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REVISION: 1
VERSION: 111203B
DATE: Nov. 2003

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  • Page 1 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter User’s Guide www.direct2data.com REVISION: 1 VERSION: 111203B DATE: Nov. 2003...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter COPYRIGHT ©2003 ParkerVision Inc. All rights reserved. Horizons Wireless™ and D2D™ Technology are registered trademarks of ParkerVision Inc. All specifi cations 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.

  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter LIMITED WARRANTY PLEASE READ THIS MANUFACTURER’S GUARANTEE CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. MANUFACTURER’S GUARANTEE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Note: The following guarantee is not restricted to any territory and does not affect any statutory rights that you may have.

  • Page 4: Customer Support

    • Minimum 128 Mb Ram Horizons Wireless LAN Adapter works with any PC laptop/desktop with an available USB Port, 300 MHz or better processor & 128 Mb of RAM, running Microsoft™ Windows 2000 or XP. This product is available for purchase in the U.S. only.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Applications ..........................8 Chapter 2 Software Installation .......................10 Installing the Horizons USB Software ..................10 Important Windows XP Information................... 13 Chapter 3 Horizons Wireless USB LAN Adapter Hardware Installation ..........15 System Requirements.......................15 Installing the Horizons HZ1500USB LAN Adapter..............15 PART II. ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ....................17 Chapter 4 D2D/Horizons Management Utility..................18...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter INTRODUCTION All Horizons Wireless products are designed and manufactured by Direct2Data Technologies. 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.

  • Page 7: Part I. Getting Started

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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 Horizons Wireless USB LAN Adapter.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your Horizons Usb Wireless Lan Adapter

    The following are the essential features of the Horizons Wireless USB LAN Adapter . • Supports data rate of 1,2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps • Range of one mile in an open environment, when used with a Horizons wireless access point • Supports Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi-point access •...
  • Page 9 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter • Temporary LAN’s for Special Projects or During Peak Time - For trade shows, exhibitions 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.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Software Installation

    This chapter will guide you through the installation of the Horizons Software Make sure that you install the software onto your computer BEFORE you install the Horizons Wireless USB LAN Adapter! The Horizons D2D Wireless USB LAN Adapter works with Windows XP and 2000 Operating Systems.
  • Page 11 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter 2.1 Installing the Horizons Software - Continued The following screen will be displayed. Click NEXT to continue. Select the install folder. Click NEXT to install the Horizons software in the default folder as shown. We do not recommend using an alternate location.
  • Page 12 RESTART your computer by clicking START, then SHUT DOWN, then RESTART. Once your computer has restarted, continue the installation by following the steps below: Please connect the HZ1500USB USB Wireless Double Click this icon LAN Cable into your computer’s USB port...

  • Page 13: Important Windows Xp Information

    2.2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS XP USERS ONLY For Windows XP Users Only: In order to achieve the best possible performance of the HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN adapter in your computer it is necessary to make a change in the way Windows XP handles your computer’s wireless networking connections.
  • Page 14 HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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 confi gure my wireless network settings.”...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Horizons Wireless Usb Lan Adapter Hardware Installation

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Chapter 3 Hardware Installation This chapter will guide you through the installation of the Horizons 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.
  • Page 16 • Double-click NETWORK ADAPTERS. No special markers should appear next to the HZ1500USB Wireless LAN Adapter selection. • Double-click HZ1500USB Wireless LAN Adapter. Refer to the tab labeled GENERAL. The DEVICE STATUS Window will indicate that the device is working properly.

  • Page 17: Part Ii. Advanced Management

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Part II Advanced Management The following chapters will show you how to manage and confi gure advanced parameters of your Horizons USB Wireless LAN Adapter.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 D2D/Horizons Management Utility

    D2D Management Utility will provide you with information regarding signal quality and link conditions as well as let you modify various wireless parameters. To access the Horizons-Wireless D2D Management Utility double-click the HZ1500USB shortcut found on the desktop. The D2D Management Utility can also be accessed by double-clicking the HORIZONS (H) icon that appears in the Windows System Tray (bottom-right corner of the task bar).

  • Page 19: Using The D2D/Horizons Management Utility

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter 4.2 Confi guration - Using the D2D/Horizons Management Utility The D2D Confi guration Dialog Box is displayed as shown below and consists of three primary sections. From here, different connections may be detected, confi gured, and stored.

