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802.11b/g wifi finder & usb adapter
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FA-1200G
802.11b/g WiFi Finder & USB Adapter
User's Manual
Version: 1.0
(JAN 2006)

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  • Page 1 FA-1200G 802.11b/g WiFi Finder & USB Adapter User’s Manual Version: 1.0 (JAN 2006)
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT © Copyright 2005/2006 by Vunex Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Vunex Technology Corp Vunex Technology Corp makes no representations or warranties, either...
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FA-1200G 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. FA-1200G generates, uses, and...
  • Page 4 Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety FA-1200G is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment.
  • Page 5 The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not Intended for Use None.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ................. 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS ............... 1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..............BUTTON FUNCTIONS OF FA-1200G ......... 3 HOW TO CHARGE FA-1200G ..........4 HOW TO USE FA-1200G ............5 HOW TO INSTALL DRIVER AND UITILIY ........ 7 HOW TO CONFIGURE VUNEX WLAN UTILITY ....... 13 6.1 WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUS ..........

  • Page 7: Introduction

    No battery is necessary because its built-in rechargeable Li-Polymer battery recharges each time FA-1200G (power-on) is plug into any USB port (until the battery is full). FA-1200G is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard, which acts as a wireless network adapter suitable for any laptop or desktop computer.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: FA-1200G Wi-Fi Finder and USB Adapter x 1 Quick Installation Guide x1 Software CD-Rom (Driver/Utility/Manual) x1 USB Extension Cable x1 If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

  • Page 9: Button Functions Of Fa-1200G

    2 BUTTON FUNCTIONS OF FA-1200G Power Switch(On/Off/Charge) Prev Next DETECT...

  • Page 10: How To Charge Fa-1200G

    Battery strength indicator is animated when the FA-1200G is being recharged “Link/Act” blinks when FA-1200G is being used as a wireless USB adapter to surf the internet. 2. FA-1200G will automatically stop charging when the battery is full;...

  • Page 11: How To Use Fa-1200G

    4 HOW TO USE FA-1200G 1. Switch “ON” FA-1200G, and a welcome screen appears. 2. After the welcome screen appears, FA-1200G will automatically enter scanning mode to detect Wi-Fi signals. At scanning mode, LCM will display the total number of non-encrypted and encrypted Wi-Fi signals detected 3.
  • Page 12 The symbols displayed on the LCM are as follows: i. INFRA indicates an infrastructure mode signal; and ADHOC indicates an Adhoc mode signal. ii. “g” indicates a 802.11g wireless signal; “b” indicates a 802.11b wireless signal. iii. Signal strength is indicated by 1 to 5 bars (5 being fully charged).

  • Page 13: How To Install Driver And Uitiliy

    5 HOW TO INSTALL DRIVER AND UTILITY Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/2003 Server.) Note3: If you have previously installed the Wireless PC Card...
  • Page 14 B) If you want to install to another directory, click “Browse” to select a different location, and then, click “Next”. C) Click “Continue Anyway” to complete the installation.
  • Page 15 Install the USB Adapter A) Plug the USB Adapter into the USB port on your computer. B) When “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. C) Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will begin to install the USB adapter.
  • Page 16 D) Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
  • Page 17 III. Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter, double-click on the Vunex WLAN icon in the system tray. For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wireless clients. If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter, please follow one of the methods as below.

  • Page 19: How To Configure Vunex Wlan Utility

    6 HOW TO CONFIGURE VUNEX WLAN UTILITY The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure FA-1200G 802.11g Wireless LAN USB adapter and monitors the link status during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running.

  • Page 20: Wireless Connection Status

    Wireless Connection Status When you open Vunex 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 device with the highest signal strength. From the screen, you may know all the information about the wireless connection.
  • Page 21 Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point – Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP. Please refer to Section 6.5 for the AP settings. Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB adapter. Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations nearby.

  • Page 22: General Connection Settings

    General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the wireless connection setting, Encryption Setting of the USB adapter and other advanced functions.
  • Page 23 Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations.
  • Page 24 Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect. Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect each other.

  • Page 25: Wep And Wpa Encryption

    WEP and WPA Encryption WEP is an data encryption algorithm, which protects Wireless LAN data in the network against eavesdropping. WEP has been found that it has some security problems. The adapter supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) that combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies.

  • Page 26: Wpa Setting

    Parameter Description Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. 128-bit –...
  • Page 27 Parameter Description Connect Information It is the setting for WPA mode. Protocol This adapter supports two kind of protocol for authentication including TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP requires a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server. PEAP requires a set of user name and password in addition.

  • Page 28: Advanced Settings

    Parameter Description WEP Key If the AP uses WEP data encryption function, please clcik “WEP KEY SETTING“ to setup the WEP key. WEP KEY SETTING Setup the four sets of WEP key by clicking the button. Change/Apply Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the WPA setting. In the meantime, the button will change to “Apply“...
  • Page 29 Parameter Description User Interface Select the display language of the utility. Two languages are enabled: English and Chinese. Country Roaming IEEE 802.11d (Country Roaming) is a standard that enable the wireless devices work at the proper transmission power and radio channel regulated by the country where the user is located.

  • Page 30: Software Ap Mode

    Software AP Mode This adapter can run as a wireless AP. The relative configurations of the AP including channel, SSID, MAC Address Filtering, WEP encryption and so on are described as follows. 6.5.1 AP Connection Status Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point –...

  • Page 31: Ap General Connection Settings

    6.5.2. TX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by the AP successfully. RX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are received by the AP successfully. 6.5.2 AP General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the AP connection setting, Encryption Setting and other advanced functions.
  • Page 32 11Mbps so that there are two options including “1, 2 Mbps“ and “1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps” you can select. Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically.
  • Page 33 Parameter Description Fragement The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size 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.

  • Page 34: Mac Address Filter

    6.5.3 MAC Address Filter Parameter Description Filter Type Disable – Disable the MAC Address filter function. Accept – Only the wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table can connect to the AP. Reject – The wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table will be rejected to connect to the AP.

  • Page 35: Trouble Shooting

    7 Trouble Shooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 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.
  • Page 36 4. What is Ad-hoc？ An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN adapter, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. 5.
  • Page 37 11. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air？ WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling. On the software side, WLAN series offer the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and Access Control.

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