SENAO Wireless LAN USB Adapter User’s Manual
Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Package Contents 1 1.2 USB Adapter Description 1 1.3 System Requirements 1 1.4 Features and Benefits 1 1.5 Applications 2 1.6 Network Configurations 3 2. Installing Driver and Utility 7 2.1 Installation for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP 7 2.2 Checking after Installation 15 2.3 Wireless LAN Client Utility 18 2.4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility 31 3. Connecting to a Network 32 3.1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks 32 3.
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the package contents, USB Adapter description, system requirements, features & benefits, applications and network configurations of our wireless LAN products. 1-1 Package Contents The USB Adapter package contains the following items as shown in 1. One USB Adapter 2. One Installation CD 3. One Quick Installation Guide 1- 2 USB Adapter Descriptions The USB Adapter is a standard USB Adapter that fits into any USB Interface.
Automatic data rate scaling at 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps Optimized throughput, range and connectivity 64/128-bit WEP data encryption / decryption Powerful data security Wide coverage range up to 400 meters in open space Wireless connectivity for all your computers Plug and Play USB interface Easy installation 1- 5 Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient.
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and learning. 1- 6 Network Configurations To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN USB Adapter network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as: 1. Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs. 2.
Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communications between two computers have to be via the AP no matter the AP is wired to Ethernet network or stand-alone. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting a repeater, which effectively doubling the distance between wireless stations as shown in Figure 1-4.
File server Wireless LAN USB Adapter Wireless LAN USB Adapter Wireless LAN Router/AP Interne t Network Printer Wireless LAN USB Adapter Figure 1-5 Single AP bridge Access points have a finite range, on the order of 50 meters indoor and 100 meters outdoors. In a very large facility such as an enterprise, a warehouse, or on a college campus, it will probably be necessary to install more than one access point to cover an entire building or campus, as shown in Figure 1-6.
Wireless Router and IP Sharing In infrastructure mode, in addition to acting as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless network, the AP can be configured as a wireless router and IP sharing device for Internet access as shown in Figure 1-7. You don’t have to buy an expensive router. Nor you have to buy several modems and setup phone lines. Just share one AP, one Modem, single dial-up account, and one phone line, dozens of network users can go surfing the Internet concurrently.
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Figure 2-1-1 1. The setup program should start automatically as shown in Figure 2-1-1. If it does not start, you can run it manually by selecting RUN from the Start menu and running Setup.htm from CD-ROM drive. 2. From Wireless LAN Installer, select Utility & Driver Install. The driver and utility of Wireless LAN USB Adapter will be installed automatically. 3. Insert the USB Adapter into the PCMCIA slot of your computer. 4.
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Figure 2-1-2 a. Click Update Driver button from the Driver tab as shown in Figure 2-1-3.
Figure 2-1-3 b. c. Click next of the Welcome to Upgrade the Device Driver Wizard dialog box. The Install Hardware Device Driver dialog window will be showed up as shown in Figure 2-1-4.
that I can choose the specific driver and click Next as shown in Figure 2-1-5. d. Figure 2-1-5 In the Network Type dialog window, choose Network adapters and then click Next .
e. Select the network adapter for 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Adapter and then click Next. The Start Device Driver Installation dialog window will show up, click Next to enter the Digital Signature Notice window.
f. Click Yes to continue the installation procedure. Figure 2-1-8 g. Click Finish to complete the installation procedure.
Figure 2-1-9 2- 2 Checking after Installation After installing the driver and utility, follow the steps below to check that the USB Adapter is operating correctly. 1. Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon, and then select the Device Manager tab. 3. Double-click Network adapters, then select Wireless LAN USB ADAPTER as shown in Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4 4. Click the Properties button, and then check the message. This device is working properly is displayed for Device status as shown in Figure 2-5. 5. If you find the Yellow (?) sign on the adapter or the above message is not displayed, it shows the installation is not successful or the wireless LAN USB Adapter is not operating properly. Uninstall and re-install the driver, referring to Chapter 2-6 Uninstalling Driver and Utility.
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2- 3 Wireless LAN Client Utility Wireless LAN Client Utility is used to display or change the USB Adapter information about link, configuration, encryption, and utility/driver/firmware version information. The client utility will also help you with site selection. The client utility will be installed automatically after installing the driver and utility. The USB Adapter Utility icon will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right corner on your screen as shown in the Figure 2-3-1 and Table 2-3-1.
Figure 2-3-2 1. Menu of System Icon Right-click on the system tray icon, the icon menu will display as shown in Figure 2-3-3. Below is the introduction to this icon menu.
The first two items in the icon menu are used to turn on/off the wireless radio. When the wireless radio is turned off, a red cross is placed on the system tray icon as shown in Figure 2-3-4. When the wireless radio is turned on, the icon will vary in colors depending on the link quality as described in the Table 2-3-1. Figure 2-3-4 Remove Status Icon This item allows you to set the System Tray Icon to appear or disappear.
displays the information about link status to users. Advanced Configuration This item launches the USB Adapter Utility with the tab Configuration that allows users to configure USB Adapters to suit their specific network settings. WEP Encryption This item launches the USB Adapter Utility with the tab WEP Encryption that allows users to set up the Encryption Key which is used in their network environment.
Figure 2-3-6 Associated BSSID – means the wireless client is connected to an access point. BSSID is shown in the form of six hex digits which is the MAC address of the access point. Scanning – means the wireless client is searching for an available access point in infrastructure mode. Disconnected – means there are no access points or other wireless clients (if communicating in Ad-hoc mode), or the USB Adapter is unplugged in your computer.
