Azio AWU254 User Manual

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54M Wireless USB Adapter
User's Guide
MODEL: AWU254
www.aziocorp.com

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  • Page 1 AZiO™ 54M Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide MODEL: AWU254 www.aziocorp.com...
  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks

    Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of AZiO Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from AZiO Corporation.
  • Page 3: Fcc Radiation Exposure Statement

    FCC 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 Declaration Of Conformity

    CE Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: AWU254 Is here with confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC), the procedures given in European Council Directive 99/5/EC and 89/3360EEC.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents ... 1 Chapter 1: Introduction ... 2 1.1 Overview of the product... 2 1.2 Features ... 2 1.3 LED Status ... 2 Chapter 2: Installation Guide ... 3 2.1 Software Installation... 3 2.1.1 Overview ... 3 2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows 2000 ... 3 2.2 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: If any of the listed contents is damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the AWU254 Wireless Adapter for assistance. 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - 1 -...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The AZiO AWU254 USB Wireless Adapter gives you the flexibility to enable your PC or notebook PC wirelessly in the most convenient location available, without the cost or hassle of running network cables.
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Installation Guide

    AWU254 Chapter 2: Installation Guide 2.1 Software Installation 2.1.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and This Setup Wizard will install the Wireless Utility and device drivers. If you install the hardware before the software, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the...
  • Page 9 AWU254 Figure 2-2 Start Setup Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in figure 2-3. Click Next to continue the Installation. Click Back to return to the previous page, or click Cancel to end the Installation. Figure 2-3 Choose Destination Location While files are copying, if you see a warning box as shown in figure 2-4, please select YES to continue installation.
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    AWU254 Figure 2-4 Windows 2000 Warning Box After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in figure 2-5 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. After installing the software, Please plug the adapter into your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to you have plugged it into you PC already, please un-plug it and plug it back in.
  • Page 11: Uninstall Software

    On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon, find the AWU254 program from the installed program list, highlight it and click the Remove button. Following the Install Shield Wizard will uninstall the utility software from your PC.
  • Page 12: Chapter 3: Configuration

    , will appear in your system tray. This means the utility is running on your system. If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> AZiO> AWU254 WIRELESS UTILITY> AWU254 Wireless Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is not connected, please try again.
  • Page 13: Add Or Edit A Configuration Profile

    AWU254 Figure 3-1 To create a new profile, click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in figure 3-2. To edit a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the Edit button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in figure 3-1.
  • Page 14 AWU254 • CAM ( Constantly Awake Mode ) - Continuous Access Mode. • PSW (Power Saving Mode ) - Power Saving mode. Network Type - Displays the wireless mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure mode Preamble - Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Auto Switch (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames.
  • Page 15: Link Status

    AWU254 Figure 3-3 Add Profile – configuration Authentication Type - Three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. 802.1x Setting - It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA. Encryption - Displays which encryption type that the driver is using. When you select Open System, Shared-Key System as Network Authentication, there are two options: WEP and Disabled.
  • Page 16: Site Survey

    AWU254 The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen. Status - Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network, if not connected, display RF is closed; if connected, displays AP name and BSSID. Extra Info - Shows link status and the current channel in use.
  • Page 17: Statistics

    AWU254 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Figure 3-5 Site Survey tab Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network. 3.4 Statistics The Statistics tab shows receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter.
  • Page 18: About

    Default Gateway - The default gateway of the wireless network. 3.7 An example for application Suppose you are using an AP (Access Point) with the following settings: SSID is AZiO and it adopts 64-bit encryption with the key 0123456789. To establish a connection with this...
  • Page 19 AWU254 AP, you should follow these steps below: Launch AZiO Wireless Utility. Click the Profile tab of the utility and click the New button on the screen that appears. The Profile configuration screen will appear, please enter AZiO Infrastructure for the SSID, select...
  • Page 20: Appendix A: Specifications

    AWU254 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g Operating System Windows 98Se, Me, 2000, XP Transmission In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (it is limited to the Distance environment). Radio Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps...
  • Page 21: Appendix B: Glossary

    AWU254 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless 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 22 AWU254 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast.
  • Page 23: Appendix C: Contact Information

    AWU254 Appendix C: Contact Information For help with the Installation or operation of the AZiO AWU254 Wireless Adapter, please contact us. Telephone: (909) 468-1198 Fax: (909) 839-2629 Website: www.aziocorp.com Tech Support: support@aziocorp.com 54M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide - 18 -...

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