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ETOP WL306n User Manual

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ETOP User Guide of WL306n 11n USB Dongle
Installing the software of USB Adapter .....................................................................2
Configuring your wireless network (with Wireless Utility) .....................................5
Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) .......................................................................................13
Pin Input Config (PIN) ......................................................................................14
Push Button (PBC).............................................................................................18
SoftAP Function .........................................................................................................21
Radio Off.....................................................................................................................23
Disable Adapter..........................................................................................................24
Uninstalling the software...........................................................................................25
Wireless Zero Configuration Troubleshooting........................................................27
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ETOP User Guide of WL306n 11n USB Dongle Installing the software of USB Adapter ..............2 Configuring your wireless network (with Wireless Utility) ........5 Configuring your wireless network (with Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool) .. 11 Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) ..................13 Pin Input Config (PIN) ..................14 Push Button (PBC).....................18...

  • Page 2: Installing The Software Of Usb Adapter

    Installing the software of USB Adapter 1. Select the setup file to install. The setup program will detect user’s language automatically. 2. The setup program will install the driver and utility to computer. Please click the “Next” button to continue. 3.
  • Page 3 4. The software installation should begin. This may take a few minutes. 5. Once the installation success, click “Yes” to restart your system (recommended). Otherwise, click “No” to restart your system later.
  • Page 4 6. Once the installation complete, you may now configure your wireless network.

  • Page 5: Configuring Your Wireless Network (With Wireless Utility)

    Configuring your wireless network (with Wireless Utility) 1. Windows XP users, if you chose “Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool” during the software installation please skip to page 11. 2. Double click on the computer with wireless signal icon in your taskbar or the shortcut icon on the desktop.
  • Page 6 4. Click the “Available Network” tab to the wireless network surveying page. Click the “Refresh” button to scan the area for wireless network(s). Once the scan completed, select the desired wireless network from the list and double click it or click the “Add to Profile” button.
  • Page 7 5. It should pop up the wireless Network Properties window. If you do not have any wireless security (WEP, WPA, WPA2, and etc.) set on your wireless network, simply click the “OK” button and skip to step7. If you do have wireless securities on your wireless network, configure the security setting in “Wireless network security”...
  • Page 8 6. Set your wireless securities settings, when it completed, click the “OK” button. Select the Network Authentication and Data encryption to set the encryption type. - If you have WEP, typically you select the format and enter your WEP key below the Data encryption.
  • Page 9 7. After connected to wireless network, utility will back to “General” page and show the wireless network status. Once the wireless network connected successfully, the Network Address will show the WL306n has gotten the IP address from DHCP.
  • Page 10 8. Click the “Profile” tab to check the profile page. The wireless network configuration has added in Available Profile(s). It could remove, edit, duplicate and set default the profiles in this page.

  • Page 11: Configuring Your Wireless Network (With Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool)

    Configuring your wireless network (with Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool) Warning: Due to security reasons, we strongly recommend updating Windows XP to service pack 2 and above, if you have not done so. If you do not wish to update, please follow the following steps to change the configuration tool between wireless utility and Microsoft Zero configuration tool.
  • Page 12 2. Once using Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure wireless network, Wireless Utility will be can not configure.

  • Page 13: Wi-Fi Protect Setup (Wps)

    Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) WPS is an easy and secure setup solution for Wi-Fi network. Please click the Wi-Fi Protect Setup tab. WL306n has two methods, PIN (Pin Input Config) and PBC (Push Button Config), to setup the network.

  • Page 14: Pin Input Config (Pin)

    Pin Input Config (PIN) 1. Click on the “Pin Input Config (PIN)” button, and then it should pop up a message box. If you want to connect to a specific AP, please click the “Yes” button. Or please click the “No” button to continue and skip to step3.
  • Page 15 2. Select the specific AP which you want to connect. If you can not find the WPS AP in this page, please click the “Refresh” button. And then click the “Select” button.
  • Page 16 3. WL306n is waiting for the AP to establish the connection. And then enter the PIN code into the AP that you want to connect. For example, the AP uses BR360n to be the connecting device. Enter the PIN code into client pin number and then clicks the “Start PIN”...
  • Page 17 4. Once the WPS connected successfully, wireless utility will show the connection status.

  • Page 18: Push Button (Pbc)

    Push Button (PBC) 1. Click on the “Push Button Config (PBC)” button. Note: The PBC button can click the visual button on the page or push the physical button on AP.
  • Page 19 2. WL306n is waiting for the other AP to start the PBC function. The other AP starts the PBC function should be before WL306n WPS times out. 3. Once WPS connected successfully, Wireless Utility will show the connection status.

  • Page 21: Softap Function

    SoftAP Function SoftAP function lets your wireless dongle become a Virtual WiFi AP and can share your Internet connection to other wireless devices. (SoftAP is only supported in Windows 7.) 1. After installing the driver and utility software in Windows 7, a new network device named “Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter”...
  • Page 22 (WPA2-PSK (AES) encryption is used by SoftAP) 4. If you want to share your Internet connection to other wireless devices through WL306n, except to enable the SoftAP function, you have to enable the Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 7 as well.

  • Page 23: Radio Off

    Radio Off Enable the Radio Off will turn off the radio function. It means WL306n will turn off the wireless function. The wireless network connection will be disconnected.

  • Page 24: Disable Adapter

    Disable Adapter Disable the WL306n adapter will turn off the USB adapter function. It means all functions of WL306n will be turn off.

  • Page 25: Uninstalling The Software

    Uninstalling the software 1. Click on your start menu. Next go to “Programs” or “All Programs”. Next go to the folder “Wireless”. Next select “Uninstall”. 2. The uninstall window should pop up. Click on “Yes” button. 3. The uninstall process should begin and may take a few minutes. Once completed, click “Finish”...
  • Page 26 4. Once it’s complete, click the “Finish” button to exit the uninstall program.

  • Page 27: Wireless Zero Configuration Troubleshooting

    Wireless Zero Configuration Troubleshooting If you are Windows XP user and you can not see the check option of “Windows Zero Config”, such as following figure, please do the following steps. 1. Click on your start menu and then click the “control panel” into control panel.
  • Page 28 2. Click on the “Services” item.
  • Page 29 3. It will pop up the Services window. Select the “Wireless Zero Configuration” or “Wireless Configuration” item and double click it.
  • Page 30 4. It will pop up the Wireless Zero Configuration Properties window. The “Service status” should be in “Stopped” state now. Click the “Start” button to enable the Wireless Zero Configuration function.
  • Page 31 5. Once the setting completes, the “Service status” become to “Started”. Click the “OK” button to finish it and the WL306n Wireless Utility can see the check option of “Windows Zero Config”.

  • Page 32: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Federal Communication Commission Interference 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.
  • Page 33 This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:...

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