Throughput (Bytes/sec) Tx: shows the outgoing (sent) data speed. Rx: shows the incoming (received) data speed. Link Quality In infrastructure mode, this bar displays the transmission quality between a WLAN station (Access Point) and Wireless LAN USB Adapter. In Peer-to-Peer mode (Ad-Hoc), this bar displays the link quality between two Wireless LAN USB Adapters. Signal Strength This bar displays the signal strength level. The higher bar is, the more powerful radio signal is received by the USB Adapter.
Profile You can give a name for this field to a setting of configuration parameters, such as Network Name, Network Type, Transmit Rate, Encryption (WEP Security), etc. It makes much easier for users to change WLAN configuration settings who need to switch working places frequently. Suppose that a user has to work between the two different offices where there are different network settings.
without an access point, you need to select Peer-to-Peer mode. Each station in a Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) network must specify the same network name (SSID) and peer-to-peer channel. Access Point: If at least one access point involves in the communications in a group of stations, you need to select Infrastructure mode. Each station needs to specify the same network name (SSID) as the access point. Please refer to the section 1-6 for more details about peer-to-peer mode and Access Point (infrastructure) mode.
Figure 2-3-9 Transmit Rate The transmission rate on which the data packets are transmitted by the client can be specified in this drop-down list as shown in Figure 2-3-10. Below are the available transmission rates. Full Automatic USB Adapter chooses the highest available transmission rate 11 Mbps allows only 11 Mbps operation 5.5 Mbps allows only 5.
Figure 2-3-10 Defaults Once this button is pressed, all the settings will be set back to the default settings. 4. Encryption Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure. you can select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable) as shown in Figure 2-3-11. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from this panel.
Create Keys Manually Hexadecimal Type a 10/26 hexadecimal numbers (1-9; A-F) in the key field Use WEP Key This drop-down list allows you to specify which of the four encryption keys that you want to use. Create Keys with Passphrase Type a character string in the field Passphrase. Disabled Select Disabled item in the Encryption(WEP security) drop-down list allows you to disable the encryption function. Data Mode 64 bit 128 bit Alphanumeric 5 13 Table 2-3-3 Hexadecimal 10 26 Figure 2-3-11 5.
pushing the Connect button in the Site Survey tab as shown in Figure 2-3-12.
6. About About tab shows the product/driver/utility/USB Adapter firmware version as shown in Figure 2-3-13. Users have to use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support.
2- 4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility If the USB Adapter installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB Adapter and its software and repeat the installation procedure again. 1. Insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the PCMCIA slot. 2. Right click My Computer--->Select Properties. 3. On the Hardware tab, choose Device Manager, and click Network .Adapter. 4. Choose Wireless LAN USB Adapter and remove it. 5.
Chapter 3 Connecting to a Network This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to network after install the USB Adapter drivers and utility. The following is required for all computers if you want to connect to a network. 1. Check Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. 2. Check NetBEUI -> Wireless LAN USB Adapter installed. 3. Check TCP/IP -> Wireless LAN USB Adapter is installed. 4. Check file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. 5. Check computer name and workgroup name.
Figure 3-1 5. Select Microsoft for Manufacturer and Client for Microsoft Networks for Network Client, and then click OK. 3-2 Checking and Adding NetBEUI NetBEUI is a protocol you can use to connect to Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, or LAN Manager servers. If you work on Microsoft network environment, you need to set up NetBEUI protocol. 1. Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks. 2.
3-3 Checking and Adding TCP/IP TCP/IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide-area networks. If you want to connect to Internet, you need to set up TCP/IP protocol. 1. Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks. 2. Select Configuration tab to check TCP/IP -> Wireless LAN USB Adapter is installed. If no, click the Add button. Select Protocol and click the Add button. 3.
3-4 Checking and Adding File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks gives you the ability to share your files or printers with Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups computers. If you want to share your files or printers with Microsoft networks, you need to set up this service. 1. Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks. 2.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the problems and corresponding solutions that may occur when installing a USB Adapter. Symptom Solution Verify that the USB Adapter is properly inserted into the USB Interface. Windows does not detect the USB Adapter when installed. Check whether the computer has a Plug and Play BIOS. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP might not detect the USB Adapter if a previous installation of the USB Adapter was cancelled before it was finished.
A device conflict under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP may be related to the USB Adapter. For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, use the Computer properties to identify the used I/O port addresses and IRQ Device conflict on a Windows system values. If there is a device conflict, select alternative settings for I/O Base Address or IRQ values. If you know which device is conflicting with the USB Adapter, you have the option of changing that device’s I/O address or IRQ instead of changing the USB Adapter.
The USB Adapter is not powered on. The cause may be: No Driver loaded or installed. Adapter – Driver mismatch which prevented the driver from loading. Nonfunctioning card LED Device conflicts which prevented the driver from loading. Actions: Verify that a driver has been installed. Determine if there is a conflict with another device. Try reorienting the antenna. The USB Adapter antenna is attached to the two sides of the USB Adapter.
Appendix A – Specifications General Data Rates 1,2,5.5,6,9,11 Mbps Network Standards IEEE 802.11b Compliance FCC Part 15/UL, ETSI 300/328/CE Drivers Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Operational Voltage 5± 0.15V Security IEEE802.1x Client Support WPA -- Wi-Fi Protected Access (64,128-bit WEP with TKIP, Pre-Share Key) RF Information Frequency Band 2412 – 2483.
Appendix B Regulatory Compliance Information 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.
