Mode com MC-105USB User Manual

Wireless network usb 2.0 adapter ieee 802.11 b/g wireless

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 Introduction ......................................3 1.1 Product Overview ..................................4 1.2 Main Feature of 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adapter ........................4 1.3 System Requirements ................................4 2 Wireless Network Concepts ...............................5 2.1 Wireless LAN Network Modes ...............................5 2.2 Planning Your New Wireless Network ..........................7 3 Installation Instructions ................................9 4 Utility Conﬁgurations ................................
Page 3: Introduction
Thank you for your selection of Mode Com Wireless Network USB Adapter MC-105USB. Mode Com places a high value on quality of its products to not only match, but also surpass customers’ re- quirements. Our clients are well acquainted with high quality, advanced technology, reliability and functional- ity of our products.
Page 4: Product Overview
1.1 Product Overview The Mode Com MC-105USB 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card gives you the freedom of secure high-speed com- munications with other PCs without the need for interconnecting wires. You can even connect in to other LAN infrastructures such as your company’s internal Ethernet LAN or your own home network. The antenna and de- sign of the Wireless LAN Card gives you unmatched sensitivity which means your system will remain connec- ted to other wireless PCs at high speeds for longer distances.
Page 5: Wireless Network Concepts
2. Wireless Network Concepts For the past few decades, wired Local Area Networks (LAN) or more commonly know as Ethernet, have provi- ded a seamless way of connecting and communicating with multiple PCs, desktops, laptop/notebooks, servers as well as a host of other peripherals, including printers, scanners, etc. LANs have served us well in environ- ments where users were not mobile or had little need to access data other than in their oﬃce.
Page 6 Figure 2 Ad-Hoc Mode: Two or More PCs with 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Cards Conﬁgured to Same Radio Channel and Network Name Infrastructure Mode When a WLAN access point is introduced into the WLAN, the access point and its clients (each PC) comprise a Basic Service Set (BSS), whereby the access point serves as the connection to the wired LAN for each client.
Page 7: Planning Your New Wireless Network
Figure 3 Infrastructure Mode-Combination Wireless and Hardwired LANs 2.2 Planning Your New Wireless Network First, determine what components (WLAN cards, access points) and what kind of network will be created (Ad- Hoc, Infrastructure mode). Then select your network name (SSID), WEP key (security password) and channel number (1 through 11 in US, 1 through 13 in Europe and 1 through 14 in Japan).
Page 8 WEP Key WEP provides for two levels of security encryption based on the length of bits in a key called a Shared Key. A 40-bit key (which is 5 characters) provides some security; this can be a key like “12345” or “MyLAN”. A 104-bit key is also available and provides more robust security.
Page 9: Installation Instructions
3. Installation Instructions 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Open the CD and double click the icon to begin the setup. 2. Click Next to begin the setup 3. Select the destination folder. To install to the default folder as shown below, click Next to continue. 4.
Page 10 5. Select No and then click Finish to complete the installation (Windows 98 SE and ME users must select Yes). 6. Insert the Mode Com MC-105USB USB 2.0 Adapter, system will detect automatically. Click Next to install hardware. 7. If it shows a dialog as following, click Continue Anyway.
Page 11: Utility Configurations
8. Click Finish and you can use utility to operate 802.11b/g USB Wireless Lan Adapter.. 4. Utility Conﬁgurations Once the driver is installed, the 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card will be up and running. Conﬁguration of the Wireless LAN Card is dependent on the operating system. Please follow the instructions carefully to make sure you are taking the appropriate steps for your operating system.
Page 12: The Wlan Management Utility (Windows 98 Se / Me / 2000)
4.2 The WLAN Management Utility (Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000) The WLAN Utility contains the following four major functions. Each function is described in detail below: • Status: provide the information of the current wireless connection. • Proﬁle: allow users easily conﬁgure diﬀerent settings for each proﬁle. •...
Page 13 Site Survey Tab The Survey tab supports powerful Site-Survey tool to discovery all active wireless devices in the radio range. While selecting this wireless device displayed on the screen, users can click [Connect] the wireless device cho- sen by users and simultaneously modify the default proﬁle automatically. If users want to update the survey result, they can press [Re-Fresh] button again.
Page 14 Encryption Tab The encryption tab is used to conﬁgure current data encryption. About Tab The About tab is used to show Driver and Utility version. Click [Advance] to conﬁgure Power Save and Preamble mode.. www.modecom.eu...
Page 15: Configuration For Windows Xp
Proﬁle Tab The proﬁle tab is used to show users’ proﬁle data. Click [New] to edit a new proﬁle and click [Delete] to dele- te a exist one. 4.3 Conﬁguration for Windows XP Using Wireless Zero Conﬁguration on Windows XP. It shows as on right-bottom side of wondow. 1.
Page 16 3. Click Connect to connect the Wireless LAN Card to the selected network, or click [Advanced] to open the Wireless LAN Card Properties. 4. Select your desired network from the “Available wireless networks” window and then click [Conﬁgure]. 5. You will be able to select the “Network Authentication” and “Data encryption” methods. If you have 64 or 128- -bit WEP enabled on your network, set the “Data encryption”...
Page 17: Uninstall
6. Then press the [OK] button. Now you will see the network’s SSID listed in the “Preferred Networks” window. Then Press [OK] to complete the network setup. 7. You can also click [Add] button to create a conﬁgure manually. 5. Uninstall 5.1 Uninstall Driver and Utility 1.
Page 18: Glossary
Appendix A Glossary Access Point A wireless LAN adapter, which connects to a wired LAN network (acting as a bridge) and serves as the base for a wireless LAN network, directing communication between clients. An access point is only used in Infrastructure mode.
Page 19 Windows TM 98SE/Me/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft® Corp. Pentium is a trademark of Intel. All copyright reserved. Copyright©2006 Mode Com Ltd. All rights reserved. The Mode Com logo is a registered trademark of Mode Com Ltd.