ParkerVision ® Wireless to the MAX SIGNAL USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter USER’S GUIDE WWW.PARKERVISION.
® 2 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter COPYRIGHT ©2003 ParkerVision Inc. All rights reserved. ParkerVision Wireless™ and D2D™ Technology are registered trademarks of ParkerVision Inc. All specifications are subject to change without notice. May include one or more of the following patents: US6421534, US6049706, US6266518, US6061555, US6061551,US6353735, US6091940, US6370371 Additional Patents Pending. Designed and manufactured in the USA.
® 5 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Table of Contents Copyright ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Interference Statement .................................................................... 2 Limited Warranty......................................................................................................................................
® 6 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter INTRODUCTION All ParkerVision Wireless products are designed and manufactured by ParkerVision. Products are fully compliant with IEEE 802.11b standards and are optimized to provide maximum possible speed and bandwidth through your Internet connection for fastest uploads and downloads. The distance capabilities of your wireless network equipment directly affect your signal quality. Distance capabilities are usually stated in terms of outdoor, open field reach.
® 7 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Part I Getting Started The following chapters are structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect, install and setup your ParkerVision Wireless USB LAN Adapter.
® 8 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 1 : Getting to Know Your ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter This chapter introduces the main features of the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter 1.1 Introduction The ParkerVision Wireless PC LAN Adapter is an 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11b wireless USB adapter and has a standard USB port which connects to a standard computer USB port.
® 9 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter • • • and construction sites where a temporary network is required. For retailers, airline and shipping companies who need additional workstations during peak periods. For auditors requiring workgroups at customer sites. Database Access for Mobile Users - Doctors, nurses, retailers who need to access their databases on the move in a hospital, retail store, office or campus.
® 10 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 2 : Software Installation This chapter will guide you through the installation of the ParkerVision Software Make sure that you install the software onto your computer BEFORE you install the ParkerVision Wireless USB LAN Adapter! The ParkerVision D2D Wireless USB LAN Adapter works with Windows XP and 2000 Operating Systems. Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive. Most computers will Auto-Run the installation software, and the window below will appear.
® 11 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 2.1 Installing the ParkerVision Software - Continued The following screen will be displayed. Click NEXT to continue. Select the install folder. Click NEXT to install the ParkerVision software in the default folder as shown. We do not recommend using an alternate location. Click NEXT to continue.
® 12 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter STEP 3 CONTINUED: Select FINISH at the following screen. This will complete the installation of the ParkerVision software. If the screen above does not appear, RESTART your computer by clicking START, then SHUT DOWN, then RESTART. Once your computer has restarted, continue the installation by following the steps below: Double Click this icon in the System Tray Please connect the USB1500 Wireless LAN Cable into your computer’s USB port.
® 13 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS XP USERS ONLY For Windows XP Users Only: In order to achieve the best possible performance of the USB1500 Wireless LAN adapter in your computer it is necessary to make a change in the way Windows XP handles your computer’s wireless networking connections. After your USB1500 LAN Adapter is installed and configured in your wireless network, you will want to follow the instructions below to make this change in the Windows configuration.
® 14 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS XP USERS - Continued Step 3: Selecting the “Advanced Button” on the previous screen will bring up the window shown below. Select the “Wireless Networks” tab, and note the box to the left of the line “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings.” Step 4: If this box has a check mark in it, click in the box to REMOVE THE CHECK MARK. Step 5: Click OK to close this Window.
® 15 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 3 : Hardware Installation This chapter will guide you through the installation of the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter into your computer 3.1 System Requirements • • • • • Operational USB Port Windows 2000/XP Operating System. 500 Kbytes free hard disk space (minimum) for driver and utility program installation. 128 MB RAM USB Cable 3.
® 16 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter The USB port does not support “hot swapping”. Removing the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter from the USB port when power to your computer is on may cause the software to lock. You should always disable the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter prior to removal to allow Windows to log off from the network server. LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Green On The ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter is receiving power.
® 17 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Part II Advanced Management The following chapters will show you how to manage and configure advanced parameters of your ParkerVision USB Wireless LAN Adapter.
® 18 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 4 : ParkerVision Wireless D2D Management Utility This chapter will guide you through configuring the Management Utility for the LAN Adapter 4.1 Configuration ParkerVision Wireless D2D Management Utility will assist in setting up and customizing your wireless network. The D2D Management Utility will provide you with information regarding signal quality and link conditions as well as let you modify various wireless parameters.
® 19 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 4.2 Configuration - Using the D2D/ParkerVision Management Utility The D2D Configuration Dialog Box is displayed as shown below and consists of three primary sections. From here, different connections may be detected, configured, and stored. Available Connections Section Current Connections Section Access Tray Section The Above Sections are covered individually on the pages that follow.
® 20 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 4.3 AVAILABLE CONNECTIONS SECTION - Continued The top-most section of the D2D Configuration Dialog Box shows the available connections. The available connections will be displayed from a scan performed when the software was started, or when the scan button was clicked. To begin using the USB1500 Wireless LAN Adapter immediately, highlight the desired available connection and select CONNECT.
