MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Model Name: C802URG User’s Guide
TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of this User’s Guide ................................................................................................... 1 Unpacking and Setup..................................................................................................................... 2 Unpacking....................................................................
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11g) USB 2.0 Adapter, a desktop or laptop computer can communicate with another computer in a wireless way.
UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: One MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter One Driver & Utility CD-ROM If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION LED Indicator LINK The LINK LED lights green when the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is connected to a network successfully. Otherwise the LINK indicator blinks green while the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is access the wireless network. Check the installation The LED of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Before insert the USB Dongle into USB port of your computer, please install the Utility Program first. Make sure that the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is NOT inserted into the USB slot. Utility and Driver Installation Insert the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB 2.
2. The Install Shield Wizard screen will appear. Click “Next” to continue. 3. Click “Finish” to finish the installation.
4. Plug-in your MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter into your computer’s USB port. 5. You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the utility installation and plugged the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to the network and shown the linking quality.
WIRELESS UTILITY SETTING Windows® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility as default. The following instructions are for Service Pack 2 users. If you are using Windows® 2000/98/ME, you must use the Wireless Utility. With the Wireless utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility. Double-click the utility icon system tray. that appears in the The Wireless LAN Adapter Utility includes six tabs: Link Info, Configuration, Advanced, Site Survey and About.
Configuration This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment. SSID: The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another; so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group name must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID.
Preamble: Select Long or Short/Long (auto) Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11b).
Shared Key/Open System Network Key: Choose the encryption way, either in HEX or ASCII formats, and enter the password in the blank space. Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key: If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric).
WPA / WPA2 WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the second generation of WPA; providing enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi user with a high level of assurance that only authorized user can access their wireless networks. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard and is eligible for FIPS 140-2 compliant. WPA2 is select, configuration is enabled. Please click the “Certificate” button. The below window is pop up.
Site Survey Available Network The screen shows all the Wireless LAN devices around your Wireless LAN USB Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. You can click the “Refresh” button to find the new wireless LAN devices, and double-click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.
Profile Add: Click “Add” to create a new profile, set the related values such as Profile name, SSID, Wireless Mode and Security settings than click ”Apply” to save the profile. Edit: Click “Edit” to modify existing profile, modify the settings than click ”Apply” to save the profile. Remove: Choose a profile name in the “Available Profiles” and click “Remove” to remove the existing profile. Connect: Choose a profile name in the “Available Profiles” and click “Connect” to activate the existing profile.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.11g, USB 2.0, 1.1, 1.0 Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b -- DSSS IEEE 802.11g -- OFDM Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.
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.