  • Page 20: Available Connections Section

    To begin using the HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter immediately, highlight the desired available connection and select CONNECT. The following describes information found in the AVAILABLE CONNECTIONS area of the confi guration Dialog Box.

  • Page 21: Current Connection Selection

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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.

  • Page 22: Ad-Hoc And Ap Modes

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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 confi guring a wireless network — Ad-Hoc and infrastructure (Access Point). In an Ad- Hoc network, computers are brought together as needed.

  • Page 23: Ssid

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter 4.7 MORE ON SSID Service Set Identifi cation (SSID) The Service Set Identifi cation (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Horizons-Wireless refers to the SSID as network name.

  • Page 24: Part Iii. Additional Information

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Part III Additional Information This part includes Troubleshooting, Appendices, and the Index...

  • Page 25: Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting

    Make sure there is no hardware confl ict between your Horizons Wireless LAN Adapter and other hardware in your computer. If there is a confl ict, you need to set your I/O and IRQ manually.
  • Page 26 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting - Continued 5.2 Problems With the Utility Confi guration PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION While starting the confi guration The D2D/Horizons software may not recognize that the USB adapter has been connected. Try utility, the program starts up and removing and re-connecting the USB plugs.
  • Page 27 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting - Continued 5.4 Problems Communicating With the Computer PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The Horizons USB Wireless Make sure that the AP and the associated computer are on. LAN Adapter client cannot communicate with the other Make sure your computer and the AP use the same SSID.

  • Page 28: Appendix A - Network Confi Guration

    Network Confi guration The Horizons Wireless HZ1500USB Wireless LAN Adapter supports the same network confi guration options of Legacy Ethernet LAN’s as defi ned by the IEEE 802 standard. The Horizons Wireless LAN Adapter can be confi gured as: • Ad-hoc for departmental or SOHO LAN’s.
  • Page 29 HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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 specifi c Ad-hoc wireless LAN must be confi gured on the same radio channel.
  • Page 30 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Topology - Continued The Horizons Wireless LAN Adapter provides access to a wired LAN for wireless computers. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure confi guration. A group of wireless LAN computer users and an Access Point constitute a Basic Service Set (BSS).

  • Page 31: Appendix B - Hardware Specifi Cation

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Appendix B Hardware Specifi cations General Horizons HZ1500USB Wireless LAN Adapter Specifi cations Operating Systems Supported Windows 2000 and XP Standards IEEE 802.11b Host Interface Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps, with Auto-Fall- back Support...

  • Page 32: Appendix C - Uninstalling The D2D Horizons Software

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Appendix C Uninstalling the Horizons Software Should you wish to uninstall the Horizons Software from your Windows 2000 or XP computer, the following steps should be followed: Step 1: Most computers will Auto-Run the installation software, and the window below will ap- pear.
  • Page 33 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Uninstalling the Horizons Software - Continued Step 2: Follow the instructions listed in the dialog below. These instructions will guide you to click the Start Button, Select Control Panel, then Select Add/Remove Programs Locate the ZyDAS Wireless LAN program in the Add/Remove Programs dialog as shown below: Select Change/Remove, and then follow the instructions to initiate the Windows program removal sequence.
  • Page 34 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Uninstalling the Horizons Software - Continued Step 3: Return to the dialog box shown below. Click in the selection for “Yes I have Used the Windows Add/ Remove Utility as Described” and click “Continue and Finish.”...

  • Page 35: Index

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Index Term Page Term Page 128-bit Guarantee 64-bit Hardware Installation USB Connector Hardware Specifi cations 802.11b Help Access Tray Section 17, 21 Horizons Status Monitor Additional Information Horizons Status Utility Button Ad-Hoc Host Interface Ad-Hoc Mode...
  • Page 36 HZ1500USB Wireless USB LAN Adapter Index Term Page Service Set Identifi cation (SSID) Signal Site Survey Software Installation SOHO 9, 30 SSID 18, 20, 22, 28 System Requirements 4, 13 System Tray SysTray Table of Contents Transmitter Troubleshooting 25, 27,...

  • Page 37: Glossary

    HZ1500USB Wireless USB 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 specifi c profi le. Delete: Delete a named profi le.

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