Wireless USB Adapter 11g Instructions for use VERSION 1.
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ENGLISH 5 Table of Contents Introduction of the Wireless USB Adapter 11g ............................6 What are wireless network connections?....................................................................6 Factors determining your network range and network speed ...............6 Securing your wireless network.................................................................................7 Packaging contents..............................................................................................
ENGLISH Chapter 1 - Introduction of the Wireless USB Adapter 11g CPWUA054 Thank you for purchasing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g.This Wireless USB Adapter 11g is a WiFi (IEEE 802.11g) compatible USB device. It fully supports high data rates up to 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to lower speeds for secure operation at lower data rates in even the most difficult of wireless environments. In this manual we will expand on how to install, configure, and use your Wireless USB Adapter 11g.
ENGLISH 7 Securing your wireless network As wireless computer networks use radio signals, it is possible for other wireless network devices outside your immediate area to pick up the wireless signals and either connect to your network or to capture the network traffic.Therefore, you should always enable the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Protected Access (WPA) network encryption key to help prevent unauthorised connections or the possibility of eavesdroppers listening in on your network traffic.
ENGLISH Your Wireless USB Adapter 11g 1 Connector to PC For connecting the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to the USB port of your PC. USB 2.0 port required for 54 Mbps. 2 Integrated antenna Built-in antenna for establishing wireless connections. 3 Indicator LED Displays the network status. LED LED colour Power Blue Meaning • Off when not connected or with PC switched off. • On when receiving power and ready for operation. • Blinking when transmitting data (network activity).
ENGLISH 9 Chapter 2 - Important information • Please install and connect the product in the order as described in the "How to..." booklet only.This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. • Please read this manual and the "How to…?" booklet carefully before using the Wireless USB Adapter 11g; and keep these documents for future reference. • The most recent downloads and information on this product will be available through our web site www.philips.
ENGLISH Disclaimer This product is provided by "Philips" "as is'' and without any express or implied warranty of any kind of warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.
ENGLISH 11 FCC compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (U.S.A.). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: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.
ENGLISH Chapter 3 - Installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g This chapter will give you information on what you need to do when installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g.You need to do two things: • Decide in what way you want the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to connect to other wireless network devices. See below at 3.1. Note:You can always change your settings afterwards to make a different type of connection. • Use the 'How to...?" booklet to help you through the installation procedure. See below at 3.2.
ENGLISH 13 Option 2 Make an Ad-Hoc wireless connection to another wireless network device. – Ad Hoc (also called Peer-to-Peer) - used for small groups of computers that only communicate with each other. Ad Hoc wireless network Ad Hoc wireless network An ad hoc wireless network consists of a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless network. Choose AdHoc when connecting Philips Streamium products. 3.2 - Use the 'How to...
ENGLISH Chapter 4 - Checking and changing settings: CPWUA Monitor After installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g, you may want to check its settings or change them. In the following sections we will explain: 4.1 - How to access the settings 4.2 - What do the settings mean. Please refer to the "How to..?" booklet if you want to perform basic tasks like setting up a wireless connection. 4.
ENGLISH • Hide Hides the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your computer, without disabling the wireless network adapter. • Exit Disables the wireless network adapter and removes the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your computer.
ENGLISH 4.2 - What do the settings mean The Wireless Network Manager program (CPWUA Monitor) has five main tabs with information and settings. Note:The Wireless On/Off button appears on the bottom of every tab to give you control over enabling and disabling the wireless link. • Configuration The Configuration tab lets you manage your profiles, and gives you access to your wireless network and encryption settings. A profile is a set of all settings needed for a particular wireless connection.
ENGLISH 17 • Configuration - sub-tab Common Network Name – Input a wireless network name for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Alternatively, use the Site Survey tab to choose from the list of available Network Names. (Default: philips.) Operating Mode – Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) for network configurations that do not have a Wireless Base Station , and to Infrastructure for configurations with a wireless base station. (Infrastructure is the default setting.
ENGLISH • Configuration - sub-tab Security First, click the Security ON/OFF button to enable or disable wireless security. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA) are implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WPA (WiFi Protected Access) implemented in this Wireless USB Adapter11g uses an alphanumeric password between 8 and 63 characters long.This password may include symbols and spaces.
ENGLISH 19 Key Type – If the Key Type is set to Hex, the security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 26-digit keys for the 128-bit WEP setting. (The hexadecimal digits can be 0~9 & A~F, e.g. D7 0A 9C 7F E5.) – If the Key Type is set to ASCII, the security keys are four 5-digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 13-digit keys for the 128-bit WEP setting. Default Key – Choose the Key ID that has the encryption string you prefer.
ENGLISH • Link information The Link information tab displays information on the wireless network name (Network Name) to which there is a wireless connection, the signal strength and link quality, the connection speed, the channel and the number of transmitted/received (Tx/Rx) fragments. • IP information The IP information tab displays information on the Host Name, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. This window also contains buttons for releasing and renewing the IP address.
ENGLISH • Site Survey Selecting the Site Survey tab displays a list of available wireless network access points. Next, click Rescan to update the list. It shows you the following information: • The name of the wireless connection (Network Name, or SSID) • Signal strength and wireless link quality • An icon reflecting if encryption is enabled Double-click one of the network names to open the Profile Wizard for establishing a wireless connection with that network. Note: refer to the "How to..
ENGLISH Chapter 5 - General network and security related information The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wireless network Note: For an example of how to encrypt your wireless network, please see the chapter on "An example of how to secure your wireless network." DO Enable the highest encryption key level that your hardware provides for. Upgrade your hardware, if possible.
