Abocom WU5108 User Manual

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Abocom Systems, Inc
802.11/B/G/N USB DONGLE
WU5108
USER MANUAL
Revision 1.0
June 27, 2011

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  • Page 1 Abocom Systems, Inc 802.11/B/G/N USB DONGLE WU5108 USER MANUAL Revision 1.0 June 27, 2011...
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    VIA Technologies, Incorporated. 802.11/B/G/N USB DONGLE may only be used to identify WLAN products of Abocom Systems, Inc Disclaimer Notice: No license is granted, implied or otherwise, under any patent or patent rights of VIA Technologies Inc.
  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT 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.
  • Page 4 CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country...
  • Page 5: Revision History

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Revision History Release Date Revision Initials 2011-06-27 Initial release. Revision 1.0 • June 27, 2011 - v - Revision History...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Table of Contents Introduction ......................1 Overview of the product ..................1 Features ........................ 1 LED Status ......................2 Installation Guide ....................4 2.1. Hardware Installation ..................4 2.2. Software Installation ................... 4 2.2.1 For Windows XP .....................
  • Page 7: Introduction

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing 802.11/B/G/N USB DONGLE Wireless USB Adapter. Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on.
  • Page 8: Led Status

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . LED Status Status Working Status The driver has not been installed. The driver has been installed but there is no data being Flashing Slowly transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.
  • Page 9 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Revision 1.0 • June 27, 2011 - 3 -...
  • Page 10: Installation Guide

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 2. Installation Guide 2.1. Hardware Installation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package.
  • Page 11: For Windows Vista

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system. 2.2.2 For Windows Vista Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, find the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed.
  • Page 12: Configuration Guide

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3. Configuration Guide 3.1. For Windows XP 802.11/B/G/N USB DONGLE can be configured by Wireless Client Utility (WCU) in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
  • Page 13: Current Status

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3.1.1 Current Status The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab needn’t any configurations. The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen.
  • Page 14 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. .  Scan Available Networks  Order profiles 3.1.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify.
  • Page 15 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. .  Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically.  Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
  • Page 16 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3.1.2.2 Remove a profile Go to the Profile Management tab. Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Click Remove.  Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.1.2.3 Switch another Profile Go to the Profile Management screen.
  • Page 17: Diagnostics

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3.1.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps.
  • Page 18 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab.  Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter.
  • Page 19: For Windows Vista

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3.2. For Windows Vista Wireless Client Utility (WCU) is not available for Windows Vista. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then select “Connect to a network”.
  • Page 20: For Windows 7

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . 3.3. For Windows 7 Wireless Client Utility (WCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below.
  • Page 21: Appendix A: Specifications

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 Radio Data Rate 11b:1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g:6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n:up to 150Mbps 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; 11g:OFDM; Modulation 11n: QPSK,BPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM; Media Access...
  • Page 22: Appendix B: Glossary

    User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . Appendix B: Glossary  802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 23 User Manual Abocom Systems, Inc. . make This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID.

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