802.11b/ g Wireless LAN USB2.
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. ※ The 802.11b/g Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter has been tested to the FCC exposure requirements (Specific Absorption Rate) measured value of 0.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS ................................................................................ 1 The Peer-to-Peer Network .......................................................................... 1 The Access Point Network ......................................................................... 2 LED INDICATORS FOR WIRELESS USB ADAPTER ...........................
INTRODUCTION The 802.11b/g Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The Wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.
You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless LAN Adapters, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
INSTALLATION Caution: Do not insert the Wireless USB Adapter into your computer until the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed. Install the Driver & Utility 3. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the CD-ROM is not launched automatically, go to your CD-ROM drive (e.g. drive D) and double-click on Setup.exe. 4. The main screen of the CD-ROM opens. Click Install Driver & Utility to start the installation. 5.
6. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. 7. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue.
9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete the software installation.
Install the device Do not insert the USB Adapter into your computer until the procedures in “Install Driver & Utility” have been performed” 1. 2. Locate your USB host and insert the USB Adapter Once the device has been inserted to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware. Note for Windows 98 users: Before installation of the device, make sure you have your operating system CD-ROM at hand. You may be asked to insert the OS CD-ROM in order to download specific drivers.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation. Verify Device Installation To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
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NETWORK CONNECTION Once the driver has been installed, you will need to make adjustments to your network settings. In Windows 98/ME 1. 2. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. 802.
If any components are missing, click on the Add button to install them. All of the protocols and clients required (listed above) are provided by Microsoft. 3. Next, highlight the specific network component you need, click Add. 4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. Click OK. After returning to the Network screen, you can make your computer is visible on the network by enabling the File and Print Sharing. 5. Click the Identification tab.
6. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.
7. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device. 8. Once the computer has been rebooted, a Logon window will appear and will require you to enter a username and password. Enter a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network. 9. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network. In Windows 2000/XP 1.
2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. 3. After selecting the component you need, click Add… to install.
4. Select the network protocol you wish to add and click OK. This will return you to the Local Area Connections Properties window. 5. To allow your computer to be visible on the network, make sure you have checked off the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. 6. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete the installation.
CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless LAN Adapter’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon. If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start Programs LAN Utility Wireless LAN Utility, it will appear in the task bar.
Profile Manager Tab Information Tab About Tab 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, or set up your station for Ad Hoc connection.
Note：Only one configuration utility can be active at a time. When the ZCU is set to be the active utility, opening the TI utility− by double-clicking on the utility icon in the system tray or right-clicking the icon and selecting Open− launches the ZCU inserted of the TI utility. Configure using Windows Zero Config.
broadcasting its SSID. The SSID for such networks are listed as . In order to connect to such a network, you must know the network’s SSID. BBS ID Current Tx Rate Channel BSS type The MAC address for the Access Point or station. It displays the currently connected rate. The channel that is currently connected. The type of connection, either Access Point or Peer-to-Peer. Tx Rate /Rx Rate The actual instantaneous transmit and receive rates, in Mbps.
Band：The band on which to make a connection. Super Profile ： Determines the security settings available to you, and can be one of the following: Personal: Enables only the basic security settings that you are likely to need at home. Enterprise: Enables all security settings, including more complex certificate-based settings that you may need in an office.
A key of 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Size is selected. A key of 58 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 256-bit Key Size is selected. WPA2 & Any WPA： （WiFi Protected Access）is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible. Authentication Mode ： Determines the type of authentication to use for this connection.
LEAP (only with CCX mode enabled) The Personal Certificate window enables you to supply a personal certificate for use with TLS and PEAP – MS-CHAP-V2 authentication. This window is only applicable with Enterprise security. Personal Certificate： To supply a personal certificate: 1. In the User Name field, type in the user name assigned to the certificate. 2. Select a certificate by clicking Browse. The standard Windows Select Certificate window is displayed: 3.
the middle of the Personal Certificate window. 4. To view the certificate, click View. The certificate is displayed: The Password window enables you to supply a login name and password for use when selecting LEAP or PEAP – GTC authentication. To specify a user name and password: 1.Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether: You are supplying a user name and password now. The utility prompts you for them each time you try to connect to a network. 2.
available for all Security settings. Enable CCX mode：Enables connections in CCX mode. When checked, additional authentication modes are available. This checkbox is only enabled when Super Profile is set to Enterprise. Configure ： Click Configure to open the configuration window. Open Advanced Mode：Click Open Advanced Mode to configure the following screen： Power Save Mode: Indicates whether to use power saving. This field can be one of the following: ♦ None：No power save mode. ♦ Max ：Max power save mode.
RTS Threshold: The minimum packet length for sending an RTS frame, in bytes. The value must be greater than 0 (default is 4096). Preamble: Either short or long Retry limits: The number of retries to attempt, if necessary, when sending a frame. There are two Retry limits fields: Short: For frames without an RTS frame Long: For frames with an RTS frame To hide the advanced fields, click Close Advanced Mode. OK：When the configuration is done, click OK to save. Cancel：Click Cancel to discard changes.
Profile Manager Tab The Profile Manager enables you to create, modify and delete the profiles that the station uses to connect to WLAN networks, to activate and de-activate profiles, and to raise and lower a profiles’ priority. All profiles are displayed in one of the following lists: Profiles Pool: A list of inactive profiles, that is, profiles that cannot currently be used for making a connection. Active Profiles: A list of active profiles, that is, profiles that can be used for making a connection.
priority. If the station cannot connect using the first profile, the station tries to connect using the next-highest profile, and so forth. To move a profile up one spot in the Active Profiles list, select the profile by clicking on it, and then click To move a profile down one spot in the Active Profiles list, select the profile by clicking on it, and then click New Click New to create a new profile. The new profile is inactive and is added to the Profiles Pool list.
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. Connection Status Duration Receive / Transmit Statistics Connection Information Network Information Indicates whether the station is currently connected to a network. This is the same connection status as displayed on the Main tab.
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.
UNINSTALLATION In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) Programs 1. Go to Start Wireless LAN Utility. Wireless LAN Utility 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure. If you have any troble with use this equipment, please contact customer care service: Company Name: Xterasys Corporation Address: 4711 CHINO AVE.
