Table of Contents Chapter I USING THIS DOCUMENT Chapter II INTRODUCTION Chapter III SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Chapter IV Driver Installation and Uninstallation 1. Driver Installation ........................... 2. Driver Uninstallation ........................... Chapter V Wireless LAN Management GUI 1. Station Mode ........................... 2. General Page ...........................
USING THIS DOCUMENT USING THIS DOCUMENT This document provides detailed user guidelines for Wireless LAN USB Adapter operation and setting-up. Though every effort has been made to ensure that this document is up-to-date and accurate, more information may have become available subsequent to the production of this guide.
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The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/vista.) Notes2: If you have installed the WLAN USB driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. Do not plug the wireless LAN USB adapter into your computer USB port before installing the software program Insert the software program CD , then auto installation window pops up on following:...
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Driver Installation and Uninstallation Step4:Click Install The system starts software installation of the WLAN USB adapter.
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Step5:Click Finish to complete the installation. After click Finish to complete the installation , under Windows XP <ALL Programs> menu , REALTEK USB wireless LAN Utility program installed.
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Driver Installation and Uninstallation Realtek Utility shortcut on the desktop. Insert the wireless LAN USB adapter into your computer USB port , the computer detected and active the wireless LAN USB adapter automatically.
Driver Uninstallation Step1: Uninstall the WLAN USB Adapter Driver from "Start">"All Programs" >"REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN Utility">Click "Uninstall" to remove Wireless LAN USB Adapter driver. Open Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs. Select REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN Driver and Utility Click Remove...
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Driver Installation and Uninstallation Step2: Click Yes. Step3: Click Finish to complete the uninstallation.And restart computer.
Wireless LAN Management GUI Wireless LAN Management GUI Introduction of Main Window A. Main Menu 1. Refresh(R) When clicking the refresh menu, you can update and re-enumerate the contents of adapter list area. 2. Set Wizard(S) 2.1 Wizard-1 Click Set Wizard(S) menu to enter operation wizard. Click AP: Setup a wireless network.
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2.2 Wizard-2 Clcik Next> 2.3 Wizard-3 User defines wireless network Name [SSID](less than 32 characters). User may skip wireless security. Strongly recommend user to setup wireless security to avoid invalid users. Back to go previous.Next to continue. Cancel to close wizard. -12-...
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Wireless LAN Management GUI 2.4 Wizard-4 (Encryption:Enable) Back to go previous.Next to continue. Cancel to close wizard. -13-...
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2.5 Wizard-5 This page shows SSID & Security settings Back to go previous.Next to continue. Cancel to close wizard. -14-...
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Wireless LAN Management GUI 2.6 Wizard-6 Select device that connects with internet. Back to go previous.Next to continue. Cancel to close wizard. Click OK -15-...
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2.7 Wizard-7 Show all settings under AP mode. Click Finish to complete wizard setup. 3. Mode(M) Wireless configuration is quickly switched to be either [Station] or [Access Point]. 4. View (V) Enable/disable the presence of E. Status Bar. Without the check mark (v) the E. Status Bar will be hidden.
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Wireless LAN Management GUI B. Adapter List Area All connected adapters on this system with multiple adapter installations are displayed in this area. It is easy for users to change the selected adapter by one click. The contents of properties area are dependant on wireless configuration that the selected adapter is set up.
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D. Global Control Bar Each control item on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly. Show Tray Icon Checking "Show Tray Icon" and clicking “Close” button, the management GUI will be minimized and stay on the tray icon located at the right bottom corner of Windows. If not, management GUI will shut down while clicking "Close"...
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Wireless LAN Management GUI Radio Off Turn off the radio to save power. While the radio is off, the links with other wireless network nodes are disconnected. User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode. The radio off will cause the sub network belonging to the AP to be disconnected with internet/intranet.
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Close Whether to check or uncheck "Show Tray Icon" is to shutdown or hide the management GUI. E. Status Bar The hints or status of the management GUI are presented in the status bar. -20-...
Wireless LAN Management GUI Station Mode The following explanations focus on the properties area. Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc types, the properties should look like the picture above. Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status.
General Page This page represents the general information of this adapter. 1. Status The status of station connection to AP. 2. Speed Current transition speed in Mbps (Mega-Bits-Per-Second). 3. Type Current wireless LAN configuration type. 4. Encryption Current encryption mode used. 5.
Wireless LAN Management GUI connect internet with this field empty. Profile Page This page provides profiles management such as add, remove, edit and duplicate just by pressing the respected button. Available Profile(s) The list box shows all the created profiles. 1.
Available Network Show network connection around this system 1. Refresh Rescan network connection around this system. 2. Add to Profile Create profile for selected network connection and add it to to profile list. -24-...
Wireless LAN Management GUI Advanced Page 1. Power Save None: without power save function. Min: wake up more frequently to receive packets. Max: wake up less frequently to receive packets. 2. Wireless Mode 802.11b 802.11g/b 3. 802.11b Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode.
7. Apply Apply the current settings to GUI. Status Page NDIS Driver Version: Driver version Short Radio Header: No Encryption: Current encryption mode. Authenticate: Authentication state Channel Set: Selected channel plan currently. MAC Address: MAC address of this adapter. Data Rate: Wireless LAN transition speed Channel(Frequency): Current channel number Status: Wireless network status SSID: name of connecting AP...
Wireless LAN Management GUI Statistics Page You could watch the Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection. This page shows a statistic analysis of packet transition. Access Point Mode General Page This page provides general information of this AP, including name, MAC address and list of joined stations.
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1. SSID The name of this AP. 2. BSSID Six two-digital numbers of the MAC address of this AP. 3. Association Table It is the list of joined stations to this AP. 4. AID (Association ID) The AID field is a value assigned by an AP during association that represents 16- bit ID of a station.
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Access Point Mode a. Network Name (SSID) Name of the AP searchable by other wireless nodes. The length of SSID should be shorter than 32 characters. b. Channel Select the wireless channel within current channel plan. c. Network Authentication & Data Encryption ·...
128 bits: The generated pass key is 128-bit to be complied with data packets. · Hexadecimal: While both ASCII and PASSPHRASE are not checked, you should input hexadecimal number in the network key box. For example, 10 digits hex number for 64-bit WEP or 26 digits hex number for 128-bit WEP. e.
Access Point Mode Statistics Page The Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection is shown. A statistic analysis of packet transition is listed. -31-...
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ICS Page 1. ConnName List all network connections to this system. You can pick up one from the listed item (s) whose network domain you would want to connect to. 2. Select Make the desired network connection to public network. 3.
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FCC Warning 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.
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