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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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 MAXNET.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: One WU 8702 - 1N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide One USB cable One Resource CD for...
Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing WU 8702 - 1N 150Mbps Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 1.3 LED Status Status Working Status The driver has not been installed. The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted Flashing Slowly or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.
Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, double-click My Computer , and then double-click the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open WU 8702 - 1N folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then you will see Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1...
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-4 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-6 Click OK to continue the Installation. Wait a while for the setup as shown in F igure 2-7. Figure 2-7 Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during...
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive. To continue, double-click My Computer , and then double-click the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Open WU 8702 - 1N folder, and double-click Setup.exe. Then you will see Figure 2-10.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 2-10 Soon, Figure 2-11 will display after a moment. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-11...
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 3. Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2-12. Figure 2-12 Note: For Windows Vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps (shown in F igure 2-13).
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Then you will see Figure 2-14. Click Finish to complete. Figure 2-14...
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-3 2. Edit the Security ta b Select the Security tab in the screen above, and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5).
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 3-6 Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list. • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter of the access point with which it associates. 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2 ), click Order Profiles…. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in F igure 3-11 ) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 3.1.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the Maxnet Wireless N-Lite 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...
Figure 3-13 3.2 For Windows Vista Maxnet Wireless N-Lite Client Utility (MWCU) is not available for Windows Vista. 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter SSID of your Access Point, take WU 8702-1N for example. Click Connect . Figure 3-15 Select A Network 3. Enter the passphrase, tak e 1234567890 for example. And then click Connect.
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WU 8702 – 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network. Figure 3-17 Connecting Click Close to finish. Figure 3-18 successfully Connected...
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-5 Figure 4-6 3. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-7 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-7 4.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the WPS by PIN method: 1) Enter a PIN into your AP device. 2) Enter the PIN from your AP device.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-8 2. Open the Router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then F igure 4-3 will appear. Click Add device, then you can see Figure 4-8 Select Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-8, click...
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Figure 4-10 When Figure 4-7 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.
WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wirele ss 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.
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WU 8702 - 1N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter 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.
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