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MW150U
11N Wireless USB Adapter
Rev： 1.0.1
1910080007

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  • Page 1 MW150U 11N Wireless USB Adapter Rev： 1.0.1 1910080007...

  • Page 2: Conventions

    Conventions The Adapter or MW150U, or device mentioned in this User guide stands for MW150U 11N Wireless USB Adapter without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package contents ...................... I Conventions....................... I Chapter 1. Introduction..................1 Overview of the product ...................... 1 Features..........................1 LED Status.......................... 2 Chapter 2. Installation Guide................3 Hardware Installation ......................3 Software Installation......................3 2.2.1 Overview........................3 2.2.2 For Windows 2000&XP....................3 2.2.3 For Windows Vista&7 ....................9 Chapter 3.
  • Page 4 Appendix B: Glossary .................... 36 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS ................38 FCC STATEMENT ....................39 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    The adapter supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process; the Mercury Wireless Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately.

  • Page 6: Led Status

    Chapter 1 - Introduction LED Status Status Working Status The driver has not been installed. The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or Flashing Slowly received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received. 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2. Installation Guide

    The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP. The Setup Wizard will install the Mercury Wireless Client Utility (MWCU) and drivers. When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 8 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Figure 2-1 Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 After that, you should choose a Setup type. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install driver only (shown in F igure 2-3).
  • Page 9 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in F igure 2-4). Figure 2-4 11N Wireless USB Adapter...
  • Page 10 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation. Figure 2-5 Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default.
  • Page 11 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Figure 2-6 Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-7. Figure 2-7 11N Wireless USB Adapter...
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide NOTE: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps (shown in Figure 2-8). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation. Figure 2-8 After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system.

  • Page 13: For Windows Vista&7

    Windows 7 for example. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, choose Network Adapter and open the folder named MW150U. Then double-click Setup.exe to load the following screen. Figure 2-1 Soon, Figure 2-2 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Figure 2-2 Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-3 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-4. 11N Wireless USB Adapter...
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Figure 2-4 Note: For Windows 7, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps (shown in F igure 2-5). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 - Installation Guide Then you will see Figure 2-6. Click Finish to complete. Figure 2-6 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Configuration Guide

    Chapter 3. Configuration Guide MW150U 11N Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by Mercury Wireless Client Utility (MWCU) in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
  • Page 18 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. Profile Name - This shows the name of current selected configuration profile. The configuration of Profile name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management. Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.

  • Page 19: Profile Management

    Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide 3.1.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the MWCU and the next screen will appear (shown in F igure 3-2). The Profile Management screen provides tools to: Add a new profile Modify a profile Remove a profile Activate a Profile Import a Profile...
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Figure 3-3 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows. Figure 3-4 WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase...
  • Page 21 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5). None: No security (not recommended). NOTE: If the access point which the Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the S ecurity tab to allow association.
  • Page 22 Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router. • Ad-Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more MW150U wireless adapters. NOTE: An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Wireless Mode when Starting an A d Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes. This mode also allows the selection of the channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain.
  • Page 24 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide 3.1.2.3. Switch another Profile Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in F igure 3-2). Select the profile name required in the Profiles List. Click Activate. 3.1.2.4. Export a Profile From the Profile Management screen (shown in F igure 3-2), highlight the profile to export.
  • Page 25 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Figure 3-9 3.1.2.6. Scan Available Networks Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in F igure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide On the Profile Management screen (shown in F igure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. Figure 3-11 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add.

  • Page 27: Diagnostics

    Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide 3.1.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the Mercury Wireless Client Utility (MWCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received...

  • Page 28: For Windows Vista

    Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide 3.1.3.2. Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter. Figure 3-13 For Windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Right-click the icon in your system tray, then click Connect to a network. Figure 3-15 The following screen will show you available wireless networks. Highlight the one you want to join, and then click Connect. Figure 3-16 To continue, click Connect Anyway.
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Figure 3-17 If the connection is successful established, the following screen will appear, click close to finish the connection. Figure 3-18 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 31: For Windows 7

    Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide For Windows 7 Mercury Wireless Client Utility (MWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 – Configuration Guide Figure 3-20 If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3-21. Figure 3-21 Connecting 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4. Wps Configuration

    PIN method. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, choose Network Adapter and open the folder named MW150U. Then double-click WPS_Setup.exe, you will see the following page. Figure 4-1 Then, please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the WPS installation. After that, WPS function can be enabled.
  • Page 34 Chapter 4 - WPS Configuration Figure 4-2 Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-3 will appear. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-. Select Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 Secondly, press the WPS button of the adapter.
  • Page 35 Chapter 4 - WPS Configuration Figure 4-6 Figure 4-7 Then wait a minute until Figure 4-8 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 36: Pin Method

    Chapter 4 - WPS Configuration Figure 4-8 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the WPS by PIN method: Enter a PIN into your AP device. Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 4.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the...

  • Page 37: Enter The Pin From Your Ap Device

    Chapter 4 - WPS Configuration Figure 4-9 Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-8 will appear. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-10. Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter, click Connect.
  • Page 38 Chapter 4 - WPS Configuration Figure 4-11 When Figure 4-8 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. NOTE: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead. 11N Wireless USB Adapter...

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Specifications

    Appendix A - Specifications Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000/ Windows XP/ Windows Vista/ Windows 7 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps Radio Data Rate 11g: 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 150Mbps 11b: CCK,QPSK,BPSK; 11g: OFDM;...

  • Page 40: Appendix B: Glossary

    Appendix B - Glossary Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product 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 41 Appendix B - Glossary are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). 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.

  • Page 42: Copyright & Trademarks

    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 MERCURY COMMUNICATIONS (HK) LIMITED. Copyright © 2010 MERCURY COMMUNICATIONS (HK) LIMITED.

  • Page 43: 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 44: Ce Mark Warning

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction...

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