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BenQ AWL300 User Manual

BenQ AWL300 User Manual

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Wireless LAN USB Adapter
AWL300

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Version 1.1
June 2002
BENQ Corporation

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Wireless LAN USB Adapter AWL300 User Manual Version 1.1 June 2002 BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 2 BenQ Corporation. BenQ Corporation reserves the right to change this manual and the specifications to improve products without prior notice. So you can get the most recent software and user documentation for all BenQ Wireless LAN products on our web site.
  • Page 3 Note: The AWL300 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Installation for Win98SE/WinME/Win2000 ... 3 2.2 Installation for WinXP ... 7 Chapter 3. Uninstallation ... 10 Chapter 4. Configuration & Monitor Utility... 12 4.1 Monitor ...12 4.2 Statistics ...14 4.3 Site Survey ...15 4.4 Encryption ...16 4.5 Advanced...17 4.6 Version ...18 BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing a BenQ AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter. The AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter lets you connect to your network and the Internet without needing to be tethered to a fixed location by a physical cable, while still getting the same data transfer rates as with traditional Ethernet.

  • Page 6: Product Kit

    1-1 Product Kit Before installation, make sure that you have the following items: AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter USB cable Software CD containing user manual and utility Quick Start Guide Warranty card 1-2 System Requirements Before using your AWL 300, please check that you have the following required...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2. Installation

    Chapter 2. Installation 2.1 Installation for Win98SE/WinME/Win2000 Execute Setup.exe in the AWL300 directory in BENQ Wireless LAN CD. For example, if your CD-ROM has a drive D, please execute D:\AWL300\Setup.exe. Press Next button BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 8 Press Browse, if you want to change destination location of applications, and then press Next button. The folder name will be AWL300. Press Next button if you don’t want to change it. BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 9 Press Finish and restart your computer. BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 10 After complete installation, you will get the following icon in your PC Start Menu. BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 11: Installation For Winxp

    2.2 Installation for WinXP Insert AWL300 USB Adapter into your PC, and then Windows will show the dialog – ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’. Select ‘Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)’ and press Next button. BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 12 Select ‘Include this location in the search’ and browse the BENQ Wireless LAN CD to find AWL300. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D, the location is D:\AWL300\WinXP. Press Continue Anyway BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 13 Please wait while coping files. Press Finish. BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3. Uninstallation

    Chapter 3. Uninstallation To uninstall AWL300, you can remove AWL300 from Add/Remove Programs Properties in Control Panel as the following figure. Press Add/Remove Press OK if you really want to remove AWL300. BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 15 Press Finish when uninstall successfully completed and then you must restart your computer. BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 16: Chapter 4. Configuration & Monitor Utility

    Access Points are found that matches its SSID. When it gets to that point, it will try to authenticate and associate with the Access Point. Ad Hoc Mode In this mode, the driver will scan for 5 seconds to look for an existing Ad Hoc network, which uses the same SSID. BENQ Corporation...
  • Page 17 Tx Rate This field shows the current transmit rate which are being used for an active connection. Int. Roaming (not supported by this model, AWL300) Radio (not supported by this model, AWL300) Status The current state of the driver is displayed in this field. If the state reveals “Associated,“...

  • Page 18: Statistics

    4.2 Statistics The Statistics page shows the counts of packets transmitted and received. Press Clear button to set these numbers to zero. BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 19: Site Survey

    4.3 Site Survey The Site Survey page shows the APs nearby. After pressing “Re-Scan” button to search APs nearby, users can double click on the BSSID area to associate with the AP which user wants to connect. BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 20: Encryption

    128 Bit – Enable WEP with 128 bit Key WEP Key to use Select one of these four keys. WEP Mode Select WEP mode – Mandatory or Optional Authentication Type Select Open System type or Shared Key type BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 21: Advanced

    4.5 Advanced The Advanced Page sets the preamble type and threshold of fragmentation and RTS/CTS. Press Submit button to apply your changes BENQ Corporation...

  • Page 22: Version

    4.6 Version You may learn the product version including the detail of Driver, Firmware, Application, and MAC Address from this “Version” tab. When users wish to report their problems to technical support, they must have this version number. BENQ Corporation...

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