® 21 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 4.4 CURRENT CONNECTION SECTION This section shows the connection that is currently active, giving the status of each category described in the AVAILABLE CONNECTION SECTION on the previous page. The SPEED indicates the rate of data transfer as dictated by the Access Point to which the Wireless LAN Adapter is connected. 4.5 ACCESS TRAY SECTION If the START IN SYSTEM TRAY option is toggled, the ParkerVision (H) icon will appear in the system tray on start-up.
® 22 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 4.6 MORE ON AD-HOC AND AP MODES Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LAN’s (WLAN’s), 802.11 offers two methods for configuring a wireless network — Ad-Hoc and infrastructure (Access Point). In an Ad-Hoc network, computers are brought together as needed. In this instance, there are no fixed points to the network — each node can generally communicate with any other node.
® 23 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter 4.7 MORE ON SSID Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. ParkerVision-Wireless refers to the SSID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID. A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in Ad-Hoc configuration without an Access Point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
® 24 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Part III Additional Information This part includes Troubleshooting, Appendices, and the Index.
® 25 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 5 : Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. 5.
® 26 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting - Continued 5.2 Problems With the Utility Configuration PROBLEM While starting the configuration utility, the program starts up and terminates immediately with no errors. CORRECTIVE ACTION The D2D/ParkerVision software may not recognize that the USB adapter has been connected. Try removing and re-connecting the USB plugs. Make sure that Windows is recognizing the adapter when it is inserted.
® 27 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting - Continued 5.4 Problems Communicating With the Computer PROBLEM The ParkerVision USB Wireless LAN Adapter client cannot communicate with the other computer on the Ethernet when the Infrastructure mode is configured. CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure that the AP and the associated computer are on. Make sure your computer and the AP use the same SSID. Make sure both computers are associated with the Access Point.
® 28 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Appendix A : Network Configuration The ParkerVision Wireless USB1500 Wireless LAN Adapter supports the same network configuration options of Legacy Ethernet LAN’s as defined by the IEEE 802 standard. The ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter can be configured as: • Ad-hoc for departmental or SOHO LAN’s. • Infrastructure for enterprise LAN’s. • LAN-interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone.
® 29 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Topology - Continued An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter, and connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-hoc wireless LAN must be configured on the same radio channel. An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is available at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
® 30 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Topology - Continued The ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter provides access to a wired LAN for wireless computers. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN computer users and an Access Point constitute a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless-equipped computer in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
® 31 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Appendix B : Hardware Specifications General ParkerVision USB1500 Wireless LAN Adapter Specifications Operating Systems Supported Windows 2000 and XP Standards IEEE 802.11b Host Interface USB Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps, with AutoFallback Support BPSK, QPSK, CCK Open Environment: 1 Mile* Closed Environment: 450 Feet* ISM Band (2.4 to 2.
® 32 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Appendix C : Uninstalling the ParkerVision Software Should you wish to uninstall the ParkerVision Software from your Windows 2000 or XP computer, the following steps should be followed: Step 1: Locate the file WLAN1500 Uninstall.exe. This file is generally located in the folder in which the ParkerVision software was installed, as shown in the example below. Select this file to run the uninstall program. Click REMOVE ALL INSTALLED FEATURES.
® 33 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Uninstalling the ParkerVision Software - Continued Step 2: After the remaining files associated with the ParkerVision/D2D software are removed, you will see the following dialog box: Click Finish to complete the uninstall of the ParkerVision software.
® 34 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Index Term Page 128-bit 20 Guarantee 64-bit 20 Hardware Installation 13 USB Connector 13 Hardware Specifications 32 Help 21 ParkerVision Status Monitor 16 802.11b Access Tray Section 8 17, 21 Term Page 3 Additional Information 25 ParkerVision Status Utility Button 28 Ad-Hoc 29 Host Interface 32 Ad-Hoc Mode 21 Hot Swapping 14 Icon 16 Ad-Hoc Wireless Topology 30, 31 Advanced 23 IEEE 802.
® 35 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Index Term Page Service Set Identification (SSID) 22 Signal 18 Site Survey 28 Software Installation SOHO SSID System Requirements 10 9, 30 18, 20, 22, 28 4, 13 System Tray 16 SysTray 16 Table of Contents 5 Transmitter 2 Troubleshooting 25, 27, 28 Type 18 Uninstalling 33 United States 32 Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings 24 Utility Configuration 27 Warranty WEP Windows 2000 Windows XP 3 18, 21, 22 8, 32 8, 23, 24, 27, 32
® 36 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter Glossary Channel: The radio channel of a wireless network, 1 through 11. Connect: Connect to an available network, or connect to a network using a specific profile. Delete: Delete a named profile. Done: Save changes and close the window. Edit: Edit a named profile. Name: Profile name, such as, “Work” or “Home”. Options: Used to create ad hoc and infrastructure networks, and start the ParkerVisionD2D user interface in the system tray.
