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WIRELESS N

USB ADAPTER

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MAN-525503/525534-UM-0413-01

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  • Page 1: Usb Adapter

    WIRELESS N USB ADAPTER USER MANUAL MAN-525503/525534-UM-0413-01...
  • Page 2 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) and WEP, WPA and WPA2 data encryption. Manhattan is also proud to present these products with our Three-Year Warranty. For a complete list of country-specific warranties and their details, visit our website: manhattan-products.com/warranty.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 Initial Setup....................... 4 1.1 Installing the Driver and Utility..............4 1.2 Connecting to a Wireless Access Point............7 1.2.1 Using the Manhattan Utility..............7 1.2.2 Using the Windows AutoConfig (Zero Configuration) Tool....8 2 Configuration Utility..................11 2.1 General ....................12 2.2 Profile......................

  • Page 4: Initial Setup

    1 INITIAL SETUP The following software installation procedure represents Windows 7. Instructions and screen images are similar for all current Windows operating systems. NOTE: Before proceeding, uninstall any wireless adapter drivers or utilities that may have been previously loaded onto your PC. 1.1 Installing the Driver and Utility 1.
  • Page 5 5. Click Next again to begin the installation of the driver and utility. A Setup Status screen (below) will display to indicate the progress of the installation.
  • Page 6 6. A warning about an unverified publisher or missing logo testing may display. Select “Install this driver software anyway” (or “Continue Anyway” in XP) to proceed. 7. When the Complete screen displays, select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”...

  • Page 7: Connecting To A Wireless Access Point

    You have two options for connecting to a wireless access point (AP): • To take advantage of all the extra features and functions available in the Manhattan configuration utililty (which you just installed with the driver), follow the steps below in Section 1.2.1, then skip ahead to the Configuration chapter.

  • Page 8: Using The Windows Autoconfig (Zero Configuration) Tool

    3. Input the security setting required for the wireless network you are trying to connect to and click OK to start the network connection. 1.2.2 Using the Windows AutoConfig (Zero Configuration) Tool As mentioned in Section 1.2, this option simply lets you connect to a wireless AP, allowing you to skip the advanced Configuration chapter entirely.
  • Page 9 2. Click Connect to a network under “Network and Sharing Center.”   3. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click Connect.  ...
  • Page 10 4. If it’s an unnamed access point — that is, if the SSID (service set identification) of this wireless access point is hidden — you’ll be prompted to enter its name, which must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless AP you’re connecting to.

  • Page 11: Configuration Utility

    6. If you can see the screen below, the connection between your computer and wireless access point has been successfully established. Click Close to start the network connection.   2 CONFIGURATION UTILITY The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the  ...

  • Page 12: General

    2.1 General The initial utility screen that displays is General. As all the configuration screens do (Profile, Available Network, etc.), this screen presents you with several navigation and reference options. Refresh: Select to update the list of adapters in the network. Mode: There are two modes: Station and Access Point.

  • Page 13: Profile

    2.2 Profile This section is for managing the networks you connect to frequently. Available Profile(s): This shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection. You can add, remove, edit and duplicate the preferred networks or set one of the networks as the default connection. Add: Click to advance to the next screen and create a new profile.
  • Page 14 This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used: This option should not be activated in a standard home environment. Only if you indeed wish to create a wireless peer-to-peer network do you need to activate this option. Profile Name: Enter a recognizable name so you can identify different networks.

  • Page 15: Available Network

    Data Encryption: Options are “WEP,” “TKIP” and “AES.” Select the correct value for the wireless network you wish to connect to. ASCII / Passphrase: These two options only apply to WEP encryption. To connect to a network that is protected by WEP encryption, you need to specify whether you type in the key in ASCII format or as a passphrase.

  • Page 16: Status

    Available Network(s): This list shows all information of the available wireless networks within the range of your adapter (SSID, Channel, Encryption, etc.). To connect to any network on the list, select it and double-click. Refresh: Click to update the Available Networks list. It’s recommended that you refresh the list any time you change the connection network.

  • Page 17: Pin Input Configuration

    PIN. 2. Find the PIN code on your Manhattan wireless utility screen — circled in red in the example above — and enter that PIN code into the configuration of your wireless router.

  • Page 18: Pushbutton Configuration (Pbc)

    2.5.2 Push Button Config (PBC) The PBC method connects the Manhattan wireless adapter to your wireless network with the push of a button. Simply speaking, you first press the WPS button on the router, then within 2 minutes you press the WPS button on the wireless adapter.
  • Page 19 2 minutes, this error will display. Click OK to get back to the previous window and repeat the procedure 4. If all goes well, you’ll see the General tab of the Manhattan wireless utility indicating an active wireless connection.

  • Page 20: Using The Wireless Adapter As As Access Point

    Access Point and Virtual Wi-Fi modes are further explained below. 2. Access Point — When this mode is enabled, your Manhattan wireless adapter turns into an access point for other wireless clients, even allowing them to connect to the Internet using your computer as a wireless router.
  • Page 21 Network Name (SSID): Every wireless network broadcasts an identification name, allowing wireless clients such as laptops, smartphones or tablet PCs to see which network they are connecting to. Enter the name of the wireless network you wish to create.
  • Page 22 As soon as wireless clients connect to the newly created access point, the Manhattan wireless utility shows them in its Association Table (below).
  • Page 23 The main configuration screen has two additional options as indicated by the red and blue arrows below. IP Address: This is the IP address which your newly created access point uses. Normally there is no need to change this value. Setting Internet Connection Sharing (ICS): To share an existing Internet connection among the wireless clients, activate this option.

  • Page 24: Virtual Wi-Fi Mode

    2.6.2 Virtual Wi-Fi Mode The setup of Virtual Wi-Fi is nearly identical to that of Access Point mode. The main differences are that a) you activate this mode while the wireless adapter is in Station mode; and b) that your wireless adapter operates as a wireless client and wireless AP at the same time.
  • Page 26 © IC Intracom. All rights reserved Manhattan is a trademark of IC Intracom, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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