Planex GW-US54Mini, User Manual

Page 1: ...Planex Communications Inc 2 4GHz IEEE 802 11g 54Mbps WLAN Mini USB 2 0 Adapter GW US54Mini ...

Page 2: ...rdware Installation 9 3 3 1 Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE ME 9 3 3 2 Hardware Installation for Windows 2000 XP 10 Chapter 4 Configuration of the GW US54Mini Adapter 14 4 1 Use the GW US54Mini Utility 14 4 1 1 Status Tab 15 4 1 2 Setting Tab 16 4 1 3 Security Tab 18 4 1 4 Advanced Setting Tab 19 4 1 5 Information Tab 20 Chapter 5 Uninstallation 21 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 22 Chapter 7 Glo...

Page 3: ...cation Low power consumption 64 and 128 bit WEP encryption WPA PSK capable User friendly easy installation and universal plug and play Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN s augments existing networks quickly and easily Supports various operating systems Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Chapter 2 Package Contents Please check each item below carefully If any of listed items appears to...

Page 4: ...ng in order to install the adapter Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP CD ROM original Windows installation CD ROM or diskettes Minimum 500 Kbytes free disk space for the installation of GW US54Mini driver and utility 3 2 Driver Installation for Windows This section describes the installation procedures of the GW US54Mini driver for the Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP operating systems Note Before you start the i...

Page 5: ...oose English and click Install Driver Utility to start the installation If it does not run the CD ROM path EN utility setup exe program 3 When the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PCI GW US54Mini Wireless Mini USB Dongle screen appears click Next to continue 4 The Choose Destination Location screen shows you the default destination which is chosen by the utility Click Next to continue ...

Page 6: ...6 5 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 7: ...oose English and click Install Driver Utility to start the installation If it does not run the CD ROM path EN utility setup exe program 3 When the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PCI GW US54Mini Wireless Mini USB Dongle screen appears click Next to continue 4 The Choose Destination Location screen shows you the default destination which is chosen by the utility Click Next to continue ...

Page 8: ...8 5 Click Finish to continue ...

Page 9: ... of the following steps STEP 1 Find an available USB port on your computer STEP 2 Insert the GW US54Mini with its label facing up into the USB port on your computer CAUTION Do not force the client adapter into the USB port Improper insertion may damage both the client adapter and the USB port If the client adapter is not installed properly always remove the device and try again 3 3 1 Hardware Inst...

Page 10: ...pears next to the PCI GW US54Mini 54Mbps Wireless Mini USB Dongle under Network adapters category 3 3 2 Hardware Installation for Windows 2000 XP 1 After inserting the GW US54Mini into the USB slot on your notebook the Windows will auto detect the GW US54Mini and a Found New Hardware Wizard screen will be shown Select No not this time then click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ...11 2 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next to install the driver ...

Page 12: ...12 3 The windows will find GW US54Mini and start copying corresponding files into the system Click on Continue Anyway to continue 4 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 13: ... tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any error icon appears next to the PCI GW US54Mini 54Mbps Wireless Mini USB Dongle under Network adapters category 6 After installing the GW US54Mini the Windows XP will display a Wireless Network Connection icon message ...

Page 14: ...se the GW US54Mini Utility Click Start All Programs BROARD LANNER WAVE PCI GW US54Mini Utility The GW US54Mini Utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user level diagnostics on your GW US54Mini in the Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP operating system environments The WLAN Utility consists of 5 status tabs for you to monitor and configure the GW US54Mini Status ...

Page 15: ... Item Description SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network Strength Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point Current Network Information Item Description ...

Page 16: ... current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter Tx Rate Shows the current transfer rate Encrypt It displays the status of Encryption BSSID The BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated 4 1 2 Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to configure wireless connection setting General Connection Setting Item Description Channel If Network Type field chooses Infrastructure mode then ...

Page 17: ...thentication type Shared Key Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key Auto Select Auto for the adapter to select the Authentication type automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication type WPA PSK In a home or Small Office Home Office SOHO environment where there are no central authentication servers or EAP framework Wi Fi Protected Access runs in a speci...

Page 18: ...rity Tab The Security tab allows you to configure the WEP setting Encryption Setting Item Description Key Length You can select 64 bit or 128 bits Default Key ID You can specify up to 4 different keys to decrypt wireless data Select the Default key setting from the pull down menu Key Format Select Hexadecimal or ASCII characters Key Value Provides a space for you to type the network key for this ...

Page 19: ... you to configure Fragmentation Threshold RTS CTS Threshold and Power Consumption setting Item Description Fragmentation Threshold To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame transmission The performance will be decreased as well thus a noisy environment is recommended RTS CTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 Should ...

Page 20: ... be in full active mode Maximum Power Saving Mode Select this function the power save mode will be enabled to maximum Fast Power Saving Mode Select this function the power save mode will be enabled to medium 4 1 5 Information Tab Click on the Information tab to view the information about the Driver Version Utility Version and MAC Version ...

Page 21: ... Please refer to the steps from below in case you need to uninstall the Utility and Driver 1 Go to Start All Programs BROAD LANNER WAVE Uninstall PCI GW US54Mini driver and utility 2 Click OK to complete the uninstalled procedure ...

Page 22: ...he attached CD ROM 4 The device is linking but cannot share files with others Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled You could enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer Control Panel Network file and printer sharing I want to be able to give others to access to my files 5 Slow or erratic performance Try changing the channel of the communicating group or moving you...

Page 23: ...ssigned by server dynamically to clients on the network DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum The other method is frequency hopping Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range channel while frequency hopping jumps ...

Page 24: ...rts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so called ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available worldwide This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity to place convenient high speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe Local Area Network LAN A LAN is a group of comput...

Page 25: ...tion Control information about each device is maintained in a structure known as a management information block Static IP Addressing A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network In networks with Static IP address the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer Once a Static IP address is assigned a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots an...

Page 26: ...transmit packets through the air Radio Frequency RF and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology It offers limited bandwidth usually under 54Mbps and users share the bandwidth with other devices in the spectrum however users can operate a spread spectrum device without licensing from the Federal Communications Commission FCC ...

Page 27: ...rienced radio TV technician for help Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product Any changes or modifications including the antennas made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate the equipment The manufacturer is not...

Page 28: ...on or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations PLANEX CMMUNICATIONS INC declare that GW US54Mini 54Mbps Wireless USB LAN Adapter is limited in CH1 CH11 by specified firmware controlled in USA The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party res...

Page 29: ...bps 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Security Supports Wireless Data Encryption with 64 128 bit WEP for Security and WPA Output Power OFDM 12dBm 54Mbps CCK 15dBm 11Mbps Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Collision Avoidance with ACK Power Requirement Operating Voltage 5V TX Consumption Mode 250mA RX Consumption Mode 150mA Physical Specifications Weight 20g Dimension 98 L x 30 W x 14 H mm Environment Specifications Operat...