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REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for the FCC compliance requirement of the end product, which integrates this module. 20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the users for the host this module is integrated into. Under such configuration, the FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be satisfied.
For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IMPORTANT NOTE: IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
INTRODUCTION WM5502 is a USB module that supports maximum range and speed. This USB module supports higher data rate of up to 150Mbps when connecting with wireless 802.11n device which is 3 times faster than your normally 11g connection. It is for sure the trendiest piece of upgrade you can make to your wireless network. Wireless Network Options The Peer-to-Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly.
The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless LAN Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
Accessing the Configuration Utility All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs: Main Tab Profile Manager Tab Advanced Tab Info Tab About Tab -7-
1. Select the wireless connection type- Infrastructure. Then click Next to continue. 2. Select a wireless station on the list, and click Next to configure its settings.
The following screen will appear for you to configure, for detailed configuration, please refer to Profile tab in the later selection. 3. Configure the network TCP/IP, you may select DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically or select Manual to set an IP address. Click Next to continue.
4. Select DNS Auto to obtain DNS automatically or select Manual to set the primary and secondary DNS. Click Finish to complete the Easy Config procedure. Main Tab The main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection.
Status Shows the current connection status. Speed Shows the connection speed. Type Shows the wireless connection type. Authentication Shows the authentication type. Encryption Shows the encryption type. SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. Signal Strength The signal strength from the network Access Point or station.
Wireless Network Properties The Wireless Network Properties screen will appear if you just click Connect, Configure or Add buttons. Profile Name You may enter the preferred profile name in this column. Network Name (SSID) The SSID for the current profile. Wireless Network Security Network Authentication The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards.
z WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: In the Passphrase field, enter the key (8~63 characters, case sensitive.) that you are sharing with the network for the WLAN connection. By default, the key that you type is masked with asterisks (*). To view the key that you entered, uncheck the Mask Key box. If WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is selected from Data encryption pull-down menu, enter the Passphrase in the column to setup the wireless network security.
typographic characters. Key Length z HEX (Hexadecimal): numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. z Generate Key: Check the Generate Key box and enter WEP keys in the Generate WEP Key blank, then the system will generate keys automatically. z Mask Key: Place a check in the check box to enable the Unmask Key function, this function is for concealing the WEP key. Select the key length from the pull-down menu, either 64 Bit or 128 Bit.
Username Type in the user name assigned to the certificate. Certificate Please query your network manager about the certificate, select the same certificate as the certification server. OK Click OK to save the configuration. Cancel Click Cancel to exit the configuration screen.
Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the module. Threshold Fragment Threshold The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Adapter often transmits large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2432. The default value is 2432.
Set Default Click to restore default settings. Info Tab The Info tab displays information maintained by the driver, such as the number of packet errors and the total number of bytes received or transmitted. The tab also displays information about the current connection, as well as network information about the station. The statistics are for the period starting when you last connected to a network. The statistics are refreshed at least twice a second.
About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version.
