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  • Page 2 Canadian regulations. companies. Network Everywhere guarantees that every Wireless USB Adapter will be free from phys- ical defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase, when used within the limits set forth in the Specifications section of this User Guide.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Features Connect your USB-equipped desktop or notebook computer to a wireless net- work with the Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter. Save the trouble of Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network opening up the case of your desktop computer. To install, simply plug the Network Topology Wireless USB Adapter into any available USB port.

  • Page 4: Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only Chapter 2: Planning Your with the other computers on the wireless network, then the ad-hoc mode can be used. (See Figure 2-2.) Ad-hoc mode allows computers equipped with wire-...

  • Page 5: Chapter 3: About Usb

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Chapter 3: About USB USB Cabling There are two kinds of USB connectors, Type A and Type B. Type A is a rec- Overview tangular connector, and Type B is a square connector. USB, which is short for Universal Serial Bus, is a technology designed to make it easier to connect devices to computers.

  • Page 6: Chapter 4: Getting To Know The Wireless Usb Adapter

    Network Everywhere ® Wireless USB Adapter Chapter 4: Getting to Know the Chapter 5: Software Installation Wireless USB Adapter and Configuration for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 The Adapter’s Port and LEDs Overview The Wireless USB Adapter Setup Wizard will guide you through the installa- tion procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000.

  • Page 7: Setup Wizard Instructions For Windows 98Se, Me, And 2000

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® 3. The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a wireless mode. Click the Setup Wizard Instructions for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network using a wireless access 1.
  • Page 8 Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® 4. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc 6. For Windows 2000, you may be informed that a digital signature has not Mode, select the correct operating channel for your network. The channel been found (see Figure 5-7).

  • Page 9: Chapter 6: Hardware Installation

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Chapter 6: Hardware Installation Hardware Detection for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 After the Adapter has been physically connected to your computer, Windows Note to Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 users: You must run the Setup will detect the new hardware.

  • Page 10: Chapter 7: Driver Installation And Configuration For Windows Xp

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® 2. Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed Windows Logo test- Chapter 7: Driver Installation and ing. This is normal, and it has been verified that the Adapter does work with Windows XP.

  • Page 11: Windows Xp Wireless Zero Configuration

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® 3. If your access point has WEP encryption enabled, the screen in Figure 7-6 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration will appear. Enter the WEP key of your wireless network in the Network key field. Click the Connect button.

  • Page 12: Chapter 8: Using The Wlan Monitor For Windows 98Se, Me, And 2000

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Chapter 8: Using the WLA N Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Overview Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings.

  • Page 13: Site Survey

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Ad-Hoc Mode or Infrastructure Mode - The screen indicates whether the Site Survey Adapter is currently working in ad-hoc or infrastructure mode. The Site Survey screen displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks TCP/IP Setting available for connection.

  • Page 14: Profiles

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net- Profiles work, and click the Connect button. If the wireless network has WEP encryp- tion enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 8-5.

  • Page 15: Creating A New Profile

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in Creating a New Profile another location. Select the appropriate file, and click the Open button. 1. On the Profiles screen, click the New button to create a new profile.
  • Page 16 Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® 4. The Network Settings screen will appear. If your network has a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP). Click the Next button to continue, or click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Then go to Step 5.
  • Page 17 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless network and is compatible with Network Everywhere wireless products only. (If you have any non-Network Everywhere wireless products, enter the WEP key(s) manually on those products.)

  • Page 18: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? Appendix A: Troubleshooting It is one of the IEEE standards for wireless networks. The 802.11b standard allows wireless networking hardware from different manufacturers to commu- nicate, provided that the hardware complies with the 802.11b standard. The Common Problems and Solutions 802.11b standard states a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an oper-...
  • Page 19 Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® being carried by each access point and the distance of each access point to the Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air? wired backbone. Based on that information, the node next selects the right WLAN features two-fold protection in security.

  • Page 20: Appendix B: Glossary

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® DHCP supports static addresses for computers containing Web servers that Appendix B: Glossary need a permanent IP address. DNS - The domain name system (DNS) is the way that Internet domain name 802.11b - One of the IEEE standards for wireless networking hardware.
  • Page 21 Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each Roaming - In an infrastructure mode wireless network, this refers to the abili- other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infra-...

  • Page 22: Appendix C: Specifications

    Network Everywhere Wireless USB Adapter ® cient delivery over the network. UDP is known as a “connection-less” protocol Appendix C: Specifications due to NOT requiring the receiver of a packet to return an acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet (as opposed to TCP).

  • Page 23: Environmental

    NETWORK EVERYWHERE OFFERS CROSS SHIPMENTS, A FASTER -13ºF to 158ºF (-25ºC to 70ºC) PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT. NETWORK EVERYWHERE PAYS FOR UPS GROUND ONLY. ALL CUS- Operating Humidity 0% to 70%, Non-Condensing TOMERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...

  • Page 24: Appendix E: Contact Information

    ® Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the Wireless USB Adapter, con- tact Network Everywhere Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Technical Support 949-271-5470, M-F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (PST)
  • Page 25 : / / w w w. N e t wo r k E v e r y w h e r e . c o m © Copyright 2002 Network Everywhere, All Rights Reserved.

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