MSI MS-6861, User Manual

Page 1: ...i MSI US54G MS 6861 Wireless 11g USB 2 0 Stick User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ion with any other antenna or transmitter 4 Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNA TIONAL We take every care in the preparation of this document but no guarantee is given as to the corr...

Page 3: ...s and warnings on the equipment should be noted 6 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 7 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The ...

Page 4: ...r 4 Wireless Network Utility describes the MSI Wireless Network Utility that lets you configure your product to connect the network quickly and easily Chapter 5 Networking Basic helps you to build your network and share resources over the network Please note that the setting diagrams or values in this guide are FOR YOUR REFER ENCE ONLY The actual settings and values depend on your system and netwo...

Page 5: ...Wireless Network Utility 12 4 1 Introduction 12 4 1 1 The MSI Wireless LAN Icon 12 4 1 2 Changing the Control Setting for Windows XP only 14 4 2 Networking 16 4 2 1 Infrastructure Mode 16 4 2 2 Ad hoc Mode 19 4 3 Encryption 22 4 4 Status 24 4 5 Information 25 5 Networking Basics 26 5 1 Checking the Network Elements 26 5 2 Computer Identification 27 5 3 Configuring a Dynamic Fixed IP Address 29 5 4...

Page 6: ...02 11g or 11 5 5 2 1Mbps IEEE802 11b With US54G you can roam between conference room and office without being disconnected the LAN cables in addition sharing files and printers can be easy tasks The US54G is available to Microsoft Windows operating sys tems Windows XP 2000 and can be integrated into network ing with either Ad hoc mode computer to computer without an Access Point or Infrastructure ...

Page 7: ...duration of a communications session Users in the network can share files print to a shared printer and access the Internet with a shared modem In this kind of network new devices can be quickly added however users can only communicate with other wireless LAN comput ers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup and are within range 1 2 How US54G Works US54G Wireless 11g USB 2 0 Stick US54G Wireless ...

Page 8: ...dwidth utilization Additionally the Access Point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources such as Internet email file transfer and printer sharing The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad hoc networking US54G Wireless 11g USB 2 0 Stick US54G Wire...

Page 9: ...ps Operating USA Canada 11 channels 1 11 Channels Europe 13 channels 1 13 Japan 14 channels 1 14 Spain 2 channels 10 11 France 4 channels 10 13 Media Access Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Protocol DSSS with ACK Security Hardware 64 128 bit WEP TKIP Encryption AES OCB 802 1x support for WPA Range Up to 400m outdoor Antenna Chip Antenna Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Environment...

Page 10: ... higher 1 5 Package Contents Unpack the package and check all the items carefully If any item contained is damaged or missing please contact your local dealer as soon as possible Also keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future The package should contain the following items One Wireless 11g USB 2 0 Stick US54G One USB cable 45cm Type A One Neck Strap One Quic...

Page 11: ...6 1 6 Product View USB Connector LED GREEN ON US54G is connected to the computer Flashing US54G is transmitting data over the network Cover ...

Page 12: ...for your US54G including how to install and remove the USB stick Hardware Installation 2 1 Connecting US54G The hardware installation for US54G is simply plugging it into an available USB port on your desktop notebook computer Connection 1 USB Port Connecting US54G ...

Page 13: ...own the system Note DO NOT remove US54G while trans ferring data the LED is flashing Please close the communica tion programs or stop the task before removing it 2 2 Removing US54G Connection 2 If necessary you can connect the provided USB cable to your computer and connect US54G to the cable Removting US54G USB Cable ...

Page 14: ...tep to finish the installation Please NOTE that your US54G should be installed into the computer before installing the driver and utility Then the operating system will detect a new device and start to configure the new device Click Cancel here to start installation from the InstallShield Wizard Click Your Wireless LAN adapter type ...

Page 15: ... your CD drive in the Open box and click OK to launch the Setup program manually The main screen of Setup program will appear as below Click the Install Software button Step 1 Click The welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard appears Click Next Read and accept the License Agreement then click Next In the following window enter the user s information User Name Organization in the respective fields t...

Page 16: ...ill copy the necessary files to the system The progress indicator shows the installing status MSI Wireless LAN icon Click Finish when the installation is completed The MSI Wire less LAN icon will appear in the status area Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 17: ... convenient and powerful utility that allows you to set up configure and know your networking status easily and clearly 4 1 Introduction The MSI Wireless LAN icon Not connected to the network Connected to the network Receiving transmitting data from to the network When you move the mouse over the icon it shows the current connection information 4 1 1 ...

Page 18: ...itch to Gateway Mode optional If your MSI wireless LAN adapter supports Software Gateway function you can see this item in the sub menu and which allows you to use your MSI wireless adapter as a virtual gateway For details refer to the MSI Software AP Gateway User s Guide Open Network Connections Select to open the Network Connections window View Available Wireless Networks Launch the utility to c...

Page 19: ...ur MSI wireless adapter it is recommended to use the MSI Wireless Network Utility to control your wireless LAN Click Double click To change the control setting 1 Right click the MSI Wireless LAN icon and select the Open Network Connections option 2 In the Network Connections window double click the Wireless Network Connection icon to bring up the following dialog window ...

Page 20: ...e Properties window will appear as below Uncheck this option Click 4 Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option Then click OK 5 Now you can use MSI Wireless Network Utility to configure your network ...

