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User's Guide
Wireless LAN USB Dongle
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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Wireless LAN USB Dongle 11 Mbps Version 2.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Information to User………………………………..Introduction………………………..………………... Wireless LAN basics……………………..………… Windows Installation……………………………….. 3.1 Installation and Configuration Procedures… 3.2 Configuration Utility…………………………... Technical Specifications…………………………… Glossary…………………………………………….. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Information To User

    INFORMATION TO USER FCC INFORMATION FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20centimeters between the radiator and your body. The 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.
  • Page 4 REGULATORY INFORMATION The Wireless LAN USB Dongle must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards. USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless Local Area Net (WLAN) USB Dnogle. You are about to install a networking system that is not only fast and powerful, but also easy to set up and simple to maintain. In a short time you and those in your network will be able to share a local printer and files, access the Internet, and roam about the office wire-free.

  • Page 6: Wireless Lan Basics

    2. Wireless LAN basics Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be configured as: • Ad Hoc wireless LAN or • Infrastructure wireless LAN Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with WLAN PC cards or USB dongles called a BSS (Basic Service Set).

  • Page 7: Windows Installation

    3. Windows Installation The following section will assist you to install Wireless LAN USB successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then connect the Wireless LAN USB, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.

  • Page 8: Installation And Configuration Procedures

    Installation and Configuration Procedures Under Windows 98 SE Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN USB Dongle successfully. Step 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98 SE to load fully. Be sure that there is no USB dongle is connected to computer yet.
  • Page 9 Click Next to continue. Step 2. Software License Agreement, click Yes to accept.
  • Page 10 Step 3. Select Adapter Type. Please select Application & USB Drivers then click Next. Step 4. Click Next to search for already installed components.
  • Page 11 Step 5. Search for already installed components Step 6. Choose Destination Location. Click Next...
  • Page 12 Step 7. Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below. You may type a new folder name, or select one f r om the existing folders list. Click Next to continue. Step 8. Select operating mode. Ad hoc mode provides communication between wireless clients.
  • Page 13 Step 9. ESSID is the name of a logical network group that your computer is about to join. (It can be changed again at run time by the configuration utility). Step 10. Click Next to start copying files.
  • Page 14 Step 11. Step Status Step 12. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

  • Page 15: Configuration Utility

    3.2 Configuration Utility WLAN USB dongle uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. When you plug WLAN USB dongle into the USB port, a new icon- should appear in your icon tray automatically wait a while.
  • Page 16 “Change” / “Submit” button This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been modified. Pressing “Change” button applies the changed values to the driver. Than pressing “Submit” button saves them to the registry. Network Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have two values: “Ad Hoc”...
  • Page 17 Statistics To check the packets status, uses can press the “Statistics” tab and get related statistical figures of data and management packets.
  • Page 18 Site Survey Click on the site survey tab, all access point within detectable range will be found and their related information will be displayed.
  • Page 19 Encryption An encryption function can avoid unintended users who are not at the same wireless LAN user group to access or get information. The “Encryption” options allow you to enable 64-bit or 128-bit WEP (wired equivalent privacy) encryption. If an encryption function is not needed, you can just simply tick on the “Disable”...
  • Page 20 Advanced In advanced tab, you can change configuration setting such as Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold. Before selecting Short Preamble, make sure that the other stations and AP’s are also supporting this feature. Preamble Type (Short/Long) Preamble is the first subfield of PPDU, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to PHY (Physical layer).
  • Page 21 Version Version tab shows the product version including the detail of driver, firmware and application version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems for technical support.

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    4. Technical Specifications of WLAN USB Dongle Driver Supported Microsoft Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE / Windows ME / Windows 2000 Standards Supported IEEE 802.11b standard for Wireless LAN Radio Specifications Frequency Range: 2.4-2.4835 GHz, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Antenna system: Two integrated antenna Mobility: Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Power Specifications...

  • Page 23: Glossary

    Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufacturers to enteropera. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.
  • Page 24 Gateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure...
  • Page 25 Roaming In an infrastructure network, this is when a wireless PC moves out of range of the previously connected access point and connects to a newly connected access point. Throughout the network environment where access point are deployed, PCs can always be connected regardless of where they are located or roam.
  • Page 26 Wireless LAN (WLAN) A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit packets through the air. Radio Frequency (RF) and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission. Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology.