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Content 1. Product Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..2 2. USB Wireless LAN Adapter Installation……………………………………………………………4 3 Appendix………..…………………………………………………………………………………..
1. Product Introduction Thank you for using USB WLAN product. This installation guide will help you install USB Wireless LAN Adapter and connect to the Internet quick & easy. ▓ Package Contents 1. USB Wireless LAN Adapter 2. Quick Installation Guide 3. Manual & Driver CD Disc 4. USB cable ▓ System Requirements 1. Desktop/ Laptop with USB port and CD-ROM driver 2.
▓ Applied Environments There are two application modes for this WLAN Adapter, the “Ad-Hoc mode” and the “Infrastructure mode”. (For further explain, please refer to the “WLAN Application Modes” below) Different modes require different settings. Please check the environment first. Infrastructure mode: Via “Access Point” (AP) to connect to the Internet. This mode further gives wireless access to Internet or data sharing under a previously wired environment.
Fi gur e2 ▓ WLAN Application Modes Ad-Hoc mode is a Peer-to-Peer mode. Without an AP, computers can also Ad-Hoc Mode connect to each other by USB Wireless LAN Adapter. With this mode, computers are able to share data or connect to the Internet if one of them is already connected to. Infrastructure Infrastructure mode including an AP, unlike Ad-Hoc mode, enabling users Mode to best utilizes the frequency bandwidth of the AP. This mode enables users to integrate wired and wireless infrastructures.
2. USB Wireless LAN Adapter Installation Note: The screens showed below are from Windows XP .For other Windows system, the steps are the same, but the screens shown will be a little different. After plugging USB Wireless LAN Adapter into your PC, it will automatically find and alert a New USB Device. , Then you do nothing ,our wireless lan Adapter will do all things,if your computer has a long time response ,you can click cancel ,it wil also help you do it .
2. Click the notice frame and it will popup a setup dialog as below. If there have some efficient access point, which efficient range contains your pc Adapter range, then the SSID will show in the “Available networks” list. Select one and click the Connect button. Fi gur e5 3 It’s normal sight when you pick a good connection. Windows XP will appear warning notice for a second. 4. After several seconds, you will see connection states information on notice frame. It will show SSID and signal strength.
Fi gur e6 2 Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility We provide another wireless setting utility for Windows use.
Fi gur e7 Click properties, Uncheck Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Fi gur e8 Then click OK Click the icon and the software utility window shows up. 1. Status window allows you to change Operation Mode, Channel, SSID, Tx Rate, Int Romaing, and Radio. It also shows the connecting signal and quality for you to adjust related infrastructures and configurations.
Fi gur e9 2. Statistics window: It shows the real time transmitting and receiving status. Fi gur e10 3. Site Survey window: Click “Scan” to search all available WLAN devices and their status in current environment. Double click the device you want to connect.
Fi gur e11 4. Encryption window: USB Wireless LAN Adapter is able to provide 64/128Bit encryption.
5. Advanced window: It provides you to adjust PREAMBLE, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS/CTS Threshold, and Power Save function. Fi gur e13 6. Profiles window: It provides customers to change settings and save them in the configuration file.
Fi gur e14 7. Info window: It shows the latest software version and MAC address.
Appendix 1. 2 Operation Mode: USB Wireless Lan Adapter has two modes, ‘Infrastructure’ and ‘Ad-Hoc’. The default setting is “Infrastructure”. (Please refer to the Product Introduction) Channel: The channel setting should follow the regulation of the local government. For ‘Infrastructure’ mode, the channel does not need to be set. It will automatically change to the same channel as AP’s. In ‘Ad-Hoc’ mode, users can change the channel to match the connected computer.
Choose the Authentication type from open system, share key, and auto type. The default setting is ‘auto’. 8 PREAMBLE: This function determines the PREAMBLE TYPE that physical layer’s PLCP will use. There are three modes to choose: LONG, SHORT, and AUTO. The default setting is AUTO, and the system will automatically choose the optimized mode. 9 Tx Power Level (mW): Does not open to change. 10 Fragmentation Threshold: This configuration determines whether needs to fragment the Frame during transmit.
Setup Steps: Check computer 1 & computer 2 already install USB Wireless LAN Adapter。 1 In computer 1: 1.1 Double click the WLAN icon in Icon Tray, and enter into the “Software and Utility window”. 1.2 Under “Monitor window”, click “Change” to modify the Operation Mode to “Ad-hoc” mode.
Fi gur e16 1.3 Change the SSID name to “ANY”, and then click “Submit” to save this change. After setting, this WLAN Adapter could be the Gateway for other WLAN devices. Please reset the computer.
Fi gur e17 2 In computer 2: 2.1 Under Site survey window, you will see all available connecting instruments. Double click the item with SSID named “ANY”.
Fi gur e18 So now this wireless connection has become Ad-Hoc mode USB Wireless LAN Adapter 18
Fi gur e19 Then you set IP address USB Wireless LAN Adapter 19
Fi gur e20 2 After setting, computers are able to share data and resources with each other.
Fi gur e21 then you can see connection is successful 4. FAQ 1Q: Why my wireless LAN adapter can’t auto run? A: Because of the different computer settings, when WLAN adapter is plugged first time, the system only can find the WLAN Adapter; made autorun program cannot run normally. Then you can plug it again or reset your computer. 2Q: Why my computer comes out a picture “find a new device”, but no response for long time? A: The reason as above.
Click “control set”-- system hardware- device manager- network adapter, you will find a yellow exclamatory point in front of usb device, you can uninstall it . And plug it again. 4Q: Why I cannot use Configuration Utility in WINXP system? A: There are two different utilities to configure you wireless setting on XP, although we provide another choice, If you want use manufacture Configuration Utility, But you need to disable the Windows XP’s wireless configuration.
more APs in the area to cover other extend area and get high quality signal. 9QWhat is ESSID ? A: An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could Roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and the same radio channel 10Q What is IEEE 802.
