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Wireless Network Adapter 1. User manual Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Welcome ............................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 About This Guide.................................................................................................................................. 3 1.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 1. Introduction 1.1 Welcome The Wireless Network Adapter is a powerful 32-bit Cardbus/PCI Adapter that installs quickly and easily into PCs. The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network. The Wireless Cardbus/PCI/USB Adapter connects with 802.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. 1.5 Before you begin You must have at least the following: z A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available 32-bit Cardbus/PCI slot or USB z At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory z Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista z A CD-ROM Drive z Cardbus/PCI/USB controller properly installed and working in the computer z A 802.11n 、802.11g or 802.11b Access Point (for infrastructure Mode) or another 802.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 2. Install Driver and Utility z z Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. The Wizard should run automatically, and Figure 1 should appear. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter D:\autorun.exe (if ‘’D’’ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Figure 1 Next we use the Cardbus/PCI wireless adapter installation steps as example.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 2 z Click Next Figure 3 z Click Install to start installing Page 6 of 31
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 4 z Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 3. Install Wireless Adapter The wireless Cardbus/PCI/USB Adapter supports up to 300 Mbps connections. This card is fully compliant with the specifications defined in IEEE802.11n standard. It is designed to complement PCI Local Bus computers and supports Windows98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista 3.1 Cardbus adapter Figure 6 The two status LED indicators of the Cardbus wireless adapter are described in the following.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 7 z If the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box displays ( Figure 8), choose Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 3.2 PCI adapter Figure 9 The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. z PWR ON (Green): Indicates power on z Lnk/Act ON (Green): Indicates a valid connection z Lnk/Act Flashing: Indicates the adapter is transmitting or receiving data. Install PCI adapter z Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. z Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 10 z If the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard displays, choose install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 3.3 USB adapter The status LED indicators of the USB wireless adapter are described in the following. z Lnk/Act ON (Green): Indicates a valid connection z Lnk/Act Flashing: Indicates the adapter is transmitting or receiving data. Figure 12 Install USB adapter z Power on your PC, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in as eeded. z Hold the adapter and insert it into a USB slot.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 14 Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual 4. Using the Wireless LAN Utility Use the Wireless LAN Utility to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings. You can double-click the icon ( Figure 15) on your desktop to run it. Another way to start the Configuration Utility is to click Start>Programs> 11N Wireless LAN PCICardBus Utility> 11N Wireless LAN PCICardBus Utility.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 16 General Information z Status: Wireless network Associated, Ad-hoc Mode or Not Associated. z Speed: The data transfer rate of the current connection. z Type: The type of the current wireless connection , Infrastructures or ad hoc z Encryption: Current encryption. z SSID: The unique name of the wireless network. z Signal Strength: The signal quality of the current connection. z Link Quality: The link quality of the current wireless connection.
Wireless Network Adapter z z z User manual Disable Adapter: Disable the wireless adapter. Radio off: Turn off the radio of the wireless adapter. Windows Zero Config: Enable this function if you want to configure wireless adapter by windows wireless adapter configuration program. 4.2 Profile Using the Profile tab (Figure 17), you can add, remove, edit, duplicate, and set default a profile, Figure 17 4.2.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 18 When the Network Info dialog box appears (Figure 18), enter a name for the new profile. Enter the Network SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button. z Create a new ad-hoc mode profile If you want your wireless computers communicate with each other directly, click the Add button to create a new ad-hoc profile.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 20 Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a profile. 4.2.2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile (Figure 21).
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 21 4.2.3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile (Figure 22).
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Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 23 Modify the profile information according to your demand. 4.2.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 24 Import the new profile name in the popup window blank (Figure 25) Figure 25 4.2.5 Set default When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection, you should select the profile and click Set default button. The wireless adapter will use this profile to connect to wireless network automatically when the utility running next time.
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Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 27 Double-click the network to which you wish to connect.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 28 Refer to Figure 28 choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the OK button to complete the network connection. 4.4 Status The Status tab displays the detailed information of current device and wireless connection.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual Figure 29 4.5 Statistics The Statistics tab display the stat. value of current wireless connection Tx and Rx, you can click Reset button to reset value and renew to count.
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Wireless Network Adapter User manual 5. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless Cardbus/PCI/USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. The Wireless Cardbus/PCI/USB Adapter does not work properly. Reinsert the Wireless Cardbus/PCI/USB Adapter into your PC’s PCI slot/Cardbus slot/USB slot.Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual establish a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple clients associated to it. Check that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured properly. If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual APPENDIX A Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Modulation:802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps); 802.11g: OFDM Channels:11 Channels (USA) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Network Protocol:TCP/IP, IPX, NDIS 4, NDIS 5, NDIS 5.1, NetBEUI Interface:Cardbus/PCI/USB Transmit Power:15 dBm Sensitivity: -80 dBm LED:PWR, LNK/ACT WEP Key Bits:64-Bit and 128-Bit Dimensions: Cardbus:118.3×5×54.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual FCC statement 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
