User Manual WU210P USB Adaptor Version 1.
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Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 4.5. 4.6. 5. Introduction ..........................................................................................................4 Installation Overview ..........................................................................................5 Installation Procedure of WU210P ....................................................................6 Configuration Utility ............................................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing USB Wireless LAN Adaptor-WU210P from Remotek Corp.. This quick start manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: WU210P USB WLAN Adaptor USB to Mini USB Cable User manual CD ROM containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor.
2. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Installation CD-ROM. Insert the Wireless LAN adaptor (WU210P). Install the driver of USB WLAN adaptor. Install the network protocols required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
3. Installation Procedure of WU210P Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the USB WLAN Adaptor successfully. Step 1. Power on your computer and allow Window 95/98/2000 to load fully. Step 2. Be sure that there is no USB adaptor inserted yet. Step 3. Insert the given Installation CD-ROM and then click on the setup.exe. Step 4. Give the path of the destination folder. To change the path of the destination folder click on Browse After all, click Next to continue.
Step 5. Type the program folder name. Step 6. Last check before install the program. Step 7. It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then click on Finish to complete the installation Step 8. Message that notifies you to restart your computer may pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and restart.
Step 9. Insert the WU210P - USB WLAN Adaptor into USB slot, windows will install the driver automatically. Step 10. If the Configuration & Monitor Utility icon is not on system tray, it shows the installation is not successful. Select Uninstall WLAN Monitor Utility in program folder to remove. Restart your computer after uninstalling the driver to make the changes effective. Step 11.
4. Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the WU-210P and monitor the statistics of the communication. Please keep on mind that this utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the cards are active. The Configuration Utility appears as icon on the system tray of Windows every time the card is running. You can open it by double-clicking on the icon. Users can navigate through sheets.
Operation mode: shows one of these network modes: Infrastructure – This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point. Ad-Hoc – This mode is for the 802.11 peer-to-peer operation. All communication is done from client to client without the use of an Access Point. The user should switch to the channel that he wants to approach. The first method is to set the clients with the same channel.
4.2. “Statistics” tab It shows all amounts of packets that received or transmitted by the adaptor. Data Field: shows the amounts of data packets transmitted or received by the adaptor. And also shows how many data packets are transmitted or received successfully or not. Management Field: shows the amounts of management packets transmitted or received by the adaptor. And also shows how many management packets are transmitted or received successfully or not.
4.3. “Site Survey” tab It shows all APs or adaptors in Ad-Hoc mode nearby. You may click Re-Scan to collect the wireless device information to know the BSSID and Ch(Channel). If you want to connect to any device on the list, double-click on the device. The adaptor will connect to the device you have selected.
4.4. “Encryption” tab You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP(Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the keys entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP key used by the transmitter.
4.5. “Advanced” tab We can find and change some advance settings here. They are Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold. Note that the adaptor has a feature to select the preamble type from AP automatically. 4.6. “Version” tab It shows Driver Version, Firmware Version, and Application Version.
5. Technical specifications of WU210P Model No WU210USB Standard IEEE802.11b Card Type USB 1.0 Transmission range Outdoor: 100~300M, Indoor: 30~100M Radio Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Rate 1,2,5.5,11Mbps per Channel Frequency band USA & Canada:2.400 GHz ~2.4835GHz Europe: 2.4000~2.
