Q802MIAG Wireless Adapter User Manual
Contents INTRODUCTION 3 Package Contents 3 Minimum System Requirements 3 CONNECTING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 4 INSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 5 UNINSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 7 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 9 Connecting to an existing network 10 Configuration 12 2
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Adapter. This Wireless Adapter is easy to use and easy to setup. If you are tired of all those messy wires just to connect a laptop to your Home network, then take your networking to the next level with the Wireless Adapter. You will be able to share files, printers and even your High-Speed Internet access, all without wires.
Connecting the Wireless Adapter 1. Power down the notebook computer. 2. Locate the miniPCI slot on the notebook, and carefully insert the miniPCI Wireless Adapter. 3. Power on the notebook computer.
Installing the Wireless Adapter Note: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver before, please uninstall the old version first. 1. After you have installed the Wireless Adapter your computer will display a Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Cancel to continue. 2. Go to the directory where the Wireless Adapter Installation stored, then double-click Setup icon to begin the installation.
3. InstallShield Wizard will install the driver on your system, click Next to continue. 5. The installation is now complete. Please click Finish. Note: When you complete the installation, the utility icon will appear on the system tray. If not, it means that the installation failed. Please uninstall the driver and repeat the process.
Uninstalling the Wireless Adapter 1. For uninstalling the Wireless Adapter, please go to: Start -> Settings -> Control Panel under Windows environment. Then double-click Add or Remove Programs icon. 2. Select PRISM 802.11 Adapter to remove.
3. Select Remove to uninstall the Wireless Adapter. 4. Click Yes to confirm the un-installation. 4. Click Finish to complete the un-installation.
Configuring the Wireless Adapter Note: To use Wireless LAN Utility under Windows XP, the “Automatic Wireless Network Configuration” needs to be disabled first by uncheck the check box Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window under Control Panel.
Double-click the utility icon in your system tray to begin the utility configuration. Connecting to an existing network Select Site Survey Tab, all available Access Points would be listed. Double-click on the specified Access Point for further profile settings. Please refer to Configuration section (page 14) for Profile settings, and WEP section (page 16) for Wireless Network Key settings. Click OK button to continue.
Configuration page would be displayed. Key-in the desired AP’s SSID under Network Name field, choose Profile, Network Type, 802.11d status, and your Domain. Then click OK button to connect.
Configuration ● Status From the window, the general information on the status of currently connected entry is presented. You may click Rescan button to reinitiate the scanning process and update the status. Later the result of scanning will be renewed and displayed in the window. If you want to stop the network connection, click the Disable Radio button to stop scanning. However, if you are already in the disabled radio mode, you would find the Enable Radio button instead.
Throughput This displays the instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit throughput in Kbits per second. Link Quality / Signal Strength The Link Quality and Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality and strength of the link between the node and its Access Point.
● Configuration Profile A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your Wireless Adapter. The Profile field lets you set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To switch between any existing profiles, simply click the arrow button at the right of the Profile field to open the pull-down menu and then select the intended one from it. You may click Save As… button to save the operating parameters in a new profile. Or click Delete… button to delete the profile.
If you specify None, you must choose the county in the Domain field that corresponds to your location. Your Wireless Adapter would operate according to the standards set by the appropriate regulatory agency. If you select Strict, your Wireless Adapter would only communicate with Access Points that provide 802.11d support. If you choose Flexible, your Wireless Adapter can communicate with any Access Point it finds. Note: If you specify Peer-to-Peer as the network type, you must specify None.
● WEP Additional security can be achieved by using Encryption (WEP security). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio, using one of the keys entered from this panel. There are four encryption keys value available for the WEP. You can define the encryption key values of their own choice. Encryption (WEP security) Click the arrow button, and choose Disabled, 64-bit, or 128-bit Encryption.
● Site Survey Select Site Survey Tab, all available Access Points would be listed. Click Search to refresh the list. ● About About Tab shows the product version including the detail of Network Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC Firmware.
Federal Communication Commission Interference 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.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
Canada Statement Canada (IC): To prevent radio interference to the licensed service (i.e. co-channel Mobile Satellite systems) this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing. Because high power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) in 5250-5350 MHz, these radars could cause interference and/or damage to license exempt LAN devices.