Page 21: ...ess net work you are configuring requires that you authenticate using your personal credentials check Authenticate using profile and select the profile to use for authentication from the drop down list at the right You must have already configured a profile appropriate for authenticating onto this network When you check Authenticate using profile MSI utility performs an 802 1X authentication using...

Page 22: ...want and then click Configure to set up the selected network You can click Refresh to search the available Access Points in the network again Click Only the network administrator can change the SSID and WEP settings in the Association window if you have problem of accessing the network please ask the administrator for help 3 Setup the Network Key if needed in the Wireless Network Key WEP field acc...

Page 23: ...r in the Preferred Networks field If it contains two or more networks in the list you can use Move up Move down to set the priority 5 Click OK to complete the configuration and an icon indicating connected to the network will appear in the status area Click ...

Page 24: ...ble wireless adapter If you want to use the network in Ad hoc mode All the computers connected should be set to Ad hoc mode The computers have the same SSID network name setting To configure the settings 1 Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window Then click Advanced Click Click ...

Page 25: ...to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used option and click OK to enable the Ad hoc mode 2 You can build up the Ad hoc network by clicking Add in the Preferred Networks field Click Enter a Network Name SSID IMPORTANT Check this to enable Ad hoc mode Setup the WEP settings for your need Click ...

Page 26: ...gnated administrator of the network Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Network Connection window connected 5 Click OK to complete the configuration and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area Click Select ...

Page 27: ...ransfer speed for best perfor mance and longest range automatically Radio Set to On to activate the radio SSID Means Service Set Identifier a unique name shared among all points in a wireless network It must be identical for all points in the network Then the card will be able to connect to an access point with the same SSID Click Advance and you can get more information about the LAN traffic stat...

Page 28: ...tions are Long It is set to 144 bits Short It is set to 72 bits Auto The card supports an auto detection feature it will automatically select the Preamble Type depending on the Access Point Preamble Type if this option is selected Country Display the country that you are in read only Power save The card will turn into power save mode when idle Band Display the information of current band It is not...

Page 29: ...er name and Pasword that provided by the server TLS TLS requires that both user and authentication server have certificates for mutual authentication While TLS is cryptographically strong it requires that the cor poration that deploys it maintain a certificate infrastruc ture for all of its users Protected EAP PEAP is a suitable protocol for perform ing secure authentications against Windows domai...

Page 30: ...25 In the Information tab you can get some information about the manufacturer hardware and software 4 5 Information Your Wireless LAN adapter model ...

Page 31: ... IP File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks To check the required elements are installed in the system you can 1 Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window 3 Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu 4 The Wireless Network Connection...

Page 32: ...elong to this workgroup Enter some information for reference 5 2 Computer Identification Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name if you had previously given your Windows 2000 XP computer s name 1 Right click My Computer icon on your Windows desktop and click Properties from the shortcut menu ...

Page 33: ...rs as below Enter a Computer Name select Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup Please NOTE that each computer s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion 5 Click OK to save changes Enter a name for your computer less than 15 characters without space Enter the name of the workgroup ...

Page 34: ... Panel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window 3 Right click the USB Wireless Network Adapter icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu 4 When the Wireless Network Connection Proper ties window appears choose General tab and select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties to bring up the Internet Protocol TCP IP ...

Page 35: ...ollowing IP address option Then enter an IP address into the empty field Suggested IP Address Range is 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 and suggested Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask Check this 6 Click OK to complete the configuration 5 a Configuring a dynamic IP address 5 b Configuring a fixed IP address ...

Page 36: ... and Default Gateway are correct 1 Go to Start Run 2 Type cmd in the Open box and click OK 3 A DOS prompt window appears Type ipconfig all and press Enter to display IP information Type cmd here Your Wireless LAN adapter model 5 4 Checking TCP IP Address ...

Page 37: ...n box and click OK 3 A DOS prompt window appears Type ping 210 59 147 160 or any URL address which is the IP address of the Gateway in this case and press Enter You will get reply if the pinging is successful 5 5 Checking Connection by Pinging ...

Page 38: ...f you had previ ously given your Windows 2000 XP computers names Fol low the steps below to share specific files and folders with other computers on your network 1 On your Windows desktop right click My Network Place icon and select Properties from the shortcut menu 2 You will configure your computers network settings in this dialog It is also available through the Network icon in the Control Pane...

Page 39: ...hich means you can share a folder that both you and your family member colleague needs to access occasionally You can also share your CD ROM drive for others to use if your other computers do not have one Both of these processes are the same Only the disk drives and folders that you specifically identify as shared will be accessible to other computers on your network 8 Locate the disk drive or fol...

Page 40: ... field is optional which can be used to further de scribe the disk drive or folder for others in the network Access Type This option allows you to designate how much someone else can do with this shared disk drive or folder Setting options are Read Only only allows others to look at or open the files in the disk drive or folder Full allows others to read write open save copy move and even delete f...

Page 41: ...may do so by double clicking the My Network Place icon on your Windows desktop or inside Windows Explorer 13 Navigate to the computer with the shared disk drive or folder recognized by the Computer Name you provided and double click it If you specified a password when sharing this disk drive or folder you will be asked for the password 14 You can access a disk drive of folder shared over the netwo...