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Aztech WL230USB-L User Manual

54mbps wireless 802.11b/g usb 2.0 adaptor 2.4ghz
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WL230USB-L
54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor
2.4GHz
Rev：1.0.0

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  • Page 1 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor 2.4GHz Rev：1.0.0...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of AZTECH SYSTEMS LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from AZTECH SYSTEMS LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC 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. 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.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: One WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor One USB extension cable One WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Resource CD, including: • Drivers and Utility • User Guide •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..................1 Product Overview ...................... 1 Main Features ......................1 LED Status ........................ 1 Chapter 2 Installation Guide ................2 Software Installation....................2 2.1.1 Overview .......................... 2 2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows XP ................2 2.1.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista ................5 Hardware Installation ....................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor is a USB 2.0 pen-size wireless Adaptor supporting IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz radio operation. It provides high-speed wireless connection with data rate up to 54Mbps. Additionally, wireless roaming allows the user to move among different AP without losing the current connection.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation Guide

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Software Installation 2.1.1 Overview The Adaptor’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP and Vista. The Setup Wizard will guide you install the Utility and drivers.
  • Page 8 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor the Installation. Figure 2-2 Start Setup Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2-3. Click Next to continue the Installation. Click Back to return to the previous page, or click Cancel to end the Installation.
  • Page 9 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor continue installation. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Figure 2-4 Windows XP Warning Box After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2-5 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard.

  • Page 10: Software Installation For Windows Vista

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor 2.1.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter F:\XXX\Setup.exe (if “F” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; XXX presents the setup program path, which is labeled on the Resource CD), Figure 2.6 should then...
  • Page 11 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor 2.7 Start Setup 4. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2.8. Click Next to continue the Installation. Click Back to return to the previous page, or click Cancel to end the Installation.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor 2.9 Windows XP Warning Box 6. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 3.0 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. Figure 3.0 Finish 7. After installing the software, Please plug the Adaptor into your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to section 2.2 hardware...

  • Page 13: Uninstall Software

    On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon, find the WL230USB-L program from the installed program list, highlight it and click the Remove button. Following the Install Shield Wizard will uninstall the utility software from your PC.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Configuration

    It means the utility is running on your system. If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program> Aztech> WL230USB-L WIRELESS UTILITY> WL230USB-L Wireless Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the Adaptor is unplugged, please try again.

  • Page 15: Add Or Edit A Configuration Profile

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Figure 3-2 Profile Tab To create a new profile, click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 3.3 To edit a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the Edit button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 3.3...
  • Page 16 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor • PSM(Power Saving Mode ) - Power Saving mode. Network Type – Displays the wireless mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure mode Preamble – Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Auto Switch (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames.

  • Page 17: Link Status

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Figure 3-4 Add Profile – Authentication and Security Authentication Type – Three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. 802.1x Setting – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA. Encryption – Displays which encryption type that the driver is using. When you select Open System, Shared-Key System as Network Authentication, there are two options: WEP and Disabled.

  • Page 18: Site Survey

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Figure 3-5 Link Status The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen. Status - Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network, if not connected, display RF is closed; if connected, display AP name and BSSID.

  • Page 19: Statistics

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Figure 3-6 Site Survey tab Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network. 3.4 Statistics The Statistics tab shows receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network Adaptor.

  • Page 20: Advanced

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor 3.5 Advanced On this Screen, you can configure the WEP key or view the configured WEP key. Figure 3-8 Advanced Wireless mode - Displays the wireless mode, either 802.11B/G mix or 802.11B only.

  • Page 21: An Example For Application

    Figure 3-9 About 3.7 An example for application Suppose you have an installed and using AP, the SSID is Aztech and it adopts 64-bit encryption with the key 0123456789. To establish a connection with this AP, you should follow these steps below: Launch WL230USB-L WIRELESS UTILITY.

  • Page 22: Appendix A: Glossary

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Appendix A: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 23 WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.

  • Page 24: Appendix B: Specifications

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Appendix B: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.1b; IEEE 802.1g Operating System Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista Transmission In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the Distance environment).

  • Page 25: Appendix C: Contact Information

    WL230USB-L 54Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Adaptor Appendix C: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of Aztech Product, please visit our website. http://www.aztech.com - 20 -...

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