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Cameo WLG-1801 User Manual

802.11b/g wlan usb 2.0 mini card with pci-e mini card form factor

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CAMEO / WLG-1801 User's Guide

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  • Page 1 802.11b/g WLAN USB 2.0 Mini Card with PCI-E mini Card Form Factor CAMEO / WLG-1801 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Regulatory notes and statements 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.
  • Page 3 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. 3) For all products market in US, OEM has to limit the operation channels in CH1 to CH11 for 2.4G band by supplied firmware programming tool.
  • 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. Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950 has been conducted.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction ......................1 Overview of this User’s Guide................1 Product Features ....................2 Software Installation ..................... 3 Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation ........ 3 Wireless Utility Setting..................5 Technical Specifications..................17...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this 802.11b/g WLAN USB2.0 Mini Card with PCI-E mini Card Form Factor. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. 802.11b/g WLAN USB2.0 Mini Card with PCI-E mini Card Form Factor, laptop computer can communicate with another computer in a wireless way.
  • Page 7: Product Features

    PRODUCT FEATURES u Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless Ethernet speeds of 54Mbps data rate u Universal Serial Bus Rev.2.0, 1.1, 1.0 specification u PCI-E mini card form factor design with USB 2.0 interface for Notebook. u Support two IPEX compatible antenna connectors with diversity.
  • Page 8: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the 802.11b/g WLAN USB2.0 Mini Card with PCI-E mini Card Form Factor. Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation 1. Insert the Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver and the utility, for Win98se, please reboot the system to install the driver to the system properly.
  • Page 9 5. You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation. When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to the network and if it represents in red color, then it is not connected to the network.
  • Page 10: Wireless Utility Setting

    Wireless Utility Setting With the software utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the Wireless Monitor Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar. The Wireless Monitor Utility includes seven tabs: Status, Configuration, Advanced, Profile, Network, Statistics and About. Status The Status screen shows you the status of the Wireless Adapter, it shows that where the device is connected to, the Network mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and...
  • Page 11 Configuration The Configuration function helps you to configure the Network and the Security. Network: the setting of the Network mode, the SSID and the Channels. Ø Network Mode: If you want to connect with an Access Point, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the mode to “Ad-Hoc”...
  • Page 12 Security: the setting of the Network Encryption. This function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network, and it can be achieved by using the Encryption function. Ø...
  • Page 13 WPA-PSK: WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for mutual authentication. Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This Passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network. WPA2: WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the second generation of WPA;...
  • Page 14 WPA2-PSK: WPA-PSK2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for mutual authentication. Enter a Passphrase in the WPA2-PSK dialog box. This Passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network. It is recommended to select “Auto”...
  • Page 15 Ø Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key: If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric). If you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~F, hexadecimal), or 128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric).
  • Page 16 Advanced The Advanced settings help you to control the Wireless Adapter to adjust with wireless devices in certain environment. Ø Wireless Mode: (Ad-Hoc mode only) If the USB WLAN adapter is work with Ad-Hoc mode, there are two functions for users select, including 11B and 11G.
  • Page 17 Fragmentation Threshold is a way of transmitting the packets that will be fragmented. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432 bytes. It is recommended to fragment the packet when the link quality is bad, it is to prevent the wasting time of resending a long packet that is lost.
  • Page 18 Profile The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile, click “Save” and then click “Apply” when a profile is done. You can click “Delete” if the profile is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in the Profile Name field and click Activate.
  • Page 19 Network The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Wireless Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. You can click the “Rescan” button to find the new wireless devices, and double- click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.
  • Page 20 Statistics The Statistics section shows the real-time transmit and receive packets of the Wireless Adapter.
  • Page 21 About The About section shows the Device Name, Regulatory Domain, Driver Version, MAC Address and the Utility version.
  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.11g WLAN 20 mini card with PCI-E mini Card Form Factor. Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) IEEE 802.11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) *When plug the device in the USB 1.1/1.0 port, the real throughput will be up to 6Mbps only when running 11Mbps or higher speed 54Mbps: Typical -72dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate)
  • Page 23 FCC Part 15.247 for US, ETS 300 328 for Europe, LP0002 for Certifications Taiwan, RSS-210 for Canada...