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802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide
Contents:
About the 802.11g
54Mbps USB Adapter >
Network Configuration
and Planning
Adapter Installation and
Configuration for
Windows 98SE/2000/Me/
XP
Navigating the Wireless
Configuration Utility
Troubleshooting
Glossary
Product Specifications
for 802.11g 54Mbps
USB Adapter
U.S. Robotics
Corporation Limited
Warranty
Regulatory Information
file:///C|/Arcadyan/USR/SW/English/index.html2004/9/15 下午 05:34:49
802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide
About the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter
The 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is compatible with a USB port of any standard
Windows laptop or desktop computer. As the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is a Plug
and Play device, Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP will automatically recognise it in the
installation process. Upon successful installation, the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter will
be able to communicate with other home and office wireless networking products.
LED Information
(WLAN TX/RX) LED: The WLAN TX/RX LED is lighted green when the 802.11g
54Mbps USB Adapter driver is correctly installed and blinks green when traffic is being
processed. If the driver is not correctly installed, this LED will be off.
rev 1.0
9-04
R46.0764.00

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  • Page 1 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter > Network Configuration and Planning Adapter Installation and Configuration for Windows 98SE/2000/Me/ About the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter Navigating the Wireless Configuration Utility The 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is compatible with a USB port of any standard Windows laptop or desktop computer.

  • Page 2: Network Configuration And Planning

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g Network Configuration and Planning 54Mbps USB Adapter Network Configuration The 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration and Planning > options as defined by the IEEE 802 standards committee. Adapter Installation and The 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter can be configured in one of the following modes: Configuration for...
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  • Page 4: System Requirements

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g Adapter Installation and Configuration for 54Mbps USB Adapter Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP Network Configuration and Planning System Requirements Adapter Installation and Configuration for In order to install and use the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter, your computer must Windows 98SE/2000/Me/ meet the following requirements: An available USB port...
  • Page 5 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Note: If you are connecting the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter to a 1.1 USB port, you may see a message informing you that a Hi-Speed USB device is being connected to a USB port that is not Hi-Speed. This will not affect the installation procedure. Step One: Install your software and drivers Insert your U.S.
  • Page 6 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Note: Make sure the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is fully inserted into the USB port on your computer so that the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is detected. Select your country. Windows will detect the new hardware. If prompted for the location of the drivers, select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
  • Page 7 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide You should now see a small icon for the Configuration Utility in the system tray by your clock on your computer desktop. The Configuration Utility is used to change or verify the configuration information that relates to your 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter. The Configuration Utility icon will be colored to indicate the status of your wireless connection: red for disconnected, yellow for connected with fair quality, and green for connected with good quality.

  • Page 8: Advanced Options

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Register your product • At the Installation CD-ROM user interface, click the Support link. Click Product Registration and then click http://www.usr.com/productreg • You can also launch a Web browser and type in http://www.usr.com/productreg Advanced Options Enabling File and Print Sharing To enable file and print sharing over the wireless network, perform the following steps on the computers with a Wireless USB Adapter installed.
  • Page 9 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Settings, and then Network and Dial-up Connections. Right-click the LAN connection used to connect to the Internet and click Properties. Click the Sharing tab. Click the box in this window to enable Internet sharing and click Apply. Right-click the LAN connection in the list and click Properties.

  • Page 10: Wireless Configuration Utility

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the Navigating the Wireless Configuration Utility 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter Network Configuration and Planning Wireless Configuration Utility Adapter The following section describes the various functions of the Wireless Configuration Utility. This Installation and utility provides quick access to all adapter settings.
  • Page 11 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Hoc connection. There are five sections to the Wireless Configuration Utility: Configuration, Link Information, Information, Site Survey, and Version Information. At the bottom of each page you will see a button that says either Turn Radio On or Turn Radio Off.
  • Page 12 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide If you will be connecting to different wireless networks in different areas, you can create profiles so that you can easily switch between networks depending on your location or situation. If you attempt to connect to a network that has security settings enabled, you will need to create a profile and supply the necessary information.
  • Page 13 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide You can create a new profile by clicking New next to the Select Profile line and then entering a Profile Name in the window that opens up. After creating a profile, you can select it at any time in the dropdown menu for Select Profile.
  • Page 14 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Ad hoc: Select this mode if you will be connecting to another wireless device without the use of a wireless router or access point. For Transmit Rate, you can select the speed at which you want to connect to the wireless network.
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  • Page 16 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide WEP is an encryption scheme that is used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 40/64-bit keys or 104/128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission.
  • Page 17 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide You can also select Use Passphrase and then enter a Passphrase to use in the place of keys. If you choose this option, the wireless network or wireless devices you are going to connect to must also support this option. When you are finished entering the information, click Apply.
  • Page 18 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide process. Once communication is established, the key will randomly change. This provides a higher level of security. It is recommended that you use the most secure mechanism available on your 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter. Note: WPA-PSK can only be used if the wireless network you want to connect to is capable of employing WPA-PSK as an authentication mode.

