Hawking H-WU300, User Manual

Page 1: ...H WU300 IEEE 802 11b Mini Wireless USB Adapter ...

Page 2: ...s B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operat...

Page 3: ...CT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION Hawking Technology makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness ...

Page 4: ...__________________________________22 3 4 Basic Setting for Infrastructure Mode _______________________________23 3 5 Basic Setting for 802 11Ad Hoc Mode Ad Hoc Mode ___________________24 3 6 Advanced Settings________________________________________________26 3 7 Encryption Function______________________________________________27 3 8 Remove your 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter___________________________29...

Page 5: ...guide will instruct you how to install your device and configure it for your specific application The manual will also teach you about the IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN standard and how it works This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product Please keep this manual for future reference ...

Page 6: ... WLAN USB Adapter one CD and one Quick Start Guide a One 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter b One Software CD including 1 Utility Driver Installation Software 2 Acrobat Reader 3 User Manual PDF File c Quick Start Guide If any of the items mentioned above are damaged or missing please contact your distributor ...

Page 7: ...eless connection up to 11 Mbps 2 IEEE802 11b DSSS standard for 2 4 GHz Wireless LAN 3 Plug and Play installation 4 Solid design with an integrated antenna 5 Full mobility and seamless cell to cell roaming 6 Automatic scale back at per packet level 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter supports 1 Automatic load balancing for optimized bandwidth 2 Advanced power management 3 Windows98SE ME 2000 XP XP 2nd edition...

Page 8: ... installing 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter you can connect your computer to a A Peer to Peer Workgroup of IEEE802 11b compliant wireless devices b A LAN Local Area Network constructed by Access Point s or other IEEE802 11b compliant systems c Share your Internet access by using just one connection share printers and other peripheral devices share data and image files between networked PCs play multi pla...

Page 9: ...d alike B Cooperate LAN Local Area Networking With some 802 11b WLAN USB Adapters and Access Points it is easy to construct a LAN with access to the Internet for corporate business use The construction is quite easy the 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter and Access Point will automatically work at the most suitable frequency when your Access Point is correctly configured In addition most manufacturers will ...

Page 10: ...d style your living and working space In addition in some areas where is hard or expensive to connect to wired networks such as historic buildings classrooms or mobile connectivity then you can count on wireless networking Flexible Workgroups and Lower Cost For workspaces that are frequently reconfigured for temporarily use such as demo in exhibitions wireless networking is easy to set up of lower...

Page 11: ... Insert the installation CD It automatically starts the setup program for WLAN Utility and Driver 2 Follow the installation wizard to complete the software installation process 3 Connect the Mini Wireless USB Adapter to the USB port of your computer or laptop ...

Page 12: ...uest the original Windows CD during the installation process When the installation is finished you ll have to restart your computer Windows Me Please restart your computer when the installation is finished Windows 2000 XP Select Install the software automatically when the window with this option appears and then click Next to continue installation Note In Windows XP it is recommended that you use ...

Page 13: ...k the shortcut icon The IEEE 802 11b WLAN Utility window appears You can also see a small red icon in Windows System Tray 2 Select Site Survey tab From the list you can check the informations of each network and then choose one network to join Disconnected ...

Page 14: ...s 4 In the LAN Status tab you can check the Access Point SSID Access Point MAC Signal Strength and Signal Quality of the connected network Once connected the Status Icon in the Windows System Tray will then change the color accordingly 5 For details of each tab in IEEE802 11b WLAN Utility please read User s Guide Chapter 4 ...

Page 15: ...ection the following steps should be executed 1 Install the software by using the installation CD 2 Install the 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter 3 Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network Mostly you will need to set the TCP IP protocol The product is designed to operate under Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP XP 2nd edition subject to availability and Windows CE subject to availabilit...

Page 16: ...iver Utility before inserting the Mini WLAN USB Adapter 1 Insert the installation CD Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive The setup program automatically starts 2 Click Next Select Install IEEE802 11b WLAN Driver and Utility and then click Next to go on the installation 3 Click Next ...

Page 17: ...ck Next The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box Click Next to go on to Step 7 You may change the default folder by clicking Browse to select the destination folder you prefer go on to Step 6 Click Next to go to the next screen ...

Page 18: ...17 6 Select the Program Folder and click Next 7 Click Next 8 Click Yes You are asked whether to add an IEEE802 11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop Click Yes to create one ...

Page 19: ...the following message will be prompted to automatically enter the Acrobat Reader installation screen Please follow the instructions to complete the Acrobat Reader installation 10 Click Finish The installation is complete 11 After the software installation connect the Mini Wireless USB Adapter to your PC notebook PC ...

Page 20: ...ave to restart your computer 2 Windows Me Please check with the network administrator for the values of the settings Please restart your computer when the installation is finished 3 Windows 2000 Please check with the network administrator for the values of the settings Select Install the software automatically when the window with this option appears and then click Next to continue installation 4 ...

Page 21: ...he Utility please follow the steps below to disable the Windows XP Zero Configuration 1 Go to Control Panel and double click Network Connections 2 Right click Wireless Network Connection of 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter and select Properties 3 Select Wireless Networks tab and uncheck the check box of Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings and then click OK ...

Page 22: ...d see your 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter in the list Right click this Adapter and choose Properties Step 3 From the Device status you should see the line This device is working properly If instead you see error messages displayed please uninstall this Adapter right click this Adapter from the Network adapters list and choose Uninstall Restart your PC and go through the installation process again 3 Wind...

