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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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 FEATURES ..............................................................................................................1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................................2 INSTALL THE DRIVER & UTILITY ............................................................................2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...............................
INTRODUCTION The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is designed for a USB type A port of a laptop or desktop computer for creating a wireless workstation. It is USB 2.0 compliant which connects to any available USB port on a notebook or desktop computer. The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11g standard that offers a data rate up to 54Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. It is backward compliant with IEEE 802.11b specification.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Install the Driver & Utility Caution! Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the procedures in “ Install the Driver& Utility” have been performed. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The CD-ROM will run automatically. 2. When the Main Menu screen appears, click “ Driver & Utility Installation” to continue.
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. The installation program will start running automatically. Follow the on-screen instruction to proceed. 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation.
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION Note: Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section. Windows 98SE/2000/ME / XP 1. Locate your USB host and insert the USB Adapter. 2. Once the device has been inserted to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware.
Verify To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Adapter is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
NETWORK CONNECTION Once the device driver is well installed, a network setting described in the following should be also established. In Windows 98SE/ME 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network. 2. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in.
3. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Print Sharing. 4. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network.
5. 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.” 6. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device.
In Windows 2000/XP 1. (In Windows 2000) Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial-up Connections Local Area Connection Properties. (In Windows XP) Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connection Wireless Network Connection Properties.
2. 3. 4. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add… to add it in. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
IP Address Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for your computer. 1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology), check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option. 2.
Configuration Utility After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference. Go to Start Program 802.11b+g Wireless LAN 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Utility For Windows 2000/XP, the Configuration Utility icon will also appear in the taskbar. You can open the Configuration Utility by clicking the icon.
Note: There will be two modes – Station and Access Point for you to switch, you can select the mode you need from the pull-down menu.
Station Select Station mode, and you will see the following figure. Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. Type The infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with the wireless adapter, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop.
54 Mbps. Encrypt WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Click the More Setting button to configure, see the following figure (Refer to the More Setting part on the next page for more information about this figure)： More Setting… Link Status Displays the information about the status of the communication between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point.
The quantities for the wireless network card receive. Rx Frame (Frame: The unit of packet) More Setting… Wireless Mode Channel Tx Rate SSID Any This column displays the wireless mode of your wireless adapter as 2.4GHz (802.11b+g). The Channel will change automatically according to AP’s setting. Click the down arrow ▼ to select the Tx Rate from Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps, you can select up to 54 Mbps.
The infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network Network Type via an Access Point The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with the wireless adapter, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop. You can only set your Security preference when Change is selected and then all fields are active for change.
Key Format ：Select Hexadecimal if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive). 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP is used; 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters are needed if 128-bitWEP is used；58 hexadecimal digits or 29 ASCII characters are needed if 256-bitWEP is used.
and then press "Load ". The setting status will then be restored. You may save current setting to profile and add one new item in Save Current "Profile name". Delete Delete the files in the “Profile name” Click the Advanced Setting button to configure the following figure （Refer to the Advanced Setting part on the next page Advanced to see more information about the Advanced Setting）： Setting Click the Information button to show the Driver Version, Utility Version and MAC Address of the system.
driver will choose “CAM”. If the total bytes are less than 10k bytes, however, the device driver will choose “Maximum Power-Saving Mode”. Fragmentation Threshold The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802. Wireless LAN Adapter often transmit large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346.
Access Point To set your 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter as an Access Point (AP). In access point mode, the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter will function as an access point. This allows you to set up your wireless networks without using a dedicated AP device. Up to 16 wireless stations can associate to the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter. To the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter to bridge your wired and wireless network, the following requirements must be met： 1. The 802.
Network Adapter Connection Station List Channel SSID WEP You can select the network adapter from the pull-down menu, it shows the device itself（the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter） and also shows the devices supported by the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter. It shows the stations which are now connecting to the AP. Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
Tx Frame Rx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card transmit. (Frame: The unit of packet) The quantities for the wireless network card receive. (Frame: The unit of packet) More Setting… Wireless Mode Channel SSID Tx Power Select the wireless mode from the pull-down menu, there are three modes for you to select, including 802.11b+g Mixed Mode, 802.11g only and 802.11b only. Shows the selected channel that is currently in use.
there are four levels including Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 (Minimum). Change or Apply WEP Authentication Mode Fragment RTS/CTS Click Change to set the General Connection Setting. After Completing the setting Click Apply. You can select to Enable or Disable the WEP function by selecting from the pull-down men. Click Setting and the following figure will appear. Select the Authentication mode from the pull-down menu, there are two modes for you to choose, Open System and Shared Key.
Preamble MAC Address Filter This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into Long or Short. Click Setting and you will see the following figure.
Bridge Adapter The stations will not be allowed to connect to the internet if you select No bridge. The stations will be allowed to connect to the internet if you select the device listed in the pull-down menu.
Appendix Soft AP Configuration Setup Requirement: To bridge your wired and wireless network using 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter, the following must be met: 1. Install the 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter on the LAN-connected computer. 2. The Soft Access Point should be connected to a network switch, hub or a Broadband Router. Use a standard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector to connect the Soft Access Point to one of router, hub, or switch. 3.
SoftAP Configuration： ： 1. Select the Access Point mode, and you will see the following figure 2.
3. Select the wired Network Adapter that has already installed in the PC from the pull-down menu. 4. If the network connected to the wired LAN card has a DHCP server, you just need to configure the wireless station as a DHCP client (select Obtain an IP address automatically). If the network does not have a DHCP server, you must assign a fixed IP to the wired PC (select Use the following IP address).