  • Page 19: Link Information

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide RTS Threshold ● Fragment Threshold ● Preamble Type ● Transmit Power ● RTS Threshold is the packet size threshold at which a Request to Send (RTS) signal must be sent to the wireless receiving unit prior to the wireless sending unit opening communications. The default is 2347.
  • Page 20 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide You will see a picture with a computer and a wireless device. If you see a graphic representing signal waves between the computer and the wireless device, you are connected to the wireless network. If you see a large X between the two icons, you are not connected to a wireless network.
  • Page 21 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide IP Information In this screen you can view the following information for your 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter: IP Address This is the address that is assigned to a client on a network. ● IP Netmask This is the address used to mask the internal IP addresses of a network from ●...

  • Page 22: Site Survey

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide 54Mbps USB Adapter. Both shows the incoming information and the outgoing information. Site Survey: Selecting this tab opens the Site Survey area. You will see a list of the available wireless networks to which you can connect. Double-click the appropriate network to connect to it.

  • Page 23: Version Information

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide profile with the necessary connection information for the appropriate wireless network and then selecting this profile. Refer to the Profile section in this User Guide for more information about creating a profile. The first column is the SSID (Network Name) column, which lists the SSID, or Network Name, for each available wireless network that does not have SSID Broadcast disabled.
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  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g Troubleshooting 54Mbps USB Adapter Network Configuration I plugged in the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter but I do not see the Configuration and Planning Utility icons. Possible Solution: If you installed the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter without installating the software and Adapter Installation and...
  • Page 26 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide 3. Type Ping followed by your IP address. To determine your IP address, refer to the previous Possible Solution. This will ensure that your computer is responding to requests and that the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is properly installed. If you cannot complete this ping, uninstall the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter and repeat the installation procedure.
  • Page 27 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Check to be certain the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is not in use before removing it. The computer may lock up if the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is removed while in use. If the 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter is not functioning correctly, perform the following steps: Windows XP Users: Click Windows Start, All Programs, 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter Utility, and then Uninstall.
  • Page 28 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Country Telephone Online Hours http://www.usr.com/ 9:00 - 17:00 07110 emailsupport/de Monday - Friday Austria 900116 +32 (0) 7 023 3545 Belgium (Flemish) (Flemish) http://www.usr.com/ 9:00 - 17:00 +32 (0) 7 emailsupport/ea Monday - Friday 023 3546 (French) (French)
  • Page 29 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide http://www.usr.com/ 8-800-200- 10:00 - 18:00 Russia 200-1 emailsupport/ru Monday - Friday http://www.usr.com/ 902 11 9:00 - 17:00 Spain 7964 emailsupport/es Monday - Friday http://www.usr.com/ 0848 840 9:00 - 17:00 Switzerland emailsupport/de Monday - Friday http://www.usr.com/ +46 (0) 77 9:00 - 17:00...
  • Page 30 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g Glossary 54Mbps USB Adapter Network Configuration and Planning A networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless Access Point Adapter Installation and networks together. Configuration for An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with wireless Ad Hoc...
  • Page 31 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide A function that allows one to travel with a mobile end system (wireless LAN mobile station, for example) through the territory of a Roaming domain (an ESS, for example) while continuously connecting to the infrastructure.
  • Page 32 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g Product Specifications for the 802.11g 54Mbps 54Mbps USB Adapter USB Adapter Network Configuration and Planning Radio: Complies with IEEE 802.11g Adapter Installation USA (FCC): 2412 ~ 2462 MHz, Ch1 ~ Ch11 ●...
  • Page 33 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide 0 ~ 45 oC ambient Operating Temperature: -20 ~ 70 oC ambient Storage Temperature: Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP Driver: file:///C|/Arcadyan/USR/SW/English/seven.html 第 2 頁 / 共 2 2004/9/15 下午 05:34:59...
  • Page 34 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Contents: 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide About the 802.11g U.S. Robotics Corporation Two (2) Year 54Mbps USB Adapter Limited Warranty Network Configuration and Planning 1.0 GENERAL TERMS: 1.1 This Limited Warranty is extended only to the original end-user purchaser Adapter Installation and (CUSTOMER) and is not transferable.
  • Page 35 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide and to ensure proper installation, configuration, operation and compatibility with the operating environment in which this product is to function. 2.4 CUSTOMER must furnish U.S. ROBOTICS a dated Proof of Purchase (copy of original purchase receipt from U.S. ROBOTICS or its authorised reseller) for any warranty claims to be authorised.
  • Page 36 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide authorised U.S. ROBOTICS Return Centre. 4.8 U.S. ROBOTICS shall not be liable for any damages caused by delay in delivering or furnishing repaired or replaced product or part. 5.0 LIMITATIONS 5.1 THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE: This U.S. ROBOTICS product may include or be bundled with third-party software, the use of which is governed by separate end-user license agreements provided by third-party software vendors.
  • Page 37 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide damages for certain products supplied to consumers, or the limitation of liability for personal injury, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in their application to CUSTOMER. When the implied warranties are not allowed by law to be excluded in their entirety, they will be limited to the TWO (2) YEAR duration of this written warranty.
  • Page 40 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide IEEE 802.11g compliant ● 11 channels (US, Canada) ● Operating Channels: 13 channels (ETSI) ● Regulatory Channel Frequency Channel Frequency (MHz) Canada ETSI 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 2484...
  • Page 41 802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide Please contact our support center for an RMA number before sending your product to the repair address. Product sent to the repair address without an RMA number will be returned unopened. In North America: U.S.