Zonet ZEW1505 User Manual
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.5 Before you begin ..................... 3 Chapter 2 Install Driver and Utility ..................4 Chapter 3 Install Wireless Adapter ..................7 3.1 ZEW1505 ........................ 7 3.2 ZEW1605 ........................ 8 3.3 ZEW1605A......................10 Chapter 4 Using the Wireless LAN Utility ................11 4.1 General ........................11...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Internet in your office or home network. ZEW1505/ZEW1605/ZEW1605A connects you with 802.11g networks at up to an incredible 54Mbps! And for added versatility, it can also interoperate with all the up to 11Mbps 802.11b products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country.
  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    Extended 2 dBi antenna (ZEW1605A only) Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. 1.5 Before you begin You must have at least the following: A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available 32-bit Cardbus/PCI slot At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory Windows 2000/XP/Vista A CD-ROM Drive...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Install Driver And Utility

    Chapter 2 Install Driver and Utility Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver. The Wizard should run automatically, and Figure 2-1 should appear. If it dose not, Browse CD and double-click setup.exe. The wizard will run and install all necessary files to your computer automatically.
  • Page 6 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-3 Page 5 of 22...
  • Page 7 Figure 2-4 Follow the Install Shield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. Figure 2-5 Now turn off your PC or notebook Page 6 of 22...
  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Install Wireless Adapter

    PWR ON (Green): Indicates the Adapter is ready Lnk/Act ON (Green): Indicates a valid connection Lnk/Act Flashing: Indicates the Adapter is transmitting or receiving data. Install ZEW1505 cardbus adapter Power on your notebook, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in as needed.
  • Page 9: Zew1605

    If the Found New Hardware Wizard displays, choose install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically. Figure 3-3 3.2 ZEW1605 Figure 3-4 Page 8 of 22...
  • Page 10 The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. PWR ON (Green): Indicates the Adapter is ready Lnk/Act ON (Green): Indicates a valid connection Lnk/Act Flashing: Indicates the Adapter is transmitting or receiving data. Install ZEW1605 PCI adapter Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard.
  • Page 11: Zew1605A

    Figure 3-6 3.3 ZEW1605A Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the adapter all the way in. after the adapter is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw.
  • Page 12: Chapter 4 Using The Wireless Lan Utility

    If the Found New Hardware Wizard displays, choose install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically. Figure 3-8 Chapter 4 Using the Wireless LAN Utility Use the Wireless LAN Utility to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings.
  • Page 13 Figure 4-1 General Information Status: Wireless network Associated, Ad-hoc Mode or Not Associated. Speed: The data transfer rate of the current connection. Type: The type of the current wireless connection , Infrastructrue or ad hoc Encryption: Current encryption. SSID: The unique name of the wireless network. Signal Strength: The data transfer rate of the current connection.
  • Page 14: Profile

    Windows Zero config: Enable this button if you want to configure wireless adapter by windows wireless adapter configuration tools. 4.2 Profile Figure 4-2 On the Profile tab, you can add, remove, edit, duplicate , set default a profile. Click the Add button to create a new profile. Page 13 of 22...
  • Page 15 Figure 4-3 When the Network Info screen appears (Figure 4-3), enter a name for the new profile. Enter the Network SSID. Infrastructure Mode: Don’t Choose the If you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network via a wireless access point.
  • Page 16 Figure 4-4 Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. Ad-hoc Mode If you choose Ad-hoc Mode Page 15 of 22...
  • Page 17: Available Network

    Figure 4-5 Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a connection profile. 4.3 Available Network The Available Network tab, displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connection.
  • Page 18 Figure 4-6 The section of the window displays the Available Networks. Double-click the network to which you wish to connect. Page 17 of 22...
  • Page 19 Figure 4-7 Choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the OK button to complete the network connection.
  • Page 20: Advanced

    4.4 Advanced Figure 4-8 Power save None: Turns power saving off, thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time. Min: In Normal mode, the adapter will be switched to maximum mode automatically when no large packets are retrieved Maximum: Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter.
  • Page 21 Auto: Short & Long (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames. Channel Plan Channel selection, please refer to your country’s wireless standard. PSP Xlink Mode Enable Xlink mode, the wireless adapter can but work in 802.11b ad-hoc mode. Set defaults Apply Click Apply when configuration is complete.
  • Page 22: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter does not work properly. Reinsert the Wireless Cardbus/PCI Adapter into your PC’s PCI slot/Cardbus slot. Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
  • Page 23: Appendix A Specifications

    If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point. APPENDIX A Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Modulation: 802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps); 802.11g: OFDM Channels: 11 Channels (USA)

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