THOMSON TG123g User Manual

THOMSON TG123g User Manual

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TG123g USB
Wireless Adapter
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 TG123g USB Wireless Adapter User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 4 EN 301 489-1 V1.6.1: (2005-09) Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1 (2002-08) Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services;...
  • Page 5 [Dutch] essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG. Hawnhekk, [isem tal-manifattur], jiddikjara li dan [il-mudel tal-prodott] jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet Malti essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. [Maltese] Alulírott, [gyártó neve] nyilatkozom, hogy a [... típus] megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek Magyar és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction....................................... 1 Overview of this User’s Guide................................1 Unpacking and Setup ....................................3 Unpacking......................................3 Setup ........................................3 Hardware Installation....................................5 LED Indicator ....................................... 5 Check the installation.................................... 5 Software Installation ....................................7 Windows Vista Installation................................... 7 Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Installation ............................
  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this TG123g USB Wireless Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.
  • Page 9: Unpacking And Setup

    This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: One TG123g USB Wireless Adapter One Driver & Utility CD-ROM If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    TG123g USB Wireless Adapter is access the wireless network. Check the installation The LED of the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter is clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1. When connected to the USB port and the driver were installed, the LNK LED will start blinking, and it means that the device is starting to scan an 802.11g...
  • Page 13: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter. Before insert the USB Dongle into USB port of your computer, please install the Utility Program first. Make sure that the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter is NOT inserted into the USB slot.
  • Page 14 2. The Install Shield Wizard screen will appear. Click “Next” to continue. 3. Click “Finish” to finish the installation.
  • Page 15: Windows 98Se/Me/2000/Xp Installation

    Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Installation Insert the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver and the utility. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to proceed the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type “D:\Setup\Setup.exe”...
  • Page 16 5. The Install Shield Wizard screen will appear. Click “Next” to continue. 6. Click “Finish” to finish the installation.
  • Page 17 7. Plug-in your TG123g USB Wireless Adapter into your computer’s USB port. 8. You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the utility installation and plugged the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter. When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected...
  • Page 19: Software Configuration

    SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION Windows Vista Wireless setting The user can configure the wireless setting using the Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the system tray. Link Info This is the default screen after launching the Utility program. Status: Shows the associated BSSID, which can be used to identify the wireless access point.
  • Page 20: Configuration

    Signal Strength of Percentage: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter with the Access Point. TX/RX: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on the number of packets transmitted and received. It also shows the link quality of the Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter with the Access Point when operation under Infrastructure mode.
  • Page 21: Site Survey

    Authentication: The following options are available: Open System, Shared key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA EAP-TLS and WPA2 EPA-TLS. Select Open System, Shared Key for WEP data encryption feature. Open System and Shared Key require the users to set a WEP key to exchange data with other wireless clients that have the same WEP key.
  • Page 22: Profile

    Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients and Access Points) that are within range. Select any one of the wireless networks by double-clicking on it or clicking on the “Connect” button. Click the “Refresh” button to scan for available networks. Profile Profile- The user can create and manage the created profiles for home, work or public areas.
  • Page 23: About

    About This screen displays information about the 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Adapter, such as the Driver and Utility version. When a new version of the utility becomes available for upgrade, users will be able to identify by version numbers. Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Wireless setting Windows®...
  • Page 24: Link Info

    Type, the Encryption type, the SSID and the Signal Strength. Configuration This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment.
  • Page 25 SSID: The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another; so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group name must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID.
  • Page 26: Advanced

    Preamble and header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11b). At the receiver, the Preamble and header are processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput.
  • Page 27 Shared Key/Open System Network Key: Choose the encryption way, either in HEX or ASCII formats, and enter the password in the blank space. Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key: If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric).
  • Page 28 WPA / WPA2 WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the second generation of WPA; providing enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi user with a high level of assurance that only authorized user can access their wireless networks. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard and is eligible for FIPS 140-2 compliant.
  • Page 29: Site Survey

    Site Survey Available Network The screen shows all the Wireless LAN devices around your Wireless LAN USB Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. You can click the “Refresh” button to find the new wireless LAN devices, and double-click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.
  • Page 30: About

    “Remove” to remove the existing profile. Connect: Choose a profile name in the “Available Profiles” and click “Connect” to activate the existing profile. About The About section shows you the TG123g USB Wireless Adapter information, it shows MAC address, Utility Version, Driver Version, Regulatory Domain.
  • Page 31: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.11g, USB 2.0, 1.1, 1.0 Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b -- DSSS IEEE 802.11g -- OFDM Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -68dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate) 11Mbps: Typical -83dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) Frequency Range 2412 MHz –...

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