STATUS LEDS INSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 1. WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 1-1 INSTALL WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 1-2 CONFIGURING THE OZENDA WIRELESS UTILITY 1-3 CONFIGURATION 1-4 UNINSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 2. WINDOWS 2000 2-1 INSTALL WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY...
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Adapter. This Wireless Adapter is easy to use and easy to setup. If you are tired of all those messy wires needed to connect a lap-top to your Home network, then take your networking to the next level with the Wireless Adapter.
Connecting the Wireless Adapter 1. Your computer can be on or off; it will not affect the installation process. Locate an available USB slot on your PC. If you are not sure where this may be, please consult your computer’s User Manual. 2.
Status LEDs LED Status MEANING WLAN card activity LED1 on (Green) Connect with Access Point LED1 off All other status LED2 speed blink (Orange) Data Transferred / Data Received LED2 blink (Orange) Scanning for the Access Point LED2 off All other status...
Installing the Wireless Adapter 1. Windows XP service Pack 2 If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver before, NOTE: please uninstall the old version first. 1-1 Install Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility After you have installed the Wireless Adapter your computer will display a Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Cancel to continue.
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2. Insert Wireless Adapter Installation and User’s Manual CD into your CD-ROM, then the installation will be activated automatically. Click the Driver Install icon to begin the installation. 3. OzWCL54U Setup will install the driver and utility on your system.
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4. On the OzWCL54U screen, click Next to accept the InstallShield Wizard for driver installation. 5. OzWCL54U Setup begin the installation.
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6. Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility are installing. 7. The installation is now complete, please click Finish. When you complete the installation, the utility icon will NOTE: appear on the system tray. If not, it means that the installation failed. Please uninstall the driver and repeat the process.
NOTE: the Windows Zero Configuration for Wireless Configuring. Please see the Windows XP User Guide 1. On the Notification Area, double-click the Ozenda Wireless Utility icon in your system tray to begin the utility configuration. 2. Select Site Survey Tab, all available Access Points would be listed. Click on the desired Access...
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3. On the Wireless Network Properties screen, you may set Network Name (SSID), Wireless Network Security Key or AD-HOC network. 4. Click on the desired profile, or click the Connect button to take effect.
1-3 Configuration Profile The Profile Tab allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create a profile, click Add, type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters. If one of the profiles is no longer used, you may remove it by clicking the Delete button. After changing parameters, click the Connect button to take effect.
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Site Survey Site Survey Tab lists the features of the available Access Points within range of the Wireless Adapter's signal. Click on the desired Access Point, and click Config for Wireless Configuration. You may click Rescan to refresh the list. Advance The Configuration Utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the Wireless Adapter under certain network environment.
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Status Network Name This field shows the association status to available Access Point with SSID of the Access Point. Link Status Shows whether the link is Connect or Disconnected. Current Channel Shows the channel on which the connection is made. Current Speed Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association.
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Signal Noise This displays the noise level of the link between the node and its Access Point.
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Information Information Tab shows the product version including the detail of Configuration Utility, Driver, and NIC MAC Address.
1-4 Uninstalling the Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility 1. For uninstalling the Wireless Adapter, please go to: Start Settings Control Panel or Remove Programs OzWCL54U under Windows environment. Then click Remove. 2. On the next screen, click Yes button to accept automatically uninstall for Wireless LAN Driver.
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3. Click Finish button. 4. The USB Wireless Adapter can now be safely removed from the system when the un-installation is done.
2. Windows 2000 2-1 Install Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility 1. After you have installed the Wireless Adapter your computer will display a Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Cancel to continue. 2. Insert Wireless Adapter Installation and User’s Manual CD into your CD-ROM; then the installation will be activated automatically.
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3. OzWCL54U Setup will install the driver and utility on your system. 4. On the OzWCL54U screen, click Next to accept the InstallShield Wizard for driver installation.
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5. OzWCL54U Setup begin the installation. 6. Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility are installing. 7. The installation is now complete, please click Finish.
2-2 Configuring the Ozenda Wireless Utility 1. On the Notification Area, double-click the Ozenda Wireless Utility icon in your system tray to begin the utility configuration. 2. Select Site Survey Tab, all available Access Points would be listed. Click on the desired Access...
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3. On the Ozenda Wireless Network Properties screen, you may set Network Name (SSID), Wireless Network Security Key or AD-HOC network. 4. Click on the desired profile, or click the Connect button to take effect.
2-3 Configuration Profile The Profile Tab allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create a profile, click Add, type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters. If one of the profiles is no longer used, you may remove it by clicking the Delete button. After changing parameters, click the Connect button to take effect.
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Site Survey Site Survey Tab lists the features of the available Access Points within range of the Wireless Adapter's signal. Click on the desired Access Point, and click Config for Wireless Configuration. You may click Rescan to refresh the list. Advance The Configuration Utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the Wireless Adapter under certain network environment.
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Status Network Name This field shows the association status to available Access Point with SSID of the Access Point. Link Status Shows whether the link is Connect or Disconnected. Current Channel Shows the channel on which the connection is made. Current Speed Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association.
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Information Information Tab shows the product version including the detail of Configuration Utility, Driver, and NIC MAC Address.
2-4 Uninstalling the Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility 1. For uninstalling the Wireless Adapter, please go to: Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs->OzWCL54U under Windows environment. Then click Remove. 2. On the next screen, click Yes button to uninstalling driver.
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3. Click Finish button. 4. The USB Wireless Adapter can now be safely removed from the system when the un-installation is done.
Trouble shooting PING This section discusses possible solutions using ping command to find your problem if you can’t connect to the network. 1. Check if you have a valid IP address 2. Test if your TCP/IP works. Under MS-DOS (command prompt), type “ping local-host”. If you didn’t receive a reply, then you need to re-install your TCP/IP.
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Checking Valid IP Addresses There are restrictions on which IP and addresses you can and cannot use. Some IP addresses are reserved for testing, multicasting and some IP are restricted by your ISP. Following IP addresses cannot be used: 127.x.x.x – this is a loop back address, used for testing 0.0.0.0 –...
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FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. "OZENDA declare that OzWCL54U is limited in CH1~CH11 by specified firmware controlled in USA."...
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IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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