ENGLISH 23 access your hard drive. If you notice any of these problems on your computer, run your anti-virus program immediately to minimise the chances of losing data. Do not connect your home network to broadband Internet without taking security measures: If you do not have a wireless base station installed on your network and you are sharing Internet access through one of the computers, you may want to consider installing firewall software.
ENGLISH Chapter 6 - Example of how to secure your wireless network This is an example of how to secure your wireless network using the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g Monitor program. Double-click the CPWUA Monitor icon in the lower right corner of the screen. Click the ‘Configuration’ tab.Then click the Security sub-tab.The encryption settings are in the lower part of this window. The encryption (or WEP code) can be seen as a password for your wireless network.
ENGLISH 25 Select ‘ASCII' as your Key Type.This enables you to enter an encryption key in normal text. After ‘Key 1’, enter a code in text and numbers that will be hard to guess. IMPORTANT: – You need to make a difference between upper case and lower case characters. I.e.: "SecretCode" is not the same as "secretcode". – Use 13 characters for 128-bit encryption (e.g. "topsecretcode") and 5 characters for 64-bit encryption (e.g. "my1st").
ENGLISH Set the Default Key to be used to ‘1’. Click ‘Apply changes’.
ENGLISH 27 The ‘Link information’ tab appears in which you can check the status of the wireless network connection. Next, click the ‘Configuration’ tab. Click 'Save' to save the changes you made to the wireless network profile. Finally, click ‘Exit’ to close CPWUA Monitor program. Note:The encryption key you entered will be replaced by asterisks for security reasons.
ENGLISH Chapter 7 - Example of use: how to set-up a computer network? After installing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g and establishing a wireless network connection with another wireless network device, you are ready to start using the network for the application you want to use the network for. A popular application is to set-up a Windows home network between two or more computers.
ENGLISH 29 Double-click the "Network and Internet connections" icon. Click in the list to the left on "Setting-up a home network or small business network".
ENGLISH The Wizard Network Setup appears. Click ‘Next’ to continue. Wizard Network Settings 1 Please, carefully read the instructions the Wizard gives you, and adapt your choices to the type of network you want to set-up. Use the Help feature within the Wizard if you need more information while using the Wizard. 2 In each window, click ‘Next’ to go to the next step. 3 Below, we will describe some of the crucial steps of this Wizard.
ENGLISH 1 Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. 2 Enter a name that is different for each computer. 3 Click ‘Next’ to continue. Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network, then click ‘Next’ to continue.
ENGLISH Choose to make a networking setup disk.Then click 'Next'. Click ‘Finish’ to close the Wizard, and then use the disk you made to set-up your other computers.
ENGLISH 33 To share folders with the network: Start Windows Explorer and right-click the folder you wish to share with the network. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help.
ENGLISH For Windows 98SE and Windows Me See earlier on in this chapter for Windows XP and Windows 2000. Click the Windows Start button, click "Settings", and click "Control Panel" from the list. Double-click the "Network" icon.
ENGLISH Click the ‘Identification’ tab. 1 2 3 4 Enter a name that is different for each computer. Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network. Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. Click on the ‘Configuration’ tab to continue.
ENGLISH Click the ‘Sharing files and printers’ button. Select the access options you want, and click ‘OK’ to continue. Click ‘OK’ to accept the changes.
ENGLISH 37 To share folders with the network: Start Windows Explorer and right-click the folder you wish to share with the network. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help.
ENGLISH Chapter 8 - Network terminology Read this chapter if you want to know how to interpret the terminology used in this manual. A network provides a means of communication between two or more computers (and other devices) that are connected to each other through wired or wireless means. WIRED WIRELESS At each computer, you will need a network adapter or Network Interface Card (NIC) to be able to connect the computer to the network cable.
ENGLISH 39 In a network, the computers need to be able to connect to each other physically.Therefore, another important network property is how the computers connect to each other, either directly or through a central device. ONE-ON-ONE WIRED NETWORK also known as: Direct connection (max. 2 PCs) ONE-ON-ONE WIRELESS NETWORK also known as: Ad Hoc / Peer-toPeer NOTE: Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect two computers directly to each other.
ENGLISH Central devices, like a hub, switch, router or wireless access point may be stand-alone devices or built into a computer. • A hub has multiple ports and serves as a central connection point for communication lines from all computers on a wired network. It copies all data arriving at one port to the other ports. A switch is similar to a hub, but is able to handle different network speeds at each port.
ENGLISH Chapter 9 - Technical specifications Radio IEEE 802.11g Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Antenna Type Built-in antenna Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 6 / 9 / 11 /12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54 Mbps Host interface USB specification version 2.0 (max. 54 Mbps) & 1.1 (max. 11 Mbps) Power consumption send / receive Approx. 500 mA / 420 mA Dimensions (h x w x d) 22 x 79 x 93 mm Weight Approx.
ENGLISH Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting Please, check the following troubleshooting items and our web site www.philips.com/support before contacting our technical support. Problem Possible cause Solution ADAPTER INSTALLATION PROBLEMS Your PC cannot find the Wireless USB Adapter or the network driver does not install correctly. USB Adapter not connected. Make sure the USB cable is securely connected to the USB connectors of both the adapter and of your PC.
ENGLISH Problem Possible cause 43 Solution NETWORK CONNECTION PROBLEMS If the Link LED on the Wireless USB Adapter 11g does not light, or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer. PC or other network devices switched off. Make sure the computer and other network devices are receiving power. No access to a Windows or NetWare service on the network. Service unavailable. Check that you have enabled and configured the service correctly.
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