Page 23: ...abs LAN Status Setting Site Survey Link Information Diagnostic and About The definition of the color of the Utility icon is as follows Connected Green Low quality Yellow Disconnected Red In Ad Hoc mode in one workgroup the Channel and SSID of each station must be the same therefore they can communicate with each other within the local LAN properly Moreover all connected computers should have the s...

Page 24: ... SSID is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network You will only be able to connect with an Access Point AP which has the same SSID Note that the SSID will be case sensitivity Channel is not active in Infrastructure Mode Profiles allows you to save five sets of default settings After entering the values of the settings SSID Network Type Channel etc set a name in t...

Page 25: ... standard Therefore we recommend you to select the 802 11 Ad Hoc mode Please note that 802 11 Ad Hoc mode and Ad Hoc mode are not compatible If you select the 802 11 Ad Hoc mode then all computers of your workgroup should be set as the 802 11 Ad Hoc vice versa with the Ad Hoc mode A 802 11 Ad Hoc Please follow the procedures below to set the 802 11 Ad Hoc 1 Select Setting tab 2 Select 802 11 Ad Ho...

Page 26: ...Hoc Mode Please follow the procedures below to set the Ad Hoc Mode 1 Select the Setting tab 2 Select Ad Hoc for Network Type 3 Select the correct channel The channel of all computers in one workgroup must be the same 4 Press the Apply button Channel shows radio channel numbers used for networking Channel number must be the same between stations so computers can communicate in the same local LAN It...

Page 27: ...Regarding the transmission rate there are four options A Fully Auto Default B Fixed 11Mbps C Fixed 5 5Mbps D Auto 1 or 2 Mbps You may select and change transmission rate by clicking the pull down button If you enable the Power Saving mode the 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter can work with low power consumption but the throughput may slow down ...

Page 28: ... must enable this function for all computers of your network and the WEP key needs to be the same for all IEEE802 11b stations Follow the steps below to set your WEP Required Mode 1 Select one mode from the drop down menu of WEP required Mode and set the WEP key Four modes are available A Manual 64 bits ASCII B Manual 128 bits ASCII C Manual 64 bits D Manual 128 bits 2 Press Apply button when fini...

Page 29: ...28 b Select Manual 128 bits ASCII and enter a 13 digit WEP Key c Select Manual 64 bits and enter a 10 digit WEP Key d Select Manual 128 bits and enter a 26 digit WEP Key ...

Page 30: ... Wireless USB Adapter you can unplug and remove your 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter directly Note When removing the 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter you will lose your connection to the network Make sure you have closed all files and network applications such as e mail prior to removing the Mini Wireless USB Adapter ...

Page 31: ...ity Driver 1 Make sure the Utility is closed 2 Open Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs IEEE802 11bWLAN Utility Remove 3 Follow the uninstall wizard to complete the uninstallation 4 Click Finish when uninstallation is completed ...

Page 32: ...structure Mode to access to the Microsoft Network Neighborhood folder to find other on line computers x You can see the status of the Link Quality and Signal Strength under the LAN status page 2 802 11 Ad Hoc Mode Ad Hoc Mode x The station Name and MAC address of your station will appear if you choose the 802 11 Ad Hoc Mode or Ad Hoc Mode x Double click the right name to display the content of you...

Page 33: ...ent Connection State Wireless Network Adapter IP Address Wireless Network Adapter Subnet Mask and Wireless Network Adapter Default Gateway 4 3 Site Survey Tab This tab gives you all the information of each Access Point within the communication range so that you can select the Access Point with the strongest signal for better performance ...

Page 34: ...dware firmware and software of your 802 11b WLAN USB Adapter In case of any errors occur please click View Error details button and print it out to present to your dealer or distributor 4 5 About Tab This tab provides you the version information of Firmware Driver and Utility ...

Page 35: ...re described below to display the other computers 1 Double click My Network Places to display all stations in your Microsoft Windows Network Group 2 To display other workgroups in the network environment double click Entire Network 3 If there is a second network operating system running in your network environment for example a Novell NetWare network the Entire Network window will also display ava...

Page 36: ...logged onto the same wireless network If you want to share your folder My Documents with other computers of the wireless network please highlight the folder My Documents and drag it to Shared Documents folder Sharing files in the IEEE802 11b wireless network is the same as sharing files on a wired network ...

Page 37: ...1 Double click the My Network Places icon and then double click the computer where the shared folder is located 2 Double click the folder you want to connect to 3 Now you may open the needed file s Note If a password is required Windows will prompt a password column to you You will then need to enter the password that has been assigned to this shared folder ...

Page 38: ...n voltage 5V 10 Power consumption Transmission mode 250mA Max Receives mode 250mA Max Power saving mode 100mA Max Multipath delay 125ns at 11Mbps 250ns at 5 5Mbps Output power 13 17dBm Operation range Indoor 35 100 meter 11Mbps Estimated Outdoor 300 meter 11Mbps Estimated Sensitivity PER 0 08 11Mbps 84dBm 5 5Mbps 86dBm 2Mbps 88dBm 1Mbps 90dBm Operation system Windows 98SE Me 2K XP and XP 2nd editi...

Page 39: ...STD T66 RCR STD 33 Japan subject to customer s request Media access protocol CSMA CA with ACK LED indicator WLAN LED indicates networking activity Off Power Off Blinking The USB adapter is powered on but no wireless connection is made yet Steady Green Wireless connection is linked Antenna Alone device single antenna User friendly 1 1 meters USB extension cable to extend connection ...

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