MT-LINK MT-WN941G User Manual

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1000mW Wireless G High Power USB Adapter

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Content Over view ........................3 Unpacking information .................... 3 Introduction to the MT-WN941G Indoor USB Adapter ........4 Installation Guide ..................... 5 Software Installation ....................5 Management Guide ....................10 Making a Basic Network Connection ..............10 Ad-Hoc Mode ....................10 Infrastructure mode ..................
Page 3: Overview
Overview Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read this chapter to better understand your MT-WN941G Long Range indoor USB Adapter Unpacking information Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: MT-WN941G Long-Range 802.11g Indoor USB Adapter...
Page 4: Introduction To The Mt-Wn941G Indoor Usb Adapter
Introduction to the MT-WN941G Indoor USB Adapter The MT-WN941G IEEE 802.11g indoor USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11g wireless network at 54 Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency, which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b wireless devices at 11Mbps. You can configure this adapter with AP mode to connect/share to other 2.4GHz wireless computers...
Page 5: Installation Guide
Installation Guide Software Installation Note: The following driver installation guide uses Windows 7 as the presumed operation system. The procedures and screens in Windows 98se, 2000, XP are similar with Windows 7. Insert the installation CD that came with this product to your CD-ROM drive. Please click the “Windows 7/Vista/XP”...
Page 6 1. Select the language for the installation. The welcome window will pop up. Click the “Next” button to proceed. 3. Click “Install” button to continue the installation. Page 6...
Page 7 4. Installation is in progress, please wait . 5. Click the “Finish” button to complete driver and utility installation. Note, please insert this USB wireless adapter to your computer if you’re using Windows 7, Vista, XP, or Windows 2000. If you are using Windows 98se or ME, please restart the system first before connect this wireless adapter to your computer.
Page 8 Found New Hardware Wizard in Windows XP, 2000, and Vista. The “Found New Hardware Wizard“ may pop up. (Note: This wizard won’t pop up in Windows 98 and ME. The system finds the new hardware and installs the hardware automatically. Please skip the following steps) Select “No, not this time”...
Page 9 Click the “Finish” button to complete installation. Page 9...
Page 10: Management Guide
Management Guide Please read this chapter to better understand the management interface of your MT-WN941G Long Range Indoor USB Adapter Making a Basic Network Connection Before You Start In the following instructions for making a network connection, we use the utility we provided to configure your wireless network settings.
Page 11 To use this adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode 1. Double click the icon on your desktop. 2. Click the “Available Network” button to scan available wireless network adapters. Double click on the network adapter that you are going to connect to. 3.
Page 12: Infrastructure Mode
Infrastructure mode An Infrastructure Mode network contains at least one wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP. Page 12...
Page 13 To use this adapter in Infrastructure Mode: 1. Double click the icon on your desktop. 2. Click the “Available Network” button to scan available access points. Double click on the AP that you are going to connect to. 3. Click the OK button to confirm that you are connecting to an open wireless network.
Page 14: Introduction To The Wireless Lan Utility
Note: This example is an open wireless network. If you are going to connect to an AP with security protection, you will have to configure the encryption settings in this profile to be corresponding to your AP. Please click on the “Network Authentication” drop list to select an authentication method, and then select a “Data encryption”...
Page 15: General
General After starting the utility, the general page pops up This General tab and provide the information of your current wireless network connection. You may click the Renew button to refresh those listed information. Check if the device associated to target network. Status: The current connection speed Speed:...
Page 16: Profile
Profile The Profile tab lists the preferred connections. You can click the buttons on the right-hand side to configure each connection. Click this button to add a connection profile for this adapter. Remove To remove a connection profile, click this profile on the profile list and click this button to delete it.
Page 17: Available Network
Available Network The available tab lists the reachable wireless network for the adapter. Refresh Click this button to rescan available networks around the adapter. To add an available Network to your profile list, select an Add to Profile available network and click this button to add. Page 17...
Page 18: Advanced
Advanced This Advanced tab p r ovi des advan c ed c o n figu rati on s t o th i s adapter. Every modification in this tab will be performed after clicking the Apply button. To restore the default settings of the advanced tab, click the Set defaults button to perform restoring.
Page 19: Status
Status This tab shows the current connection status of this adapter. Statistics See Statistics tab to show the transmission activity record. Clicking the “Reset” button recounts the values from zero. Page 19...
Page 20: Appendix
Appendix RT-Set Setup Wizard For Windows 2000, XP, Vista users to connect to a wireless network easily, we also provide the RT-Set setup wizard to help users set their preferred wireless network step by step. You can configure your wireless network via this RT-Set setup wizard in the following three modes: Station mode (infrastructure): Select this mode to connect to the AP (access point) in your LAN.
Page 21 The RT-Set scans the available AP within your LAN. Those AP are listed with their SSID. Click the wireless AP that you are going to connect with and then click the “Next” button. You may also click the “Refresh” button to scan wireless AP again. The “unsecured network”...
Page 22 Configure the IP address for the incoming connection. You may choose “Use the following IP address” to fill in IP addresses manually or choose “Obtain an IP address automatically (recommended)”. After configuring the IP addresses, click the “Finish” button to complete. Page 22...
Page 23: Connect To A Wireless Network In Ad Hoc Mode
Connect to a wireless network in ad hoc mode To connect this adapter to another computer, select the “Station (ad hoc)” mode and click the “Next” button to proceed. The RT-Set scans the available wireless adapters within your LAN. Those adapters are listed with their SSID.
Page 24 Click “OK” after configuring the profile content to be corresponding to the wireless adapter that you are going to connect with. If you are connecting to a wireless adapter without security encryption, please click “OK” button without configuration. Configure the IP address for connecting to the wireless adapter. You may choose “Use the following IP address”...
Page 25: Use This Adapter As An Ap
Use this adapter as an AP To use this adapter as an AP (access point), select the “AP” mode and click the “Next” button to proceed. Select “Normal User” (recommended) to make a step-by-step configuration. You may also select “Advanced Users” to configure this AP with more detail. Assign an SSID for this AP, the name will be identified as your network while other wireless devices scan for available network.
Page 26 Click the “Next” button after confirming the settings above. Click “Finish” to complete setup. Page 26...
Page 27: Ap Mode Management Guide
AP mode management guide General After configuring the adapter in AP mode, this “General” page shows up, which shows the general information of this AP. SSID: The SSID (network name) of the wireless network constructed by this AP. BSSID: The MAC address of this AP Config: Click this button to change configurations to this AP Association Table:...
Page 28: Statistics
Statistics The “Statistics” tab shows the transmission activity record. Clicking the “Reset” button and recounts the values from zero. Page 28...
Page 29: Ics (Internet Connection Sharing)
ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) This page allows users to select the adapter to connect to the public network. Please click on the device that are used for connecting to the public network and click the “Select” button, and then click the “Apply” button to execute. Page 29...