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Summary of Contents for Laptone Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter
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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter User Manual Version: 1.0... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 Features ........................1 Specifications ......................1 Package Contents.......................2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ............ 3 3 SETUP WIZARD ................. 10 4 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............. 14 Utility Overview ......................15 Available Network....................17... -
Page 3: Introduction
Laptone USB Adapter is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your wireless network. -
Page 4: Package Contents
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b) Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES Antenna: Printed Antenna Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista ... -
Page 5: Installation Procedure
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows Vista. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. - Page 6 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter D. Click “Install” to start the installation. E. The system starts to install the driver and utility. User Manual LNM1500...
- Page 7 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter F. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation. G. Please plug the USB adapter into the USB port of the computer. H. The system will auto detect the USB adapter and complete the drivers installation for the adapter automatically.
- Page 8 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter C. Input the security setting if the Access Point has enabled the security and click “OK” to start network connection. User Manual LNM1500...
- Page 9 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter * Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows Vista: For Windows Vista user, you can use Windows Zero Configuration to connect to wireless access point. A. Click ‘Start’ button, then click ‘Control Panel. Click ‘Network and Internet’ in Control Panel.
- Page 10 (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter C. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘Connect’. D. If it’s an unnamed access point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be prompted to input its name, and the name must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless access point you’re connecting to.
- Page 11 (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter E. If the access point is protected by encryption method, you have to input its security or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. Click ‘Connect’.
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Page 12: Setup Wizard
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 3 Setup Wizard The utility supports a quick setup wizard for you to connect to the wireless network simply. Please follow the step below to run the setup wizard. - Page 13 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter C. The site survey results will show up. Please select the one you’d like to connect to and click the “Next” button. D. In the Wireless network properties dialog, please fill in the security settings for this wireless network you’d like to connect to and click “OK”.
- Page 14 (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter E. Please specify the IP settings for this wireless network or select to obtain the IP Address from the wireless access point directly. It is recommended to select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
- Page 15 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter F. Now you can connect to the wireless network successfully. User Manual LNM1500...
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Page 16: Configuration Utility
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 4 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN USB Adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. -
Page 17: Utility Overview
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Utility Overview There are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description. Parameter Description Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block. - Page 18 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Disable Adapter – This function is for you to disable or enable the adapter. Parameter Description It is the status bar that displays the current status of the utility. To close it, please disable the “Status Bar“...
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Page 19: Available Network
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Available Network When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless network with the highest signal strength. -
Page 20: General
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter General To check the connection status of the adapter, select “General“. This screen shows the information of Link Speed, Network Type, Encryption Method, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and Network Address of the adapter. - Page 21 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter merging of two co-located WLANs. Parameter Description Signal Strength It indicates the wireless signal strength. It indicates the wireless link quality. Link Quality Network Address It shows the MAC, IP address and other information of the adapter.
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Page 22: Profile
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/Set Default to manage a profile. Parameter Description Available Profile(s) This list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection. - Page 23 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 4.4.1 Configure the Profile Parameter Description This is a computer-to-computer (ad There are two kinds of network type described as follows. hoc) network; wireless access Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an points are not used.
- Page 24 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter. Parameter Description Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking.
- Page 25 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter WPA2 802.1X – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1x/EAP authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is required to the corporate user or government users.
- Page 26 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Key Index (advanced) Select one of the four keys to be the data encryption key. Parameter Description Network Key The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
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Page 27: Advanced
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Identity User’s identity in the RADIUS server. Password User’s password in the RADIUS server. Certificate The certificate for RADIUS server for certification. Advanced The “Advanced” option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: Power Save, Turbo Mode, Wireless Mode and etc. - Page 28 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter On – Turn on the turbo mode. Auto – The adapter will detect the AP is RTL8186-based AP or not to transmit data in turbo mode automatically. Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802.11 b –...
- Page 29 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance.
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Page 30: Status
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Status This screen shows the information of driver version, settings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to, linking time and link status. If you don’t ensure the status of the adapter and the network you are connecting, please go to the screen for more details. -
Page 31: Statistics
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “Reset“. -
Page 32: Wi-Fi Protected Setup
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data... -
Page 33: Software Ap
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter given by your access point’s manufacturer). Please be patient (This may require several seconds to one minute to complete). Sometime WPS may fail, and you can click ‘PBC’ button few more times to try again. -
Page 34: Ap Properties Setting
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Parameter Description SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. - Page 35 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter User Manual LNM1500...
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Page 36: Ap Advanced
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 4.9.2 AP Advanced Parameter Description Beacon Interval Beacon Interval that specifies the duration between beacon packets (milliseconds). The range for the beacon period is between 20-1000 milliseconds with a typical value of 100. -
Page 37: Ap Statistics
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 4.9.3 AP Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “Reset“. -
Page 38: Ics
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 4.9.4 If you want to connect to the internet through this SoftAP, you will need to make a bridge between our SoftAP and your internet connect. Select the internet connection in your SoftAP host machine and press the “Apply”... -
Page 39: Troubleshooting
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 5 Troubleshooting Solutions to some common problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. Problem Solution If you are unable to connect to the internet via wireless... - Page 40 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter Glossary of Terms: 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
- Page 41 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 7. What is WEP? WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard.
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Page 42: Information
Laptone Limited. Laptone Limited reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. -
Page 43: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter 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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. - Page 44 User Manual (LNM1500) Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
- Page 45 Ver: 1.0 Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter EC - Declaration of Conformity EC-DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, Laptone Limited, declare under our sole responsibility that the below product conforms to all the applicable requirements of EU Directive1999/5/EC. Laptone Limited Manufacturer Bustleholme lane, West Bromwich.
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