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USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Regulatory compliance FCC Warning 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 protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual About this manual This User’s Manual describes how to install and operate your USB Wireless Network Adapter. Please read this manual before you install the product. This manual includes the following topics: Product description and features. Hardware installation procedure. Software installation procedure.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Table of Contents Regulatory compliance About this manual Chapter 1- Introduction 5 Features What is Wireless LAN? Wireless LAN Modes Notes on Wireless LAN Configuration 5 6 6 7 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 8 Package Contents System Requirements for the Adapter Connecting the USB Adapter LEDs Indicators Disconnecting the USB Adapter 8 8 8 9 10 Chapter 3 – Driver Installation for Windows 11 Driver installation for Windows 98 Driver installation for
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the USB Wireless Network Adapter. This high-speed USB Wireless Network Adapter provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Adapter is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires! Now you can carry the LAN in your pocket! The Adapter is a network adapter with a rate of 1, 2, 5.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual What is Wireless LAN? Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over traditional wired systems. WLAN is flexible and easy to setup and manage. They are also more economical than wired LAN systems. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLAN transmit and receive data through the air. WLAN combine data connectivity with user mobility.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation This chapter covers connecting your USB Wireless Network Adapter to USB port of desktop / notebook PC. Package Contents Please make sure that items below are included on package.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual And your Adapter comes with a USB cable that has two different types of connectors – type A & type B. Type A connector of the USB cable plugs into your notebook/desktop PC’s USB port. And type B connector of the USB cable connects to the USB port of your USB Wireless Network Adapter.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Disconnecting the USB Adapter In Win 98/ME operating systems, you do not have to power down your notebook/desktop PC to remove the Adapter. The Adapter is hot swappable—you can remove the Adapter when your notebook/desktop PC is powered on. However, Microsoft recommends that you stop the Adapter before removing the Adapter. Refer to your Win 98/ME online help for information on stopping the USB Adapter.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Chapter 3 – Driver Installation for Windows The following sections cover USB Wireless Network Adapter driver installation in the Windows 2000/ME/98//95 operating systems. Note: You have to install your hardware first before you begin to install the drivers. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the USB Wireless Network Adapter drivers for Windows 98. 1. Connecting the Adapter to the USB port of a notebook or desktop PC.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 4. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive is selected. Inserts the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and clicks Next to continue. 5. The following screen appears showing the driver search result. Click Next to continue the installation.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 6. Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk. The following screen will appear to inform you when the software installation has finished. Click Finish to finish the installation. 7. The following screen will ask you to restart your computer to finish the installation. Click Yes to restart your computer to make the hardware setting up available.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual NOTE : In most cases, Windows will automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you for the files and prompts you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue. Driver installation for Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to install the USB Wireless Network Adapter drivers for Windows 2000. 1. Connecting the Adapter to the USB port of a notebook or desktop PC.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 4. Ensure that the CD-ROM driver is selected and insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next to continue. 5. The following screen appears showing the driver search result. Click Next to continue the installation.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 6. The following screen appears. Click Yes to continue 7. The Windows has finished installing software for the device. Click Finish to finish the installation.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Driver installation for Windows ME Follow the steps below to install the USB Wireless Network Adapter drivers for Windows ME. 1. Connecting the Adapter to the USB port of a notebook or desktop PC. ( Refer to Chapter 2 – Hardware installation. ) 2. After Windows ME detects the USB Wireless Network Adapter, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 3. The system will find the setup files and follow the instruction to copy files to your hard disk. The following screen will appear when the software installation has finished. Click Finish to finish the installation. 4. The following screen will ask you to restart your computer to finish the hardware setting up. Click Yes to restart your computer to make the hardware setting up available.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual NOTE. : In most cases, Windows will automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you for the files and prompts you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Chapter 4 – Using the Wireless Utility The following sections cover the USB Wireless Network Adapter utility installation and configuration. Installation in Windows After you have installed the USB Wireless Network Adapter driver and have rebooted the computer. Please follow the steps below to install the wireless utility. 1. Execute Setup.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 3. The screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue or click the Browse button to select an alternate destination. 4. The following screen will start to copy the program files. Click Next to continue or click Back to review or change any settings.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 5. The following screen shows you the Setup status by percentage. 6. Once the configuration Utility has been successfully installed, the Wizard will ask you to restart your computer. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now., then click Finish to restart your computer and complete set up.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual After you have installed the utility and have rebooted your desktop PC, you will see the wireless utility icon in the Windows taskbar: Wireless Utility icon Icon Meaning Green: indicates a connection is linked to a wireless network. Red: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an available access point. Double-click the icon to open the configuration utility.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Configuring the USB Wireless Network Adapter 1. This screen shows you the status of your current connection. 2. Select the “Configuration” tab. The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card. Under the Wireless Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 3. Select the “Site Survey” tab. The list on the adjacent screen shows you available Access Points and their features. Click on the desired Access Point, then click Connect to connect or Search to search for more Access Points. Click OK when you are finished.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 4. Click on the “Encryption” tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. For data sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128bit.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 5. Select the “Advanced” tab. You can choose the fragmentation threshold to define the maximum data frame size your adapter will transmit. When the packet error rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 6. The “About” tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, the configuration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols Protocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows 2000 users need to check their Windows User Guides for protocol installation. Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98 and Millennium 1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From the Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button. 4. Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Network” Protocols” and click the OK button to finish the installation.
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USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Appendix A – FAQ 1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard? 2. What is WEP? 3. Please make sure that the Adapter is inserted into the USB port of your notebook / desktop PC properly. And also make sure that the USB controller is enabled in the BIOS of your notebook / desktop PC. How to check that the USB controller on my notebook / desktop PC is working properly? 5. As described in the IEEE 802.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 6. In Infrastructure mode, my notebook / desktop PC cannot communicate with the others PCs on the network. First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others PC. Check that your Adapter is configured on the same channel & WEP as the others PCs on the network.
USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual Appendix B – Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b USB 1.0, 1.1 Channels: 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Antenna: Dipole Antenna inside Frequency: 2.412 to 2.
