Wireless LAN USB Stick AWL-400 User Manual Version 1.
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Notice II FCC Warning The AWL-400 compiles with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. ( ) This device may not cause harmful interference. ( ) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: The AWL-400 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Table of Contents Wireless LAN USB Stick ................................................................. i Table of Contents ........................................................................... iii Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................. 1 1-1 Product Kit ............................................................................ 2 1-2 System Requirements.......................................................... 2 1-3 Mechanical Description.......
Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing a BenQ AWL400 Wireless LAN USB Stick. The AWL400 Wireless LAN USB Stick lets you connect to your network and the Internet without needing to be tethered to a fixed location by a physical cable, while still getting the same data transfer rates as with traditional Ethernet. You can use it with any desktop or notebook PC with a USB port.
Product Kit Before installation, make sure that you have the following items: u AWL400 Wireless LAN USB Stick u USB cable u Software CD containing user manual and utility u Quick Start Guide u Warranty card 1-2 System Requirements Before using your AWL 400, please check that you have the following required items: u PC/Notebook with USB port and CD-ROM drive u Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system 1-3 Mechanical Description Top panel of the Access Point The following table provides an overview
Chapter 2. Installation 2.1 Installation for Win98/WinME/Win2000 Execute Setup.exe in the AWL400 directory in BENQ Wireless LAN CD. For example, if your CD-ROM has a drive D, please execute D:\AWL400\Setup.exe.
Press Browse, if you want to change destination location of applications, and then press Next button. The folder name will be AWL400. Press Next button if you don’t want to change it.
Press Finish and restart your computer.
After complete installation, you will get the following icon in your PC Start Menu.
2.2 Installation for WinXP Insert AWL400 USB Stick into your PC, and then Windows will show the dialog – ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’. Select ‘Specify the location of the driver’ and press Next button.
Select ‘Specify a location’ and browse the BENQ Wireless LAN CD to find AWL400. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D, the location is D:\AWL400\WinXP.
Please wait while coping files. Press Finish.
Chapter 3. Uninstallation To uninstall AWL400, you can remove AWL400 from Add/Remove Programs Properties in Control Panel as the following figure. Press Add/Remove Press OK if you really want to remove AWL400.
Press Finish when uninstall successfully completed and then you must restart your computer.
Chapter 4. Configuration & Monitor Utility 4.1 Monitor Operating Mode Infrastructure Mode In this mode, the driver will scan all available channels continuously until one or more Access Points are found that matches its SSID. When it gets to that point, it will try to authenticate and associate with the Access Point.
Ad Hoc Mode In this mode, the driver will scan for 5 seconds to look for an existing Ad Hoc network, which uses the same SSID. Channel This field shows the current radio channel used for an active connection. SSID Service Set Identity Tx Rate This field shows the current transmit rate which are being used for an active connection. Int. Roaming (not supported by this model, AWL400) Radio (not supported by this model, AWL400) Status The current state of the driver is displayed in this field.
as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long received from the Access Point. 4.2 Statistics The Statistics Page shows the counts of packets transmitted and received. Press Clear button to set these numbers to zero.
4.3 Site Survey The Site Survey Page shows the APs nearby. After pressing “Re-Scan” button to search APs nearby., users can double click on the SSID area to associate with the AP which user want to connect.
4.4 Encryption According to WEP function select, this panel allows the entry of 64-bit encryption and 128-bit key. Each key must consist of hex digits to be written to the driver and registry. This means that only digit 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries. Therefore, if entered incorrectly, the program will not write keys to a driver. Encryption Disabled – Disable WEP function 64 Bit – Enable WEP with 64 bit Key 128 Bit – Enable WEP with 128 bit Key WEP Key to use Select one of these four keys.
4.5 Advanced The Advanced Page sets the preamble type and threshold of fragmentation and RTS/CTS.
4.6 Version You may learn the product version including the detail of Driver, Firmware, Application, and MAC Address from this “Version” tab. When users wish to report their problems to technical support, they must have this version number.
