features only apply to the Infrastructure mode.
Note: You will have at least one profile named ANY, which allows a link with an Access Point or a Wireless LAN PC Card equipped computer at the given time. When you click the Defaults button under the tab, a profile of the current connection is created. N e t w or k N a m e Network Name , also known as SSID (Service Set Identifier), must be unique to distinguish itself as a particular wireless network, while all wireless points in this network area share the same SSID.
in a wireless LAN environment. See the explanations below for more details, and before making an activation of any new settings, click Apply. To leave the window, click OK. To undo the new settings, select the Cancel button. Note: Choosing the WEP Encryption command from the right-click menu of WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b tray icon will launch this tab too. Figure 4.
Use W EP Key Indicate which WEP key you intend to apply to activate the WEP encryption from the pull-down menu. Make sure that the intended access point on the wireless network shares the same keys. By default, Key 1 will be used. Crea t e Keys w it h Pa ssphra se Choose this command when the associated wireless network uses a passphrase to create WEP keys. Enter the passphrase sting in the Passphrase filed to generate four encryption keys in the Key fields above.
APP EN DIX A: TROUBLES HO OTI NG This section provides solutions to problems that you might encounter during the installation and operation of your 802.11b WLAN USB Stick. Please refer to the desired topics below and read the description to solve your problems. Uninstall WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b and the Stick’s Driver Prior to starting the uninstalling, please make sure that WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b is closed, and then go along with the procedures below to entirely uninstall WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.
Figure 5 -2: The Confirm Device Removal Message Box 5. Click Start on the taskbar and choose Control Panel from the Settings menu. 6. Select Add or Remove Programs to open the dialog box shown as below. Figure 5-3: The Add or Remove Programs Dialog Box 7. Click the Change/Remove button under WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b. 8. In the prompted WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b window, choose the Remove option to uninstall the program. Then click Next.
Figure 5-4: The WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b Window 9. After choosing Yes when the following message box appears, the removal is entirely completed. Figure 5-5: The WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b Message Box The 802.11b WLAN USB Stick Does Not Work Properly If this happens, follow the guidelines below. 1. Right-click the My Computer desktop icon and choose Properties to open the System Properties dialog box. 2.
6. When finished, open the Device Manager window again to verify if the installation is approved. The yellow exclamation mark shall be removed for this time. Upgrade WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b and the Stick’s Driver To upgrade the drivers for WLAN PRISM3 IEEE802.11b and the 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Stick, follow the procedures below. Please note that the details might be slightly different according to the Windows system you are using. Here we are taking the example of Windows XP. 1.
Figure 5-7: The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Dialog Box 5. In a few seconds later, you will see the following dialog box appeared. Click Finish to end up the upgrade. Figure 5-8: The Complete Screen Reset the Country Selection Since every country or region has a regulatory body that governs the use of radio channels, once you go abroad with your computer, you may have to reset the country channel for the 802.11b WLAN USB Stick to retain the Internet connection.
1. Click Start on the taskbar and choose WirelessLAN USB Tools from the Programs menu. 2. Select Country Selector to open the Country Selector dialog box. Figure 5-9: The Country Selector Dialog Box 3. Choose the country you currently stay in from the Country Name drop-down list. 4. Click the APPLY button to activate the new settings. 5. In the prompted message box, click OK to ensure the rearrangement. In a few seconds later, the resetting will have been done.
